- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any changes of staffing in the infection control team at the Vale of Leven Hospital have been made since the outbreak of clostridium difficile at the hospital, and, if so, when these were made.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-14365 on 14 July 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the timescales were for the detection and reporting of clostridium difficile at (a) Stobhill Hospital, (b) Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and (c) the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
Mandatory national reporting of clostridium difficile cases by laboratories was established in 2006. These require all NHS boards to submit clostridium difficile data to Health Protection Scotland on a monthly basis.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when the vacancy for a consultant microbiologist at the Vale of Leven Hospital was filled.
Answer
I am advised by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde that there is no vacancy for a Consultant Microbiologist post at the Vale of Leven. Since the former Argyll and Clyde Health Board’s laboratory clinical reorganisation in 2004, this position has been covered by the Consultant Microbiologists at the Royal Alexandria Hospital and the Inverclyde Royal Hospital.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there have been any changes to the prescribing of antibiotics at the Vale of Leven Hospital since the outbreak of clostridium difficile.
Answer
I am advised by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde that following an urgent review of the use of antibiotics at the Vale of Leven Hospital, a further modified antibiotics policy is now in place. These revised procedures are consistent with the prudent prescribing of antibiotics guidance that was published by the Healthcare Associated Infection Task Force in 2005.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter first contacted the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, her private office or her press office about the outbreak of clostridium difficile at the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
The Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter first contacted me at my MSP e-mail account at 10:49am on 6 June.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing sent her quote on clostridium difficile at the Vale of Leven Hospital to the Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter.
Answer
My response to the Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter was sent by e-mail at 15:46pm on 6 June.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that lack of knowledge on the causes, and control measures to prevent the spread, of clostridium difficile among staff at the Vale of Leven Hospital were a contributory factor to its outbreak.
Answer
It would not be appropriate for me to comment until the independent review announced by me on 18 June 2008 has examined all the circumstances surrounding the clostridium difficile cases at the Vale of Leven. The review team’s report is due to be published by the end of July 2008.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people now make up the infection control team based at the Vale of Leven Hospital and what positions they hold.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-14359 on 14 July 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when the consultant microbiologist left the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
I am advised that the Consultant Microbiologist left the Vale of Leven in early 2002. I would also refer the member to the answer to question S3W-14335 on 14 July 2008.
All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive who it has appointed as parliamentary liaison officers, broken down by portfolio.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-11317 on 27 March 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
