Jackie Baillie

26 Oct 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what performance indicators are in place to monitor the promotion of direct payments by local authorities.

Answer · Rhona Brankin: The Executive is promoting uptake of direct payments in a range of ways, including extending to include older people with effect from April 2005. While there are no performance indicators in place to monitor the promotion of direct payments by local authoriti…

26 Oct 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what performance indicators are in place to monitor the uptake of direct payments, broken down by eligible community care group.

Answer · Rhona Brankin: There are no performance indicators in place to monitor the uptake of direct payments. Consideration is being given to introducing these for direct payments in 2005-06.</p>

15 Oct 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many direct payments have been made by each local authority in (a) 2002-03 and (b) 2003-04.

Answer · Rhona Brankin: The information asked for is contained in the following table: </p><p>Number of Recipients of Direct Payments, year to 31 March </p><table 2 border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td> <p>Local Authority</p> </td> <td> <p align=right>20…

15 Oct 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average value is of a direct payment made (a) to parents of children with disabilities and (b) generally.

Answer · Rhona Brankin: The information sought is contained in the following table:</p><p>Direct Payments Recipients and Value of Payments, Year to 31 March 2004 </p><table 6 border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td rowspan=2> <p> </p> </td> <td colspan=3> <…

15 Oct 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many direct payments have been made for children’s services, broken down by local authority area in (a) 2002-03 and (b) 2003-04.

Answer · Rhona Brankin: Children’s services becameeligible for direct payments in June 2003.  The number of parents of childrenwith disabilities receiving direct payments between June 2003 and the end ofMarch 2004 is given in the following table:</p><p>Direct Payments Clients Aged0-…

13 Oct 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what recent action has been taken to encourage NHS Argyll and Clyde to work more effectively across boundaries with NHS Greater Glasgow and NHS Ayrshire and Arran.

Answer · Andy Kerr: NHS boards must be committed to meaningful co-operation with each other and their planning partners in order to deliver high quality, safe and sustainable health and health care services, irrespective of administrative boundaries. </p><p>The Executive has rec…

13 Oct 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients were treated at the Dumbarton Joint Hospital in each of the last three years, broken down by specialty.

Answer · Andy Kerr: This information is not held centrally in the format requested.</p>

13 Oct 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients were treated at the Helensburgh Victoria Infirmary in each of the last three years, broken down by specialty.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The information is not held centrally in the format requested.</p>

13 Oct 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS Argyll and Clyde patients were treated by NHS Greater Glasgow in each of the last three years, broken down by local health care co-operative and including (a) all day cases and inpatients, (b) elective inpatients, (c) emergency inpatients, (d) day cases and (e) GP outpatient …

Answer · Andy Kerr: The information requested is provided in the table:</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td> <p>Year Ending</p> </td> <td> <p>Local Health Care Co-operative (LHCC)</p> </td> <td> <p align=center>Total In-patient/Day C…

13 Oct 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what its timetable is for reform of the law of bankruptcy and diligence.

Answer · Jim Wallace: Consultation on the draft Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill ended on 30 September and the responses are currently being analysed. I can confirm that Scottish ministers fully intend to bring forward legislation in the life time of this Parliament to mod…

15 Sep 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the year-on-year increase in the recruitment of (a) consultants, (b) doctors and (c) nurses in the NHS will be over the next five years.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: There are a number of Partnership Agreement commitments relating to increasing staffing numbers. These include increasing the number of NHS consultants by 600 by 2006 and attracting 12,000 nurses and midwives into NHSScotland by September 2007.</p>

15 Sep 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the year-on-year increase in the recruitment of (a) consultants, (b) doctors and (c) nurses has been in the NHS in each year since 1999.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The year on year recruitment figures for (a) consultants, (b) doctors and (c) qualified nurses and midwives are show in the following table.</p><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 width=604> <thead> <tr> <td> <p>Headcount</p> </td> <td> <p>…

15 Sep 2004 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is in discussion with the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority on the use of jet skis on the loch.

Answer · Allan Wilson: This is a matter for the National Park Authority in the first instance. However, we are aware that the authority is reviewing the adequacy of the current byelaws with a view to a public consultation exercise next year.</p>

14 Sep 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-9983 by Malcolm Chisholm on 9 September 2004, what (a) national and (b) local cost pressures have been identified by NHS Argyll and Clyde that are not covered by its allocations from the Executive for 2003-04 and 2004-05.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The Executive issues an overall allocation to NHS boards which aims to give each board its fair share of the resources available nationally. Allocations are not made in relation to specific local or national cost pressures. Instead NHS boards are expected to …

