Parliamentary questions
Christine Grahame
3,532 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
31 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of 999 calls for an ambulance where it took more than an hour for a crew to attend subsequently resulted in the patient dying (a) on the way to hospital and (b) within five hours of arrival at hospital in each year since 2000, broken down by Scottish Ambulance Service divi…
Answer · Andy Kerr: This information is not available.</p>
31 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive after how many 999 calls for an ambulance it took more than an hour for a crew to attend in each year since 2000, broken down by Scottish Ambulance Service division and also expressed as a proportion of 999 calls for an ambulance over the same period.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The figures requested are listedin the following table. The Scottish Ambulance Service rolled out a priority baseddispatch system during 2002-04, so the figures from 2000-03 relate to all 999 emergencycalls and the figures from 2003-06 relate to Category A (l…
31 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the longest time was for an ambulance to attend an incident following a 999 call in each year since 2000, broken down by Scottish Ambulance Service division.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The information requestedcould only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p>
31 Jan 2007 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to promote full religious equality and an end to institutionalised discrimination.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: Discrimination on the groundsof religion or belief is now unlawful in employment and training and in the provisionof goods, facilities and services. The Executive’s Equality Strategy published in2000 made clear our commitment to promoting equality for all and…
30 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish its social enterprise strategy.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: It is our intention to publisha social enterprise strategy in the near future.</p>
29 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the Scottish framework is for approval of independent experts, required under Article 10 of the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, and what the timetable is for approval of these experts.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: I have asked Dr. Paul Stollard,Chief Executive of the Scottish Building Standards Agency (SBSA), to answer. Hisresponse is as follows:</p><p>In broad terms, the framework is that the agency will enter into protocolswith professional organisations that can sup…
29 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when the European Commission was notified of Scotland’s inability to implement the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive on time and what reasons were given to the commission.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: I have asked Dr. Paul Stollard,Chief Executive of the Scottish Building Standards Agency (SBSA), to answer. Hisresponse is as follows:</p><p>The Directive was implementedin Scotland on time, on 4 January 2006.Notification of implementation to the European Com…
29 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what evidence it has that Scotland does not have sufficient qualified or accredited experts for full implementation of the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: I have asked Dr. Paul Stollard,Chief Executive of the Scottish Building Standards Agency (SBSA), to answer. Hisresponse is as follows:</p><p>In the early years of Directiveimplementation, it is estimated that there will be around 250,000 energy performancecer…
29 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive why the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive was not implemented in Scotland on 4 January 2006, as required by Article 15 of that directive.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: I have asked Dr. Paul Stollard,Chief Executive of the Scottish Building Standards Agency (SBSA), to answer.His response is as follows:</p><p>Directive 2002/91/EC was implementedin Scotland on 4 January 2006. However, notification of implementation to the Euro…
24 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Labour councillors have requested a review of a decision by Scottish ministers to withhold information from disclosure under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 by applying exemptions under the Act and what proportion of those decisions were subsequently upheld.
Answer · Margaret Curran: We do not have any freedomof information review requests centrally recorded which identified therequester as a labour councillor.</p>
24 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Liberal Democrat councillors have requested a review of a decision by Scottish ministers to withhold information from disclosure under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 by applying exemptions under the Act and what proportion of those decisions were subsequently uphe…
Answer · Margaret Curran: We do not have any freedomof review requests centrally recorded which identified the requester as a liberaldemocrat councillor.</p>
24 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Liberal Democrat MSPs have requested a review of a decision by Scottish ministers to withhold information from disclosure under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 by applying exemptions under the Act and what proportion of those decisions were subsequently upheld.
Answer · Margaret Curran: We do not have any freedomof information review requests centrally recorded which identified therequester as a liberal democrat MSP.</p>
24 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Labour MSPs have requested a review of a decision by Scottish ministers to withhold information from disclosure under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 by applying exemptions under the Act and what proportion of those decisions were subsequently upheld.
Answer · Margaret Curran: We do not have any freedomof information review requests centrally recorded which identified therequester as a labour MSP.</p>
24 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many freedom of information requests it received from Labour (a) MSPs and (b) councillors in each month since January 2005 and what percentage of those requests resulted in exemptions being applied and non-disclosure of the information requested.
Answer · Margaret Curran: We do not have any FOIrequests centrally recorded which identified the requester as a labour MSP.</p><p>We do not have any FOIrequests centrally recorded which identified the requester as a Labourcouncillor.</p>
24 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many freedom of information requests it received from Liberal Democrat (a) MSPs and (b) councillors in each month since January 2005 and what percentage of those requests resulted in exemptions being applied and non-disclosure of the information requested.
