Parliamentary questions
Jackie Baillie
9,397 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many jobs will be lost in each NHS board through voluntary severance in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12 and how this will be funded.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: We are aware of only two boards who are considering small scale voluntary severance schemes. They are NHS Grampian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.</p>
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have been held with NHS boards regarding funding for voluntary severance.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Discussions are regularly held with NHS boards, and in partnership with NHS boards and staff side organisations, on a wide range of staffing matters. This includes staff governance and terms and conditions issues, such as voluntary severance.</p> <p >Boards…
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many posts will be removed from each NHS board as set out in the workforce planning projections for 2011-12, broken down by (a) medical consultants, (b) medical others, (c) dental, (d) nursing and midwifery, (e) allied health professions, (f) other therapeutic staff, (g) healthcare sc…
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: We are not aware of any workforce planning projections by NHS boards for 2011-12. </p>
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many posts will be removed from each NHS board as set out in the workforce planning projections for 2010-11, broken down by (a) medical consultants, (b) medical others, (c) dental, (d) nursing and midwifery, (e) allied health professions, (f) other therapeutic staff, (g) healthcare sc…
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: As workforce projections are work in progress, informed by ongoing discussions about efficiency and service delivery improvements, there are no definitive figures available yet. NHS boards are in the process of developing their future workforce profiles in di…
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing is aware of the content of the workforce planning projections for 2010-11 submitted to the Scottish Government by NHS boards by 30 April 2010.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Yes.</p>
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether NHS boards have been asked, or are preparing, workforce planning projections for 2011-12 and, if so, when these will be made publicly available.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: NHS boards are currently working on their workforce planning projections for 2010-11 and will consider projections for 2011-12 in due course.</p>
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing was consulted on, or otherwise made aware of, any change in policy on requiring workforce planning projections from NHS boards.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-33648 on 7 June 2010. All the answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at: <a href="http://www.scottishparliament.uk/Apps…
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether and, if so, for what reason the policy on requiring workforce planning projections from NHS boards was changed.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: There has been no changes in policy and boards were not told that projections would no longer be required. </p> <p >Boards were advised that the annual projections exercise, which looks at NHS boards future demand for staff for years one, two, three, five an…
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason it advised NHS boards that workforce planning projections would no longer be required before its Health Directorate issued a letter to the boards on 9 April 2010 requesting such projections.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-33648 on 7 June 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/…
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the letter of 9 April 2010 from its Health Directorate inviting NHS boards to submit workforce planning projections by 30 April 2010.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-33648 on 7 June 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/…
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish the workforce planning projection for 2010-11 for the Scottish Ambulance Service, which was to be submitted to it by 30 April 2010.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-33644 on 7 June 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/…
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish the workforce planning projections for 2010-11 for territorial NHS boards that were submitted to it by 30 April 2010.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Workforce projections for 2010-11 were published on 3 June 2010. </p>
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people it projects will be employed in the NHS as of 1 April 2011.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: There will be more people employed in NHSScotland at the end of this Parliament than there were at the start. Workforce projections for 2010-11 were published on 3 June 2010.</p>
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what category of posts make up the 10,000 additional jobs in the NHS that the Scottish Government reports that there have been since May 2007.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-33640 on 7 June 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/…
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were employed in the NHS as of 1 April 2010.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-33640 on 7 June 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/…
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many new posts were created in the NHS between May 2007 and 1 April 2010.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Figures for NHS Scotland are published as part of the Public Sector Employment Statistics available at: </p> <p ><a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/?Topics/Statistics/Browse/Labour-Market/TrendPublicSectorEmp">http://www.scotland.gov.uk?Topics/Statistics/Br…
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what external contracts for press, media or communications will be held by each territorial and special NHS board in 2010-11 and at what cost.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This is a matter for territorial and special health boards who are wholly responsible and accountable for their press, media and communications activity. The information requested is not held centrally.</p>
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what external contracts for press, media or communications were held by each territorial and special NHS board in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07, (c) 2007-08, (d) 2008-09 and (e) 2009-10 and at what cost.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This is a matter for territorial and special health boards who are wholly responsible and accountable for their press, media and communications activity. The information requested is not held centrally.</p>
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many press, media or communications staff will be employed in each territorial and special NHS board in 2010-11 and at what cost.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-33636 on 7 June 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/…
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many press, media or communications staff were employed in each territorial and special NHS board in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07, (c) 2007-08, (d) 2008-09 and (e) 2009-10 and at what cost.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information requested is not held centrally. </p>
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what advice it provides to NHS boards on considering the needs of equality groups when making decisions about reductions in services.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Guidance outlining the requirements to equality impact assess all new or revised policies and strategies, including changes to existing services, was issued to NHS boards in March 2005. The guidance is available at <a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publicat…
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to ensure that inequality is not reinforced by short-term budgeting in the NHS.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: NHS financial plans are on a three to five year planning cycle to ensure long-term budgeting. NHS boards have a duty as set out in HDL (2005) 9 to undertake equality impact assessments for changes in policy and service developments.</p> <p >This year the Sc…
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any of the budgetary decisions of NHS boards for 2010-11 will have an impact on disabled people.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Equity and Efficiency are dimensions of healthcare quality. Each NHS board has a duty as set out in HDL (2005) 9 to undertake equality impact assessments for changes in policy and service developments, which include significant policy or service changes to de…
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether equality impact assessments have been undertaken by NHS boards in relation to their workforce planning projections and their implications for changes to services.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This is a matter for individual NHS boards who have a legal obligation under race, disability and gender equality legislation as set out in Scottish Government circular HDL (2005) 9 to equality impact assess the likely impact of policies, strategies and servi…
17 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether equality impact assessments have been undertaken by NHS boards in relation to efficiency savings.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Each NHS board has a duty as set out in HDL (2005) 9 to undertake equality impact assessments for changes in policy and service developments, which would include significant changes to meet efficiency savings. Boards are in the process of completing impact as…
12 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the system of recording the incidence of norovirus in hospitals underreports the (a) number of cases of patients and staff affected and (b) extent of ward closures.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The current Point Prevalence Surveillance system operated by Health Protection Scotland (HPS) provides data on norovirus activity across NHS Scotland on a weekly basis. HPS advise it is not essential to have every case reported in order to provide an accurate…
12 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the incidence of norovirus in care homes is increasing.
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-33572 on 24 May 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Bu…
12 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it records the incidence of norovirus in care homes.
Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government does not record the incidence of Norovirus in care homes. However, care home service providers must notify any Norovirus outbreak to the relevant health board. Depending on the circumstances, the board may in turn notify Health Protect…
28 Apr 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it appraises and commissions treatment for rare diseases, including osteosarcoma.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: National Services Division (NSD), a division of NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), is responsible for commissioning and performance managing specialist clinical services and national managed clinical networks on behalf of NHS Scotland. The specialist servi…
28 Apr 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to ensure equal access to healthcare provision for individuals with osteosarcoma.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-33404 on 11 May 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Bu…