14 Sep 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to reduce the waiting list for audiology treatment in the Lomond Division of NHS Argyll and Clyde.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Whilst local action is a matter for NHS Argyll and Clyde, the Executive is committed to modernising and improving audiology services across NHSScotland. We are investing almost £20 million over the five-year period 2002-03 to 2006-07 to ensure NHS boards are …

14 Sep 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive in which clinical areas there are consultant shortages and what the scale of such shortages is.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Vacancies in any staff group are a normal part of staff turnover. One indication of shortage areas can be derived from hard to fill posts which have been vacant for six months or more.</p><p>Table B11 on the ISD Scotland website (<a href="http://www.isdscotla…

8 Sep 2004 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of the membership of NHS boards is made up of employees of those boards.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The proportion of NHS board members who are NHS employees and who are referred to as executive directors is approximately 41%.</p>

1 Sep 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many rotas covering junior doctors in NHS Argyll and Clyde are not compliant with the EU Working Time Directive, broken down by speciality.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: We do not hold rota information for doctors in training. However, the following table provides details of NHS Aygyll and Clyde’s assessment of the number of doctors, broken down by specialities who are non-compliant with the requirements of the Working Time R…

1 Sep 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many rotas covering junior doctors in NHS Argyll and Clyde are compliant with the EU Working Time Directive, broken down by speciality.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: We do not hold rota information for junior doctors in training. However, the following table provides details of NHS Argyll and Clyde’s assessment of the number of junior doctors in training who are compliant with the requirements of the Working Time Regulati…

31 Aug 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the estate revenue costs are for the (a) Dumbarton Joint Hospital and (b) Helensburgh Victoria Infirmary.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The estate revenue costs for Dumbarton Joint Hospital and Helensburgh Victoria Infirmary are £647,000 and £436,000 respectively. These are the latest published figures and relate to financial year 2002-03.</p><p>Estate revenue costs are taken to be property c…

31 Aug 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what savings have been identified by NHS Argyll and Clyde for 2004-05, broken down also into individual operating divisions and (a) indicating monetary value, (b) shown as a percentage of (i) NHS Argyll and Clyde&#146;s total budget and (ii) the operating division&#146;s budget and (c) sh…

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: NHS Argyll and Clyde have set a savings target of £14 million for 2004-05. These are “real” savings and are in addition to withdrawing all discretionary “developments” from the Local Health Plan.</p><p>The savings per division as a percentage of the board’s u…

31 Aug 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which operating divisions of NHS Argyll and Clyde did not meet the budget they were set for 2003-04 and what the level of overspend was in each case.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Further to the dissolution of NHS trusts, the Scottish Executive monitors the financial performance of NHSScotland on a board wide basis. It is a local matter for NHS boards to monitor the financial performance of operating divisions.</p><p>The information re…

31 Aug 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which operating divisions of NHS Argyll and Clyde met the budget they were set for 2003-04.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Further to the dissolution of NHS trusts, the Scottish Executive monitors the financial performance of NHSScotland on a board wide basis. It is a local matter for NHS boards to monitor the financial performance of operating divisions.</p><p>The information re…

30 Aug 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been transferred from the Vale of Leven, Dumbarton and Helensburgh to receive emergency treatment at a hospital outwith NHS Argyll and Clyde boundaries in the last year.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The information requested is not held centrally.</p>

30 Aug 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been transferred from the Vale of Leven, Dumbarton and Helensburgh to receive emergency treatment at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley in the last year.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The information requested is not held centrally.</p>

27 Aug 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been treated by the Vale of Leven Hospital Medical Assessment Unit since its inception.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The information requested isnot held centrally.</p>

27 Aug 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been treated by the Vale of Leven Hospital Minor Injury Unit since its inception.

Answer · Andy Kerr: There were 4,607 out-patient attendances at the Vale of Leven Hospital Minor Injury Unit in the quarter ending 31 March 2004.</p>

27 Aug 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been treated by the Vale of Leven Hospital Accident and Emergency Department in the last year of its operation.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: There were 18,928 attendances at the Vale of Leven Hospital Accident and Emergency Department in the year ending 31 December 2003.</p>

12 Aug 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which cost pressures facing NHS Argyll and Clyde, not fully funded by the Executive, have originated from Executive policies.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: All NHS boards in Scotland receive an annual uplift in their unified budget allocations which are designed to cover both local and national inflationary pressures, as well as service developments. The unified budget for each board is based on the allocation f…

12 Aug 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the actual budget deficit for NHS Argyll and Clyde was for 2003-04; what the estimated budget deficit is for 2004-05 and how this figure has been derived, and what the effect will be of any savings to reduce this deficit.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: NHS Argyll and Clyde reported a financial deficit of £35.4 million in 2003-04. This position includes a brought forward deficit of £9.6 million from the previous financial year, 2002-03.</p><p>NHS Argyll and Clyde are currently forecasting in-year financial d…