Craig Hoy

25 Jan 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many pregnant women have been admitted to an intensive care unit, in each month since October 2021.

Answer · Maree Todd: The Scottish Intensive Care Society Audit Group (SICSAG) report on COVID-19 published on 2 February 2022 includes data on the numbers of COVID positive pregnant women admitted to critical care facilities (excluding obstetric High Dependency Units) to 9 Januar…

17 Jan 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to redeploy NHS staff to care homes.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Government has been clear since early in the pandemic that there should be where feasible a whole system response. This includes deployment of mutual aid between and across Health Boards, Health and Social Care Partnerships and Local Authorities …

31 Dec 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of the social care workforce have received the COVID-19 booster vaccination.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The COVID-19 statistical report which is published weekly includes a section for COVID-19 vaccinations by Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) priority group, including first, second, and third/booster doses for frontline social care workers…

31 Dec 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of the social care workforce have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The COVID-19 statistical report which is published weekly includes a section for COVID-19 vaccinations by Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) priority group, including first, second, and third/booster doses for frontline social care workers…

20 Dec 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider extending powers to licensing authorities to regulate doorstep cold callers.

Answer · Tom Arthur: Doorstep cold calling can create anxiety for householders, especially vulnerable householders. It is important that advice is available for those who may be concerned about doorstep cold calling. The regulation of doorstep cold calling falls within general …

20 Dec 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what levels of financial liability for compensation it builds into contracts for ICT services, and what its position is on whether such contracts should base the level of liability as a multiple of the total project cost rather than on an unlimited basis.

Answer · Ivan McKee: The Scottish Government does not have a blanket policy of applying unlimited liabilities in its ICT contracts and contractual liability may be unlimited, capped or excluded. The Scottish Government Model Terms and Conditions for ICT Services Contracts (Model…

20 Dec 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review its policy of applying unlimited liabilities on third party providers for compensation through standard Scottish Government ICT contracts.

Answer · Ivan McKee: The Scottish Government does not have a blanket policy of applying unlimited liabilities in its ICT contracts and contractual liability may be unlimited, capped or excluded. The Scottish Government Model Terms and Conditions for ICT Services Contracts (Model…

8 Dec 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met COSLA.

3 Nov 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will appoint a judge to lead the public inquiry into the handling of COVID-19.

Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Government will establish a Scottish public inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005 by the end of this year, to scrutinise decisions taken in the course of this pandemic, and learn lessons for future pandemics. Public discussion and engagement abou…

3 Nov 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the final aims and principles or brief for the public inquiry into the handling of COVID-19.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-04157 on 15 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-commit…

3 Nov 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish a timeline for the public inquiry into the handling of COVID-19.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-04157 on 15 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-commit…

2 Nov 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on community sentencing.

26 Oct 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, when developing the Interface Care and Discharge without Delay programmes, what assessment it made of the current delayed discharges situation for (a) physical and (b) mental healthcare.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: The detrimental effects on physical and mental health and wellbeing are well known and documented. Reducing that harm, and ensuring that people receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time, is the key ethos behind the improvement programme. D…

26 Oct 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Interface Care and Discharge without Delay programmes will extend to mental health services.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: The ideals and principles of the Interface Care and Discharge without Delay programs extends across all care groups, including Mental Health. In addition to this work, in March 2021 we issued a £20 million Community Living Change Fund to be used during 2021–…

19 Oct 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration the rural affairs secretary has given to ensure that fish farms have the support they need to meet environment standards, in light of reports that SEPA has rated one in ten as "unsatisfactory".

6 Oct 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-03274 by Kevin Stewart on 4 October 2021, whether it will provide a breakdown of the £50 million that has been distributed through the Recovery and Renewal Fund to date, and what the timescale is for the remaining £70 million to be distributed.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: Since my answer to question S6W-03274, a further £24.5 million has been provided from the £120 million Recovery and Renewal Fund, bringing total allocations to date to over £74.5 million, including:£40 million for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (…

6 Oct 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how the NHS and Care Winter Package will support the care of people with severe mental ill health, including those experiencing a delayed discharge from hospital.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: The winter funding will be used by Health and Social Care Partnerships to fund a range of options to support the timely discharge of patients from hospital. This includes £62 million for enhancing care at home capacity, £20 million to develop multi-disciplina…

