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Hospitals which admitted a relatively small number of children (less than 50) or emergency cases only during the year are excluded.2 Acute inpatient paediatric services for Orkney and Shetland are provide by Grampian University Hospitals NHS Trust.Source: ISD Scotland S1W-00553
You will be aware that the Auditor General for Scotland expressed concerns about the potentially substantial financial implications of an amendment that was passed at stage 2 of the Standards in Scotland's Schools etc Bill.
The SDNS represents the publishers of Scotland's daily and Sunday newspapers. It has an editors committee and I am here today as the chairman of that committee, not as editor of The Herald.
Should we not say in the introduction that the code of conduct is developing and that we are at the forefront of the process of setting standards for public life in Scotland? That is a good point. Shall we take that on board?
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the contextual differences cited by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland on the occasions when it has not adopted National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance.
The most recent Informationon the number of Obstetric and Gynaecology consultants by health board is as at30 September 2006.Consultants Working inObstetrics and Gynaecology (including Family Planning and Well Women Clinic)Headcount and Whole-Time Equivalentas at 30 September 2006 NHS Board WTE Headcount Ayrshire and Arran 10.8 11 Borders 4.0 4 Fife 10.0 10 Greater Glasgow and Clyde 53.9 56 Highland 8.0 8 Lanarkshire 13.5 14 Grampian 21.5 23 Lothian 29.9 34 Tayside 9.3 10 Forth Valley 8.3 9 Western Isles 1.0 1 Dumfries and Galloway 4.0 4 Scotland...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
1 February 2007
It is not possible, fromcurrent data sources, to identify the length of the whole wait from a GP orspecialist practitioner referral to the date of in-patient or day caseadmission.Informationon the length of time waited byScottish residents for a new appointment at a consultant-led out-patient clinicin an acute specialty following referral from a GP or dentist is routinelypublished on ISD Scotland’s website at http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/4013.htmlInformation on thelength of time waited by patients who were routinely admitted from the waitinglist for in-patient/day case treatment is routinely published on ISD Scotland’swebsite at http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/4031.html.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
4 December 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what research it has undertaken into the effectiveness of ignition interlock systems for convicted drink drivers as a way to reduce this type of repeat offending, lower the rate of death and injury on Scotland’s roads and reduce pressure on the resources on police and emergency health professionals.