Answer · Margaret Curran: One FOI request wascentrally recorded which identified the requester as a liberal democrat MSP. Theinformation was disclosed in this case.</p><p>We do not have any FOIrequests centrally recorded which identified the requester as a liberal democratcouncillor.<…
24 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many exemptions Scottish ministers have applied to justify withholding information from disclosure under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 in each month since January 2005.
Answer · Margaret Curran: There are 17 exemptions tothe disclosure of information provided for in the Freedom of Information (Scotland)Act 2002. The Executive has used all but one of these exemptions - AuditFunctions - as and when appropriate to the particular request.</p>
24 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Brix notes have been considered by Scottish ministers to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, broken down by month since March 2006.
Answer · Margaret Curran: The Scottish Executive’s Freedomof Information Unit have been notified of the following requests for Brix notesin each month since March 2006 for which a refusal notice has been issuedbecause an exemption under the act applies. April 2006 - 6, May 2006 - 6, J…
24 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many assessments were carried out by dieticians in acute hospitals in each year since 2000, also broken down by category of hospital ward.
Answer · Andy Kerr: Information on assessments bydieticians is not held centrally.</p>
24 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many assessments were carried out by geriatricians in acute hospitals in each year since 2000, also broken down by category of hospital ward.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The number of assessmentscarried out is not held centrally.</p>
24 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many physiotherapy assessments were carried out by staff in acute hospitals in each year since 2000, also broken down by category of hospital ward.
Answer · Andy Kerr: This information is notcollected centrally.</p>
24 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many occupational therapy assessments were carried out by occupational therapists in acute hospitals in each year since 2000, also broken down by category of hospital ward.
Answer · Andy Kerr: This information is not collectedcentrally.</p>
24 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients were recorded as having fallen from hospital beds in each year since 2000, also broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Andy Kerr: We would expect all hospitalsto record falls suffered by any patient, but information to the level of detailsought is not held centrally.</p>
24 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many agency nurses were employed in hospitals in each year since 2000, broken down by hospital.
Answer · Andy Kerr: This information is not heldcentrally. Workforce statistics are available on the use of agency nurses and midwivesby NHS board.</p><p>The following table 1 shows thefigures for registered agency nurses. The following table 2 shows the figures fornon-registere…
24 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the ratio of charge nurses to staff nurses was in each year since 2000, also broken down by hospital and category of hospital ward.
Answer · Andy Kerr: This information is not heldcentrally. However, information on the number of nurses by grade is available inthe Scottish Health Statistics website under workforce statistics <ahref="http://www.isdscotland.org/workforce">www.isdscotland.org/workforce</a> Table…
24 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many complaints made to NHS boards concerning levels of patient care resulted in remedial action being taken by the hospital concerned in each year since 2000.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I would expect every justifiedcomplaint to an NHS board to be followed by appropriate remedial action. The greatmajority of complaints are, however, resolved locally and detailed information ontheir outcomes is not held centrally. Details of any remedial acti…
24 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average response time was to formal complaints made to an NHS board by patients or their families in each year since 2000, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The following table shows themedian time (working days) to deal with complaints broken down by NHS board andfinancial year. Information broken down by calendar year is not available. All available statistical information on complaints madeagainst Hospital and…
24 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients over the age of 75 and admitted to an acute hospital were recorded as sustaining an injury during their stay in hospital in each year since 2000, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Andy Kerr: We would expect allhospitals to record any injury suffered by any patient, but information to thelevel of detail sought is not held centrally.</p>
24 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients over the age of 75 and admitted to an acute hospital were subsequently diagnosed with MRSA in each year since 2000, broken down by hospital.
Answer · Andy Kerr: Rates for individualhospitals are not available from Health Protection Scotland’s reporting system.</p>
24 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much compensation was paid to patients or their families as a result of inadequate levels of NHS patient care in each year since 2000, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The following table givesdetails of claims paid by NHSScotland, by financial year. It is not howeverpossible to distinguish between payments for clinical and non-clinical claims.Non-clinical claims against the NHS include claims under, for example,employer’s …
24 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many complaints to NHS boards related to inadequate levels of patient care resulted in patients or their families taking legal action against the NHS in each year since 2000, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Andy Kerr: Full information to thelevel of detail sought is not held centrally. The following table givesinformation on the numbers of new cases where legal action alleging clinicalnegligence has been taken over the whole of Scotland. A breakdown by NHS boardwould not b…