Jackie Baillie

14 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support is being put in place to enable people with long COVID to return to work; what assessment has been made of the numbers of people requiring such support, and whether it plans to develop an occupational health return-to-work support service for people with long COVID similar t…

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Salus and Working Health Services Scotland (WHSS) provide return to work and occupational health services for people who have health conditions or injuries that are impacting on their work, including long COVID. These services are adapting to meet the additio…

14 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to re-establish the Healthy Working Lives award programme to support the health of the working age population.

Answer · Maree Todd: The Healthy Working Lives programme, which is delivered on our behalf by the Public Health Scotland, was paused during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Scottish Government is determining how best to take the Healthy Working Lives programme forward in light of the c…

13 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many pharmacists and other employees who work in pharmacies have died during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland in the period from 1 March 2020 to 31 March 2022; how many of these deaths involved COVID-19; how many of these people's families have made a claim for the £60,000 death in …

Answer · Humza Yousaf: National Records of Scotland publishes data on the number of people who have died in Scotland. Data for the period March 2020 to March 2022 on population deaths by occupation group, including data on deaths with Covid-19 mentioned on death certificates, is av…

13 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS and social care staff have died during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland in the period from 1 March 2020 to 31 March 2022; how many of these deaths involved COVID-19; how many of these people’s families have made a claim for the £60,000 death in service payment, and how many…

Answer · Humza Yousaf: National Records of Scotland publishes data on the number of people who have died in Scotland. Data for the period March 2020 to March 2022 on population deaths by occupation group, including data on deaths with Covid-19 mentioned on death certificates, is av…

11 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been allocated from the Young Patients Family Fund for cancer patients in 2021-22.

Answer · Maree Todd: Funding under the Young Patients Family Fund is available to eligible visitors of all young inpatients. Requirement for in-patient care can vary by condition and type of treatment, and some patients may have multiple conditions or treatments over time. For th…

11 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the average grant paid out from the Young Patients Family Fund was in 2021-22.

Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to PQ S6W-08047 on 10 May 2022. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/writte…

11 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much was allocated for (a) travel, (b) accommodation and (c) other expenses from the Young Patients Family Fund in 2021-22.

Answer · Maree Todd: Scottish Government does not yet hold this data for 2021-22. We have asked for this information as part of routine monitoring of implementation of the Young Patient’s Family Fund, from Health Boards.

11 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Young Patients Family Fund will cover travel to elsewhere in the UK for treatment.

Answer · Maree Todd: The Young Patients Family Fund provides valuable financial support to eligible visitors of inpatients up to the age of 18 who are being treated in Scotland. We recognise it is not possible to deliver all services and treatments in all locations. That is why,…

11 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will extend the Young Patients Family Fund to include support for 18- to 25-year-olds.

Answer · Maree Todd: The Young Patients Family Fund provides valuable financial support to eligible visitors of inpatients up to the age of 18. There are currently no plans to extend the age range. Those aged between 18 – 25 years old continue to have access to the Patient Trave…

11 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will extend the Young Patients Family Fund to cover outpatient as well as inpatient treatment.

Answer · Maree Todd: The Young Patients Family Fund provides valuable financial support to eligible visitors of inpatients up to the age of 18. There are currently no plans to extend eligibility for outpatient treatment.

11 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been prosecuted for elder abuse in each of the last five years.

Answer · Keith Brown: The Scottish Government does not hold the information requested. The various charges that such crimes could be prosecuted under do not allow for the age of the abused to be determined.  

11 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been paid out under the Young Patients Family Fund in 2021-22, and to how many people.

Answer · Maree Todd: In its first year of operation, a total of £2,056,179 was paid out to Scotland’s 14 territorial Health Boards for the Young Patients Family Fund in 2021-22. Scottish Government does not yet hold data on how many individual people have benefitted so far.

11 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has met with Hourglass Scotland and, if this is not the case, whether it plans to do so, and, if it does, when this meeting will take place.

Answer · Christina McKelvie: The Minister for Equalities and Older People has agreed to meet with the Chief Executive of Hourglass Scotland in the coming weeks. Officials are arranging a suitable date and time.

11 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will conduct an under 16 cancer patient survey.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Government does not currently have plans to conduct an under 16 cancer patient survey. The Managed Service Network for Children and Young People with Cancer published a strategy in September 2021, ‘ Collaborative and Compassionate Cancer Care ’…

11 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the level of elder abuse in each of the last five years.

