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To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to test each patient admitted to hospital for MRSA. Many patients, particularly those being admitted for routine surgery, are already screened for MRSA prior to admission The Ministerial Taskforce on Healthcare Associated Infection will be considering our strategic approach to screening in the light of forthco...
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Date answered:
15 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many temporary agency nursing staff there have been in the NHS since 1995, broken down by NHS board, and what the total annual cost was to the NHS.
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Date answered:
11 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-9898 by Malcolm Chisholm on 1 September 2004, how many locum consultants were working in the NHS in each year since 1999, broken down by (a) speciality and (b) NHS board area.
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Date answered:
8 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of its staff were based at Parliamentary Headquarters, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, prior to migration to Holyrood.
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Date answered:
8 November 2004
I understand from the NHS board that St John’s Hospital will continue to have intensive care and high dependency facilities. The board is considering how many beds will be required in these units in future.
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Date answered:
5 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Lewis Peatlands are classified as a SpecialProtection Area under the EU Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds (79/409/EEC) and, if so, what the extent is of the site; what species of bird in the area are listed as a qualifying interest; how many of these species occur in the area and what proportions of natio...