- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with (a) Mears and (b) local authorities to expedite the backlog of repairs in asylum seeker accommodation.
Answer
Asylum is reserved to the UK Parliament and handled by the Home Office. Asylum accommodation is delivered under Home Office contracts, with Mears Group holding the contract for Scotland. Responsibility under that contract includes meeting standards for undertaking any necessary repairs in accommodation.
The Scottish Government regularly engages with Mears Group, COSLA and Glasgow City Council across a range of asylum matters.
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) prisoners and (b) staff have received COVID-19 tests in each prison in each month since April 2020, and how many test results were (i) negative and (ii) positive.
Answer
We do not hold the requested information, however, information on the number of Lateral Flow Tests used and reported in Scotland is published weekly by Public Health Scotland .
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £10 million Long COVID Support Fund has been spent since September 2021.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-04072 on 22 November 2021. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers .
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the detection of atrial fibrillation.
Answer
We have not made a direct assessment of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the detection of atrial fibrillation. However, we regularly assess statistics on Covid-19’s impact on cardiovascular services more widely to inform our work.
Public Health Scotland Statistics on COVID-19’s impact on the health care system including cardiovascular procedures can be found at:
https://scotland.shinyapps.io/phs-covid-wider-impact/
To address the wider impacts of the pandemic our NHS Recovery Plan, backed by over £1bn of investment, sets out our plans for health and care over the next five years. Through the plan we will take forward our aim of increasing NHS capacity by at least 10% as quickly as possible to address the backlog of care and meet the ongoing healthcare needs for people across the country.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans are in place to deal with the reported rising number of homeless people who are being placed in temporary accommodation in the Glasgow area.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-04786 on 15 December 2021. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers .
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what professional roles in primary care have been expanded through the Primary Care Improvement Fund in order to help people with long COVID.
Answer
In 2021-22 our investment in support of General Practice of £155 million (through the Primary Care Improvement Fund) demonstrates the Scottish Government’s ongoing commitment to the development of multi-disciplinary teams to support general practice. This investment will free up GP and GP practice staff time to focus on complex care in the community, including treating patients with long COVID. On top of this we have made additional winter funding available to Health Boards to allow the recruitment of extra Primary Care pharmacists, nurses, physiotherapists and other MDT staff.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 29 November 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by George Adam on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-03934 by George Adam on 12 November 2021, how many items of correspondence each (a) cabinet secretary and (b) minister has received since January 2021, broken down by (i) month, (ii) portfolio and (iii) whether the correspondence was from (A) an MSP and (B) a source other than an MSP.
Answer
The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 November 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when a case note review was carried out for the case of Andrew Slorance at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Answer
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has carried out a case note review in regards to the care of Andrew Slorance.
NHS Lothian have subsequently been commissioned to undertake an independent external peer review into the care of Andrew Slorance, which will be facilitated by 7 clinicians and published once key individuals have been informed.
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 December 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS boards require pregnant medical staff to work in settings where there are patients with COVID-19.
Answer
The Department for Health and Social Care guidance for pregnant women in the workplace, covers NHS staff in all settings in Scotland and we have taken steps to ensure it is applied. The guidance clearly states that all pregnant staff must have a workplace risk assessment and can only continue working if the risk assessment says, it is safe for them to do so.
If a risk is identified employers must adjust their working conditions to remove the risk or offer alternative work on the same terms and conditions. If this is not possible then the member of staff will be asked not to attend work, but will continue to be paid as if at work. This ensures there is no detriment to NHS staff.
We continue to promote the use of risk assessments across Health and Social Care and on an individual, case by case basis.
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 December 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Warmer Homes Scotland scheme.
Answer
Warmer Homes Scotland helps those living in or at risk of fuel poverty through installing insulation and heating measures. Since launch in 2015, more than £160 million has been invested through the scheme, helping over 25,000 households throughout Scotland.
Customer satisfaction levels have remained consistently high, with 100% of customers reporting they were satisfied with the service they received this financial year from a response rate of 82% of customers contacted.
The Warmer Homes Scotland budget allocation has been increased to £50 million for 2021/22 and will be further increased to £55 million for 2022-23.