Answer · Keith Brown: Whilst there is no legal definition of elder abuse, the World Health Organisation has defined it as ‘a single or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust, which causes harm or distre…

11 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been allocated for the Young Patients Family Fund in 2022-23.

Answer · Maree Todd: The Scottish Budget for 2022-23 confirms funding of £4 million to deliver the Young Patients Family Fund.

4 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review its decision not to undertake an awareness-raising campaign for thrombosis.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Government regularly reviews its plans for public awareness campaigns. We do not intend to run a public awareness campaign for deep vein thrombosis at this time.

4 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have died from thrombosis-related conditions in each year since 2008.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Table 1 – deaths from thrombosis-related conditions, 2008-2020 Cause 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Coronary thrombosis - all due to (1) 4,997 4,682 4,577 4,266 4,073 3,827 3,497 3,538 3,629 3,887 4,…

4 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that some people in a high-risk category, who are eligible for anti-viral medication to treat COVID-19, have been asked to travel from Helensburgh to Oban, following a positive test, in order to receive this medication.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: This is a matter for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Highland. The information requested is not held centrally.

4 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the number of people who have had COVID-19, and who were eligible for anti-viral medication, who (a) received and (b) did not receive this medication within five days.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: As at the week beginning 11 April 2022, over 6300 non-hospitalised individuals had received COVID-19 treatments (oral antivirals or monoclonal antibody treatment) in Scotland since 22 December 2021. Adults and children (aged 12 years and above) are eligible …

4 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish statistics on the availability of anti-viral medication to treat people with COVID-19.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: I refer the member to the answer to questions S6W-05524 on  24 January 2022 and S6W-07942 on 29 April 2022. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.pa…

4 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will continue to provide COVID-19 testing for (a) people who were on the shielding list and (b) their carers.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: In line with the Test and Protect Transition Plan, testing changed on Scotland on 18 April. Thanks to vaccination coverage and new Covid treatments, most people no longer need to test when they don’t have COVID-19 symptoms. Lateral flow device (LFD) tests ar…

4 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on whether the use of anti-viral medication to treat COVID-19 will be extended to all people who were on the shielding list.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The eligibility criteria for new COVID-19 treatments were developed by an independent expert working group commissioned by the UK Department of Health and Social Care, based on detailed clinical evidence. The criteria are set out in a UK-wide clinical commis…

4 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the letter from the Water Industry Commission to Scottish Water of 3 February 2022 regarding water charges for 2022-23, what its position is on any action being taken by the Water Industry Commission on the matters raised in the letter that may result in Scottish Water raisin…

Answer · Michael Matheson: Scottish Water’s Board is responsible for setting charge levels with approval from the Water Industry Commission for Scotland. Scottish Water takes both maintaining critical services, and affordability, into account when setting charges. The Scottish Governm…

4 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether Scottish Water is under any regulatory obligation from the 2021-27 final determination of charges to raise its charges to the limit of the average charge cap set for the period.

Answer · Michael Matheson: As required under the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002, the scheme of charges will be set by Scottish Water’s Board, with approval from the independent economic regulator the Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS). The scheme is subject to the cap ac…

4 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether there is a recognised safe staffing ratio in the care home sector, and, if so, how this is monitored.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: The Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Requirements for Care Services) Regulations 2011 (SSI 210 (15) Staffing) sets out a requirement for care service providers to ensure that at all times suitably qualified and competent persons are working i…

4 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to tackle any gaps in data in order to better inform NHS workforce planning.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: On 11 March 2022, we published the National Health and Social Care Workforce Strategy. As part of the Strategy, we have committed to taking forward specific actions to improve how we gather, use and assess NHS Workforce data. This includes taking steps to i…

4 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to increase investment in registered nurses in community, social and primary care settings.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Government continues to invest in the registered nurse role across community, social care and primary care settings. We have introduced in partnership with NHS Education for Scotland a funded scheme to enable former nurses and midwives to complet…

4 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on each of the recommendations in the Royal College of Nursing report, The Nursing Workforce in Scotland, and how each of these will be taken forward.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Government recognises and pays tribute to the role the Royal College of Nursing members have undertaken within health and care services during the pandemic. The Government is giving due consideration to the recommendations highlighted in the repo…

4 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many new student nursing places are planned for (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Student nurses entering Scottish Government funded degree programmes will increase by 9% in 2022-23, to a total recommended intake of 4536 students. This will be the 10 th successive increase in recommended student numbers, with the intake doubling over the l…