Parliamentary questions

Jackie Baillie

9,397 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

23 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many midwives graduated in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09 and whether all obtained positions as midwives.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The number of midwives who graduated from Scottish higher education institutions in 2007-09 was 161 and in 2008-09 was 143. The Scottish Government does not hold statistics on the number of newly qualified midwives who gain employment. However, only…

23 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many midwives secured employment as midwives following return-to-practice courses in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Scottish Government funds all nurses or midwives who wish to access the return-to-practice (RTP) programme which is linked to an offer of employment from NHS Scotland. The number of nurses and midwives who secured employment after successfully c…

23 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many midwives the NHS employs and employed in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The following table details the information requested. <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td width=74 valign=top > NHS Scotland </td> <td valign=top > Headcount as at 30 September…

23 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it collects data about birthing place choice.

Answer · Shona Robison: NHS boards do not routinely collect this information, however, we would expect NHS boards to hold this information on an individual record.

23 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that every woman is given a birthing place choice, including a minimum of one midwife-led care option, as recommended by the National Childbirth Trust.

Answer · Shona Robison: Our national maternity policy, A Framework for Maternity Services in Scotland, outlines our commitment to offering women choice in relation to place of birth. Principles 10 and 11 of this framework make specific reference to our expectations that serv…

23 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of pregnant women who had previous uncomplicated pregnancies had seven antenatal checks, as recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09

Answer · Shona Robison: At present this information is not collected or held centrally. However, through our Keeping Childbirth Natural and Dynamic (KCND) programme, we are working in partnership with all NHS boards to offer women early, seamless access to maternity service…

23 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of first-time mothers had 10 antenatal checks, as recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09.

23 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of low-risk women giving birth at home had a medical intervention during childbirth in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09.

Answer · Shona Robison: The term medical intervention and low risk require further definition. Where complications do arise, patients are transferred to an obstetric unit.

23 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of low-risk women giving birth in a community maternity unit had a medical intervention during childbirth in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09.

Answer · Shona Robison: NHS boards advise that this information is not collected routinely. The terms medical intervention and low risk require further definition.

23 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of low-risk women giving birth in an obstetric unit had a medical intervention during childbirth in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09.

Answer · Shona Robison: NHS boards advise that this information is not collected routinely. The terms medical intervention and low risk require further definition.

23 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many women gave birth (a) in an obstetric unit, (b) in a community maternity unit and (c) at home in (i) 2007-08 and (ii) 2008-09.

Answer · Shona Robison: This information is not collected or held centrally for parts (a) and (b), however, we would expect NHS boards to record this information on an individual basis. With regard to part (c), General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) confirm that: …

23 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) obstetric and (b) community maternity units there are, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Shona Robison: The information requested has been presented in the following table. <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td width=221 valign=top > NHS Board </td> <td width=100 valign=top > <p align=cen…

19 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it sought advice from the European Commission on the procurement process for the new Southern General Hospital.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The procuring authority is NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (the board) and therefore the Scottish Government has not taken any advice from the European Commission.

19 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been set aside for contingencies in the contract for the building of the new Southern General Hospital.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Scottish Capital Investment Manual guidance makes clear that contingencies and optimism bias should be provided for. In the outline business case, these were appropriately calculated and incorporated in to the health board''s affordability envelope. The m…

19 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what level of cost overrun will be tolerated in the contract for the building of the new Southern General Hospital.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-29188 on 2 December 2009. 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/Apps…

19 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the cost of the contract for the new Southern General Hospital is capped.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The contract structure selected by the board for the procurement of the new hospitals is the New Engineering Contract (NEC) and the option selected within this suite of documents is option C. This option is a target cost contract with an activity schedule whe…

