Parliamentary questions
Jackie Baillie
9,397 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
1 Nov 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether pain management programmes are available in every NHS board area.
Answer · Michael Matheson: The recently published Benchmarking report on the provision of chronic pain services shows that 75% of the adult population now have access to pain management programmes. There are a small number of boards which do not currently have PMP’s in place. The Nati…
1 Nov 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many pharmacists there are in multidisciplinary chronic pain teams in each NHS board area for (a) adult and (b) children’s services.
Answer · Michael Matheson: Information on how many pain consultants there are in multidisciplinary chronic pain teams in each NHS board area for (a) adult and (b) children services, is not held centrally. However, I would like to refer the member to the Benchmarking Report published by…
1 Nov 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many occupational therapists there are in multidisciplinary chronic pain teams in each NHS board area for (a) adult and (b) children’s services.
Answer · Michael Matheson: Information on how many pain consultants there are in multidisciplinary chronic pain teams in each NHS board area for (a) adult and (b) children services, is not held centrally. However, I would like to refer the member to the Benchmarking Report published by…
1 Nov 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many psychologists there are in multidisciplinary chronic pain teams in each NHS board area for (a) adult and (b) children’s services.
Answer · Michael Matheson: Information on how many pain consultants there are in multidisciplinary chronic pain teams in each NHS board area for (a) adult and (b) children services, is not held centrally. However, I would like to refer the member to the Benchmarking Report published by…
1 Nov 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many physiotherapists there are in multidisciplinary chronic pain teams in each NHS board area for (a) adult and (b) children’s services.
Answer · Michael Matheson: Information on how many pain consultants there are in multidisciplinary chronic pain teams in each NHS board area for (a) adult and (b) children services, is not held centrally. However I would like to refer the member to the Benchmarking Report published by …
1 Nov 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many nurses there are in multidisciplinary chronic pain teams in each NHS board area for (a) adult and (b) children's services.
Answer · Michael Matheson: Information on how many nurses there are in multidisciplinary chronic pain teams in each NHS board area for (a) adult and (b) children services, is not held centrally. However, information on the number of Clinical Nurse Specialists with a specialty of pain c…
1 Nov 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many pain consultants there are in multidisciplinary chronic pain teams in each NHS board area for (a) adult and (b) children's services.
Answer · Michael Matheson: Information on how many pain consultants there are in multidisciplinary chronic pain teams in each NHS board area for (a) adult and (b) children services, is not held centrally. However, I would like to refer the member to the Benchmarking Report published by…
1 Nov 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how it is improving pain services in primary care settings.
Answer · Michael Matheson: The Scottish Service Model for Chronic Pain has a strong focus on improving the care and management of chronic pain in primary care settings. The model aims to improve awareness and education for people living with chronic pain and healthcare professionals to…
1 Nov 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on establishing a managed clinical network for children with chronic pain.
Answer · Michael Matheson: The recently published benchmarking report on chronic pain services recognised there are gaps in the provision of children’s services for chronic pain. The Scottish Service Model for Chronic Pain applies to everyone living with chronic pain. The National Chr…
1 Nov 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS boards have chronic pain managed clinical networks.
Answer · Michael Matheson: A chronic pain Managed Clinical Network has been running effectively in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde for some time. In addition the Scottish Government has recently provided pump priming funding for the establishment of service improvement groups/Managed Cl…
1 Nov 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on implementing the Scottish Service Model for Chronic Pain.
Answer · Michael Matheson: The National Chronic Pain Steering Group continues to make steady progress in taking forward an extensive work plan and is working with NHS boards to provide support in implementing the service model. As part of the group’s work plan Healthcare Improvement S…
1 Nov 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how it will implement the Getting Relevant Information on Pain Services (GRIPS) report and when.
Answer · Michael Matheson: The GRIPS report (2007) published by Healthcare Improvement Scotland and revised in 2008, set out six priority actions aimed at improving service provision. The previous Cabinet Secretary addressed the first priority action by recognising chronic pain as a co…
1 Nov 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it provides to NHS boards in relation to chronic pain.
Answer · Alex Neil: The information is not collected or held centrally to the level of detail requested. The Scottish Government provides policies, frameworks and resources to NHS Boards so that they can deliver services that meet the needs of their local population, including i…
31 Oct 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many times the Care Inspectorate has applied to the sheriff under section 65 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 for cancellation of the registration of a care service and what the outcome was on each occasion.
Answer · Alex Neil: The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, which established the Care Inspectorate, came into force on 1 April 2011. The Care Inspectorate has expedited powers, to apply to the sheriff, under s65 of the 2010 Act for cancellation of the registration of …
31 Oct 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many times the Care Inspectorate has cancelled registration of a care service as a result of failure to comply with an improvement notice since 1 April 2011.
Answer · Alex Neil: The Care Inspectorate can cancel registration of a care service in a number of scenarios. It has the power to withdraw registration from care homes where it has served an Improvement Notice and this has not been complied with within the period specified in th…
31 Oct 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of patients referred to chronic pain clinics in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12 met the 18-week referral to treatment target.
