- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 3 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether screening for MRSA six weeks before admission to hospital is appropriate given that there is time to become infected in the period between the test and admission.
Answer
Health Protection Scotland advise that it is appropriate to screen patients six weeks prior to admission to allow adequate time for decolonisation and repeat tests for patients who test MRSA positive. However, the optimal time is 30 days.
A recent systematic review entitled Eradication of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage concluded that the success rate for MRSA eradication with nasal application of mupirocin ointment was approximately 90% at one week post decolonisation completion. The report can be viewed at:
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/597291.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 3 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it provides to NHS boards on the timing of screening for MRSA prior to a patient's admission to hospital.
Answer
NHS boards are advised in the Health Protection Scotland protocol for MRSA screening national rollout in Scotland that patients who have a planned admission date should be screened at the pre-admission stage or at outpatient clinics.
If this is not possible, NHS boards are advised that patients should be screened on admission to hospital and in these cases the patient would follow the screening pathway of an emergency patient.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 23 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of school building projects being halted across England and Wales, whether it remains committed to funding building of the new Dumbarton Academy to the previously agreed timetable
Answer
This Government remains committed to Scotland''s Schools for the Future and the Scottish Futures Trust are continuing to work with each council to ensure delivery of their school in line with the timelines which have been confirmed.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 23 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when it anticipates the construction of the new Dumbarton Academy will (a) commence and (b) be completed
Answer
The construction timetable for Dumbarton Academy has not yet been determined by West Dunbartonshire Council as the procurement process has not been completed for the school. The Scottish Government''s contribution towards Dumbarton Academy will commence in 2011-12.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 23 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it has approved for the building of the new Dumbarton Academy
Answer
The Scottish Government will provide a contribution of £12.1 million towards the replacement of Dumbarton Academy from Scotland''s Schools for the Future.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 21 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W–34553 by Shona Robison on 23 June 2010, in what month it will publish the Interim Report from Infertility Network Scotland on IVF services.
Answer
Infertility Network Scotland''s interim report was discussed at the second meeting of the National Infertility Group on 13 July, and the report will be published on the maternity services website www.maternityservices.scot.nhs.uk and a copy placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 51348) at the end of July 2010.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 21 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W–34552 by Shona Robison on 23 June 2010, when it received the interim report from the Infertility Network Scotland on IVF services.
Answer
The Scottish Government received Infertility Network Scotland''s interim report on 29 January 2010.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 21 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-34554 by Shona Robison on 23 June 2010, when ministers expect to receive the recommendations from the National Infertility Group and when they will respond.
Answer
The National Infertility Group will provide its first report to Scottish Government Ministers by the end of 2010.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 21 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-34555 by Shona Robison on 23 June 2010, on what date in 2009 that the intention to set up the National Infertility Group was first announced.
Answer
The intention to set up the National Infertility Group was first announced in a Scottish Government press release on 31 May 2009.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 16 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact it expects that the increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20% will have on NHS dentistry services in one year.
Answer
No specific assessment has been undertaken on the effects of the VAT increase on dentists who provide NHS general dental services. However, we do provide considerable financial support through a series of allowances to help support dental practice costs in Scotland.