6 Oct 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-03252 by Kevin Stewart on 5 October 2021, what the estimated spend on dementia by each Integration Joint Board has been in each year since 2016.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: Estimated spend on dementia by each Integration Joint Board in each year since 2016 is as follows:-  2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21  Estimated Expenditure Estimated Expenditure Estimated Expenditure Estimated Expenditure Estimated Expendit…

23 Sep 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02504 by Kevin Stewart on 23 September 2021, for what reason the data on specialist dementia beds is not held centrally, and what effect this has on its ability to (a) workforce plan and (b) target resources.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: We commissioned and published in 2018 a first national independent expert report on specialist NHS dementia beds provision Transforming Specialist Dementia Hospital Care with recommendations for sector modernisation as part of wider whole-system reform in loc…

23 Sep 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether an evaluation of the plan, Mental Health – Scotland’s Transition and Recovery, has been produced; if not, whether one will be, and how many of the actions from the plan have been achieved.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: Delivery of the actions set out in our Mental Health Transition and Recovery Plan is ongoing. Since publication we have undertaken a wide range of activity to help people deal with the mental health effects of the pandemic. That includes, for example, working…

21 Sep 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02448 by Maree Todd on 21 September 2021, for what reason this data on the newborn hearing test and newborn infant physical examination is not held centrally, and what effect this has on its ability to workforce plan and target resources effectively.

Answer · Maree Todd: The current data gathering arrangements for the physical examination of the newborn and the newborn hearing test reflect that the services are locally commissioned by Health Boards. As such, Health Boards take primary responsibility for identifying and addres…

21 Sep 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02503 by Kevin Stewart on 21 September 2021, for what reason this data on what the average time has been to see a dementia specialist is not held centrally, and what effect this has on its ability to workforce plan and target resources effectively.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: Public Health Scotland hold and publish data at consultant or speciality level, which means, for dementia clinical assessments and clinical treatments, old age psychiatry. Those consultations are not broken down by condition or illness. The Scottish Governme…

21 Sep 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02502 by Kevin Stewart on 21 September 2021, for what reason this data on dementia diagnosis is not held centrally, and what effect this has on its ability to workforce plan and target resources effectively.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: Strategic national action on dementia to support local service design and delivery is informed by extensive national data, both actual and estimated. We commissioned and published in 2016 the first national report on estimated annual diagnosed dementia incide…

20 Sep 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many nurses have (a) joined and (b) left the NHS in each year since 2007.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The information requested on how many nurses have (a) joined and (b) left the NHS in each year since 2007 is not centrally available. Information on how many Nursing & Midwifery staff have (a) joined and (b) left the NHS since 2011-12 can be found in the fol…

20 Sep 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many nursing training course places have been available in each year since 2007, broken down by institution, and how many were taken up.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Table 1, a copy of which has been placed in SPICE (bib 62727), highlights data from NHS Education Scotland and Scottish Funding Council showing both the recommended and actual intakes to pre-registration nursing and midwifery programmes, broken down by instit…

20 Sep 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many clinical nurse specialists have been employed by the NHS in each year since 2007.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The information requested on how many clinical nurse specialists have been employed by the NHS in each year since 2007 is not centrally held. Clinical nurse specialist data by NHS Board from 2009 to the most recent data, published September 2018, can be foun…

20 Sep 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to its news release of 1 December 2017, 800 more GPs for Scotland, whether it will confirm how many additional GPs (a) have subsequently been recruited each year and (b) it expects to recruit in each of the next six years.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: We remain on track to increase the number of GPs working in Scotland by at least 800 by 2027. We have taken a number of actions, including increasing the number of medical places at universities, and taking steps to encourage medical graduates to choose gener…

14 Sep 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when guidance to schools will be updated to enable parents to watch their children taking part in sport on school premises.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: The guidance on reducing risks in schools was updated on 30 September. The amendments reflected changes to advice from the Advisory Sub-Group on Education and Children’s Issues around school visitors, specifically with regard to enabling greater flexibility a…

13 Sep 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what advice it has provided to public transport companies on returning services to pre-pandemic levels.

Answer · Graeme Dey: Through the establishment of a Rail Recovery Task Force, attended by Transport Scotland and our rail delivery partners, the focus of the restoration of rail services has been aligning capacity with demand taking into account changing and emerging travel patte…

9 Sep 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government by what date the new East Linton railway station will open, and how many (a) weekday and (b) weekend services it will have.

Answer · Graeme Dey: We remain committed to the delivery of East Linton station as early as practicable in Control Period 6 (2019–2024). Network Rail announced on 7 September that local authority planning approval had been received. They are awaiting a final construction programm…