Answer · Alex Neil: Waiting time information is not available centrally for access to chronic pain clinics, as data is collected at specialty level. The 18 weeks referral to treatment time target was due for delivery from 31 December 2011 and has a compliance rate of 90%. Sin…
31 Oct 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many improvement notices were not complied with in 2011-12.
Answer · Alex Neil: The Care Inspectorate has confirmed that in 2011-12, 1 quality of care related improvement notice was not complied with. As a result, registration of the care service was cancelled.
31 Oct 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many inspections the Care Inspectorate carried out (a) in 2011-12 and (b) from April to end September 2012.
Answer · Alex Neil: The Care Inspectorate carried out 7,489 inspections in 2011-12 and 3,451 between 1 April and 30 September 2012, across the range of services for which it has responsibility.
31 Oct 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many improvement notices the Care Inspectorate issued (a) in 2011-12 and (b) from April to end September 2012.
Answer · Alex Neil: The Care Inspectorate has responsibility for inspecting, regulating and supporting improvement of care and social work and child protection services across Scotland. The Care Inspectorate has powers under section 62 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) A…
31 Oct 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the most recent level is of bullying and harassment reported by staff at NHS Health Scotland and how it is addressing this.
Answer · Alex Neil: The 2010 NHSScotland Staff Survey results reveal that, of the 273 NHS Health Scotland members of staff who responded to the survey (91% response rate), 19% reported experiencing bullying and harassment in the workplace during the previous 12 months. Of that f…
31 Oct 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether the position of NHS Health Scotland's Head of People and Performance replaces that of Head of Human Resources and what (a) the starting salaries are for each post and (b) differences there are in responsibility.
Answer · Alex Neil: Earlier this year, NHS Health Scotland merged five posts into two resulting in annual savings of £126,311. The Head of People and Performance is a new post. It has a far wider ranging remit than the previous post of Head of HR, and now encompasses HR respo…
31 Oct 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-09911 by Alex Neil on 25 October 2012, whether there are practising doctors who have a (a) sexual offence or (b) child pornography conviction and, if so, how many.
Answer · Alex Neil: Protecting patients is always our top priority, and NHS boards, as employers, have a duty to ensure that staff working with patients do not pose a risk to their patients. NHSScotland health boards, as employers, have full delegated powers relating to recruit…
31 Oct 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-09764 by John Swinney on 12 October 2012, how much each partnership has allocated to the voluntary sector to date from the Early Years and Reshaping Care for Older People Change Fund.
Answer · John Swinney: It is for each Partnership to decide how to disburse Early Years and Reshaping Care Change Fund resources locally. The Scottish Government is providing £900k over the period 2012-2015 to support the third sector to play a key role in the Reshaping care Chan…
31 Oct 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-09796 by Alex Neil on 2 October 2012, when it (a) will consult on the draft Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill and (b) anticipates the Bill being introduced.
Answer · Alex Neil: We intend to consult on the draft Bill in the coming months and anticipate introducing it next year.
31 Oct 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-05615 by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 March 2012, whether the post of chief executive of Healthcare Improvement Scotland is still filled on an interim basis through the secondment of the former medical director of NHS Fife.
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-05615 on 9 March 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybu…
31 Oct 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-05614 by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 March 2012, what the (a) current salary and (b) cost of secondment is for the chief executive of Healthcare Improvement Scotland.
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-05614 on 9 March 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybu…
31 Oct 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-09435 by Nicola Sturgeon on 19 September 2012, what options it is considering to provide review arrangements for the Social Fund successor scheme.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Draft guidance for the social fund successor scheme, the Scottish Welfare Fund, was published on the Scottish Government’s website in August 2012 for comment – http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/welfarereform/socialfund The draft guidance outlines prop…
31 Oct 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-09802 by Alex Neil on 22 October 2012, when it expects the investigation into the delivery of care at the Elsie Inglis Nursing Home to be complete.
Answer · Alex Neil: Lothian and Borders Police have confirmed that they are in the final stages of completing their report for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in relation to the Elsie Inglis Care Home Inquiry. It is anticipated that this will be complete within th…
31 Oct 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-09791 by Alex Neil on 22 October 2012, whether it will provide a breakdown of the (a) miscellaneous board allocations and (b) provision for contracts and other services below £1 million.
Answer · Alex Neil: A breakdown of the Miscellaneous Board Allocations is provided in the following table. This budget line primarily covers support to NHS Boards long-term financial planning developments recognising explicit future commitments within specific Boards e.g. NHS Du…
31 Oct 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-05186 by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012, whether the Chronic Pain Steering Group has reviewed the option to establish a residential pain management centre in Scotland and, if so, what the outcome was.
Answer · Michael Matheson: Our Lead Clinician, on Chronic Pain and the National Chronic Pain Steering Group have been working with NHS National Services Division (NSD) to review the current provision of specialist residential pain management services. Options for the future provision o…