Chamber and committees

NHS boards are given a formula capital allocation and it is for them to identify their capital spending requirements and prioritise these in line with available resources. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have been notified of a formula capital allocation of £83.887 million for 2010-11. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has not yet completed formal approval processes for the capital plan for 2010-11 and beyond. The plan is due to be discussed at the NHS board''s performance review group on 15 may 2010 and will be available thereafter.

The information requested is provided in the following tables.

Capitation Payments as at 1 September 2009

Patients Age	Dentist''s Fee per month1,2,3
0-2 years	£1.65
3-5 years	£2.18
6-12 years	£3.85
13-17 years	£4.96

 

Continuing Care Payments as at 1 September 2009

Patient''s Age	Dentist''s Fee Per Month1,2
18-64 years	£0.96
65 or over	£1.22

Notes:

1. The appropriate fee is doubled where the patient has a severe mental or physical disability or severe learning difficulties and where, to provide treatment, it is necessary for the dentist to spend at least double the normal amount of time for a patient of the same age.

2. Where the patient''s postcode of residence is in a Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation area 5 the dentist receives an addition to the capitation or continuing care fee of £0.21 per month.

3. Where the patient is aged 0-2 years the dentist receives an enhancement of the capitation fee according to the Deprivation Category (DEPCAT) of the practice postcode. The level of the enhancement depends on whether the practice is in a DEPCAT 1 + 2, DEPCAT 3 + 4 or DEPCAT 5 “ 7 area. Where the patient is aged 3-5 years the dentist receives an enhancement of the capitation fee if the practice postcode is in a DEPCAT 6 + 7 area.

With the introduction of non-time limited registration with effect from 1 April 2010 the capitation and continuing care fees payable will reduce to 20% of the appropriate fee for any patient who has not attended the dentist for three years or more. Payments will return to the full amount when the patient subsequently attends the dentist.

Information on the number of psychologists employed in NHSScotland is published on the National Services Scotland, Information Services Division (ISD) website under the psychology workforce planning project report available at http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/5381.html.

ESEP Ltd has a target of 10 working days to provide correct claims to the Scottish Government for payment. An extension to ESEP''s contract has recently been agreed which will ensure additional resources are put in place to help ensure claims are processed in a timely manner and ESEP will continue to work closely with all voluntary organisations to ensure correct claims are processed and passed to the Scottish Government.

Two forms (B & C) must be completed by separate doctors. These additional procedures are required to enable cremation to proceed. Each doctor is paid £71 for this function as the signing of the forms is not regarded as an NHS activity. The content of these forms is prescribed in legislation.

We are currently consulting on proposals for new arrangements with regard to death certification, with a view to improving the level of clinical governance in this area.

Cremation is clearly irreversible and this additional check was introduced in the early 20th century as a safeguard against disposal by cremation until concerns or suspicion around the [cause of] death had been fully addressed.

We are currently consulting on proposals for new arrangements with regard to death certification, with a view to improving the level of clinical governance in this area.

I understand that the longer-term funding of these posts will now be provided by the NHS.

The Scottish Government has committed to providing a total of £326,000 in grant payments to the Scottish Driving Assessment Service. These contribute towards staffing costs and help meet the cost of an adapted vehicle which is used by the service to provide training. This commitment extends until 2013-14. 

The Scottish Government has committed to providing funding totalling £326,000 to the Scottish Driving Assessment Centre to contribute to staffing costs and the lease of an adapted vehicle. Any decision to increase funding would be taken as part of the next spending review.

Accurate and comparable figures on the vaccination programme will not be available until after 31 March 2010 when phase one and two of the programme are complete. Estimated uptake for phase one priority groups broken down by NHS board, are shown in the table below. It should be noted that there is limited representation in some NHS board areas due to the software systems in place, therefore these estimated figures may be an under representation of uptake in some board areas. Uptake rates for the second phase of the vaccination programme will not be available until after 31 March.

NHS Board	% Uptake (under 65)	% Uptake (65+)
Ayrshire and Arran	52.6	49.3
Borders	64.6	69.4
Dumfries and Galloway	65.2	65.6
Fife	55.2	58.5
Forth Valley	55.3	60.8
Grampian	49.3	57.0
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	53.7	54.7
Highland	55.3	55.8
Lanarkshire	53.3	53.8
Lothian	52.3	56.0
Orkney	56.6	68.8
Shetland	59.3	57.1
Tayside	54.4	60.3
Western Isles	55.1	50.4
Scotland	54.3	56.1