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To ask the Scottish Executive what action it took following notification by Health Protection Scotland on 13 May 2008 of a clostridium difficile case at the Royal Alexandria Hospital, Paisley.
New contractual arrangements for the provision of NHS dental services have been introduced in England and Wales. Following a consultation in 2003, a decision was taken by the previous administration to retain item of service fees in Scotland, ie a fee for each item of treatment undertaken.
However, NHS Ayrshire and Arran have advised that during the period April 2007 to March 2008 there were 24 deaths in NHS Ayrshire and Arran where clostridium difficile was recorded as either a primary or a contributory cause of death. This is broken down as follows: Month/Year No. of Cases April 2007 1 ...
The monthly breakdown since then is set out in the following table. Month Website Visits November 2006 23,447 December 2006 27,176 January 2007 45,784 February 2007 30,887 March 2007 32,399 April 2007 33,390 ...
The information about female appointments requested is set out in the following table. % of Female Appointments 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 Judges 0 0 33% 20% Sheriff Principal Note 1 Note 1 0 Note ...
The Scottish Government plans to approve 394 affordable homes for sale in the Lothians during the financial year 2008-09. This is broken down as follows: East Lothian: 50 Midlothian: 45 West Lothian: 55 Edinburgh: 244.
The number of central heating systems installed during the period 1 April 2007 until 30 April 2008 for the main postcode areas, which cover the parliamentary constituencies requested, is shown in the following table: Main Postcode HS IV KW PA ZE Total April 2007 ...
The number of Tayside police officers seconded to the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) in each of the last three years is included in the following table. It should be noted that officers seconded to the agency will not necessarily be drugs officers, their duties may not be limited to drug enforcement, and some may be deployed elsewhere in...
Recording and investigating the circumstances of falls and subsequent action is the responsibility of NHS boards. Following the work of the Falls Prevention Group, the Scottish Government issued guidance last year which included advice for NHS boards, Community Health Partnerships and others on actions to prevent falls by older people and improve bone heal...