Parliamentary questions
Cathy Jamieson
1,344 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
13 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria will be used to appoint members to the independent panel established to scrutinise revised proposals for health services in Ayrshire and Arran.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I am currently consideringall the options to ensure that the Independent Scrutiny Panel is populated with– and has access to – individuals with the necessary skills, experience and leadershipto robustly scrutinise the revised proposals.</p>
13 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to improve transport provision for residents of the Doon Valley to enable them to access NHS services.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-901 on 26 June 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website; the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.sea…
13 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to improve transport provision for residents of South Carrick to enable them to access NHS services.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Followinga meeting on 15 June 2007 of the West of Scotland Transport Leads, group discussionsare beginning with Glasgow Community Transport, SPT and the west of Scotland NHSboards on how to create improved community transport in Ayrshire specifically focusedo…
13 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the proposals to improve public transport provision for residents living in rural communities in south and east Ayrshire in order to access NHS services, as agreed by the Minister for Health and Community Care and the chair of NHS Ayrshire and Arran on 15 December 2006, will proce…
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: NHS Ayrshire and Arran are continuing to work with Strathclyde Partnership forTransport (SPT) and Stagecoach to extend the bus service between Ayr and Crosshouse Hospitals.</p><p>The East AyrshireCommunity Planning Partnership have begun to examine transport …
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to engage with clinicians who supported the establishment of community casualty facilities throughout Ayrshire, as agreed by the Executive and NHS Ayrshire and Arran on 15 December 2006.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: As I outlined in mystatement in the Chamber on 6 June 2007, I have instructedthe board of NHS Ayrshire and Arran to review their original plans and to producerevised proposals that will enable accident and emergency services to continue atboth sites in Ayrshi…
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will introduce the network of community casualty units throughout Ayrshire, as agreed by the Minister for Health and Community Care and NHS Ayrshire and Arran on 15 December 2006.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-752 on 18 June 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.sear…
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the decision to retain accident and emergency (A&E) services at Ayr Hospital will have on patients attending A&E at Crosshouse Hospital with minor injuries.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-752 on 18 June 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.sea…
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether additional ambulance and paramedic services will be stationed in the Doon Valley following the decision to retain accident and emergency services at Ayr Hospital.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-767 on 18 June 2007. Allanswers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website,the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.sear…
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether additional ambulance and paramedic services will be stationed in Cumnock following the decision to retain accident and emergency services at Ayr Hospital.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-767 on 18 June 2007. Allanswers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website,the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.sear…
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether additional ambulance and paramedic services will be stationed in Girvan following the decision to retain accident and emergency services at Ayr Hospital.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-767 on 18 June 2007. Allanswers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website,the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.sear…
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether additional ambulance and paramedic services will be stationed in Maybole following the decision to retain accident and emergency services at Ayr Hospital.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-767 on 18 June 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.sea…
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what additional ambulance and paramedic services will be put in place in rural communities in South Ayrshire following the decision to retain accident and emergency services at Ayr Hospital.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-767 on 18 June 2007. Allanswers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website,the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.sear…
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what additional ambulance and paramedic facilities will be put in place in (a) East Ayrshire and (b) South Ayrshire, following the decision to retain accident and emergency services at Ayr Hospital.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-767 on 18 June 2007. Allanswers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website,the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.sear…
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding will be made available for the Scottish Ambulance Service to provide additional ambulance and paramedic services in rural south Ayrshire following the decision to retain accident and emergency services at Ayr Hospital.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: As I outlined in mystatement in the Chamber on 6 June 2007, I have instructedthe board of NHS Ayrshire and Arran to review their original plans and to producerevised proposals that will enable Accident and Emergency services to continue atboth sites in Ayrshi…
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of the budget allocated for the (a) building and (b) running of the new community hospital in Girvan.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: NHS Ayrshire and Arran have advised the Executive that the capital budget allocatedfor the new community hospital building in Girvan will be around £20 million andthe running costs will be £3.65 million.</p>
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when the new community hospital in Girvan will be completed.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: NHS Ayrshire and Arran have advised that the new community hospital in Girvanwill be completed in August 2009.</p>
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when building work will commence on the new community hospital in Girvan.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: NHS Ayrshire and Arran have advised that building work on the new communityhospital in Girvan will commence in January 2008, subject to appropriate statutoryapproval being obtained.</p>
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the new Girvan Community Hospital will provide (a) inpatient beds, (b) outpatient beds (primary and secondary care), (c) general medical services (GP practices), (d) dental services, (e) podiatry, (f) speech and language therapy, (g) physiotherapy, (h) occupational therapy, (i) di…
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This is matter forNHS Ayrshire and Arran.</p>
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of the work already undertaken to establish a community casualty facility at East Ayrshire Community Hospital following the letter dated 15 December 2006 from the Minister for Heath and Community Care to the chair of NHS Ayrshire and Arran which instructed …
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This is a matter forNHS Ayrshire and Arran.</p>
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of the budget allocated to expand facilities at East Ayrshire Community Hospital.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This is a matter forNHS Ayrshire and Arran, taking account of the work underway to reviseits <i>Review of Services</i> proposals, as referred to in the answer to questionS3W-752 on 18 June 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon t…
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when the expansion of facilities, including community casualty facilities, at East Ayrshire Community Hospital will be completed.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-752 on 18 June 2007. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.sear…
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when work to expand facilities, including community casualty facilities, at East Ayrshire Community Hospital will commence.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-752 on 18 June 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website; the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.sea…
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many additional staff, and at what grades, will require to be recruited to continue to provide a full accident and emergency service at both Ayr and Crosshouse hospitals.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-752 on 18 June 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website; the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.sea…
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the timescale is for the establishment of the proposed specialist cancer care centre at Ayr Hospital.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This is a matter forNHS Ayrshire and Arran.</p>
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the planned specialist cancer care centre for Ayrshire, to be located at Ayr Hospital, will proceed and what budget has been allocated for this.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-752 on 18 June 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.sea…
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Ayr Hospital would meet the accepted definition of an accident and emergency facility if any of (a) general surgery 24/7 receiving services, (b) general medical 24/7 receiving services (including provision for admissions of older people), (c) orthopaedic surgery 24/7 receiving se…
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-752 on 18 June 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website; the search facility for which can befound at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.sea…
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it agrees that the services outlined by the Kerr Report as constituting a Level 3a unscheduled care facility, namely (a) general surgery 24/7 receiving services, (b) general medical 24/7 receiving services (including provision for admissions of older people), (c) orthopaedic surge…
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Further to my answerto question S3W-755 on 18 June 2007, I have been clear that we support the general principles set out forthe future of health care services in Scotland in the Kerr Report. I also made clearthat I believe these principles should be applied …
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the accident and emergency facility at Ayr Hospital will be supported on a 24 hours a day, seven days a week basis by the provision of (a) general surgery 24/7 receiving services, (b) general medical 24/7 receiving services (including provision for admissions of older people), (c)…
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-752 on 18 June 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website; the search facility for which can befound at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.sea…
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the accident and emergency facility at Ayr Hospital will continue to provide a full service to the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: As I outlined in mystatement in the Chamber on 6 June 2007, I have instructedthe board of NHS Ayrshire and Arran to review their original plans and to producerevised proposals that will enable accident and emergency services to continue atboth sites in Ayrshi…
7 Jun 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether free school meals pilot schemes will be available in (a) East Ayrshire and (b) South Ayrshire.
Answer · Fiona Hyslop: We are currently consideringvarious options to trial the extension of free school meals and we will set outdetails of our plans in due course.</p>