18 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) fatal accidents, (b) fatal and serious accidents and (c) accidents of all severities have been recorded on the (i) motorway and (ii) trunk road network across Scotland in each month since May 2007.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The number of (a) fatal accidents, (b) fatal and serious accidents and (c) accidents of all severities have been recorded on the (i) motorway and (ii) trunk road network across Scotland in each month since May 2007 until 31 July 2009, is shown in the followin…

18 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) fatal accidents, (b) fatal and serious accidents and (c) accidents of all severities have been recorded on roads across Scotland in each month since May 2007, broken down by road type.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The following tables show the number of injury road accidents on Scottish roads by road type, month and severity. Fatal accidents in Scotland <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=610 > <tr > <td width=119 nowrap valign=bottom >…

18 Nov 2009 · Written Question

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The following table shows the number of injury road accidents by severity in each Scottish local authority, by month. Fatal <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td width=138 nowrap valign=bottom > <p align=lef…

18 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what services at the Vale of Leven Hospital were previously provided in primary healthcare settings.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Sandyford hub sexual health service at the Vale of Leven Hospital, which provides sexual health and family planning services, replaced the Dumbarton family planning and well woman clinic earlier this year. The GP out-of-hours services have been provided f…

18 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what services provided at the new Victoria Hospital were previously provided in primary healthcare settings.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-29069 on 1 December 2009. 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/App…

18 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what services provided at the new Stobhill Hospital were previously provided in primary healthcare settings.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The out-of-hours GP services which were provided at the old Stobhill and Victoria facilities have been moved to the new Stobhill and Victoria Hospitals. In addition, ante-natal clinics will now be provided in the new Stobhill and Victoria Hospitals. There are…

17 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what its view is on the comment made in Building Design on 13 November 2009 about Richard Harrington of Nightingale Associates, successful bidders for the new Southern General Hospital, that “recruitment could be confined to South Africa where its team will carry out room layout plans. Ni…

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-29016 on 24 November 2009. 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/App…

16 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any of the successful bidders for the new Southern General Hospital sponsored events at the recent SNP autumn conference.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The decision to award this contract for the new South Glasgow Hospitals project was taken by the Performance Review Group (a standing committee of the board) under delegated authority from the board of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde on 3 November 2009. The spo…

16 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that the contract for the new Southern General Hospital is delivered on time and on budget, given the track record of the successful bidder with Wembley Stadium, which was reportedly two years late and millions over budget.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Brookfield''s track record reflects hundreds of projects world-wide delivered on time and on budget. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have put in place appropriate governance arrangements for such an important and complex project. The New South Glasgow …

16 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what its view is on the comment made by Mark Audenwood of Nightingale Associates, successful bidders for the new Southern General hospital contract, in the RIBA journal of October 2009, “when I last wrote this column I talked about the 5 years it took to set up Nightingale’s Cape Town “Br…

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Nightingale Associates is a UK-based international architectural practice specialising in the design of healthcare facilities, which has been recognised by numerous design awards. The Cape Town branch office supports Nightingale Associates in the UK …

16 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it is supporting jobs in the Scottish construction industry by awarding the contract for the building of the new Southern General Hospital to a company headquartered outwith Scotland.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: All bidders deemed capable, following the prequalification stage, of delivering a project of this size and importance are headquartered outwith Scotland. Brookfield Construction is a UK company, and while this project marks its first major construction projec…

16 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the successful bid to build the new Southern General Hospital was received before the deadline for receipt of tenders.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: All the bids were received before 12 noon on the 11 September 2009 which was the deadline.

16 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will estimate the number of jobs that will be lost as a result of awarding the contract to build the new Southern General Hospital to a company or companies headquartered outwith Scotland.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The successful contractor will have to recruit a large number of people to deliver the contract.

16 Nov 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is a requirement for local employment in the contract awarded for the building of the new Southern General Hospital and, if so, what level of employment is guaranteed as a percentage of the overall workforce.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has sought to maximise training and employment opportunities, business start up and business growth through a targeted approach to securing benefit for communities in Greater Glasgow and Clyde in the procurement process for the n…