Parliamentary questions
Jackie Baillie
9,393 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
25 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many referrals each NHS dental hospital has received in each year since 2014-15.
Answer · Maree Todd: Validated information on referrals to NHS dentals hospitals is not held centrally. However the member may find it useful to know that information relating to outpatient activity including total number of attendances by NHS Board and location of treatment can…
25 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many emergency NHS dental consultations there have been in each month since January 2020.
Answer · Maree Todd: The Scottish Government does not hold this information centrally. Information on how many NHS dental consultations were emergencies is held with the individual dentist. However, the overall number of NHS dental consultations can be found on Public Health Scot…
25 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS dental consultations there have been in each year since 2017-18.
Answer · Maree Todd: The Scottish Government does not hold this information centrally. Information on the number of NHS dental consultations can be found on Public Health Scotland at: https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/dental-statistics-fees-and-treatments/dental-sta…
25 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many suspected cancer referrals have been made by NHS dentists in each year since 2014-15.
Answer · Maree Todd: The information requested is not held centrally by the Scottish Government or by Public Health Scotland. Information relating to the number of suspected cancer referrals made by NHS dentists would be held by individual Health Boards.
24 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government with what frequency audits of the cervical screening programme are carried out, and in which years prior to 2020 audits have been carried out.
Answer · Maree Todd: Invasive cervical cancer audits have been carried out annually by Health Boards for at least the last 20 years, although a new national methodology to standardise the information collected was introduced in 2014. These audits review the screening histories of…
24 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, since the new methodology for invasive cancer audits was produced in 2014, how many audits have been carried out, and of which services.
Answer · Maree Todd: The following table shows the number of cases submitted for annual invasive cervical cancer audits in the years from 2014 until 2018, which are the years where full data is available. For the year 2019 five health boards have provided data and 129 cases were …
24 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been provided to each NHS board to run additional gynaecology clinics and offer fast-tracked appointments for women incorrectly excluded from the cervical screening programme.
Answer · Maree Todd: We have provided additional funding to NHS Boards where required to support prioritised care for individuals affected by the incident within the cervical screening programme. Four Boards have requested funding to provide additional clinics as follows:Lanarks…
24 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government on what date (a) the errors resulting in the exclusion of some women from the cervical screening programme were discovered and (b) a further review was commissioned.
Answer · Maree Todd: An adverse event involving a very small number of women in a single NHS Board area was identified by the Board in the course of conducting its annual audit into invasive cervical cancers in December 2020. NHS National Services Division became aware of the inc…
24 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-01044 by John Swinney on 24 June 2021, whether it will provide the scientific evidence on which it based its decision to allow fans in Murrayfield Stadium subject to social distancing of 1.15 metres, as opposed to 1 or 2 metres.
Answer · Maree Todd: The British & Irish Lions rugby match was a flagship event approved by the Scottish Government through an events gateway process. Flagship events are internationally significant events which maintain Scotland’s longer-term profile as a host of major events, w…
21 Jun 2021 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government is supporting the NHS, in light of reports of wards being full and an increase in patients with serious and complex conditions.
18 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether patient representatives have been consulted about the final terms of the Framework on Chronic Pain Delivery in advance of these being presented to Ministers, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-00914 on 5 July 2021. 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/…
18 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement the Clinical Priorities Unit has had with patient representatives on the National Advisory Committee on Chronic Pain.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-00914 on 5 July 2021. 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/…
18 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government when the National Advisory Committee on Chronic Pain will report to Ministers on a new Framework on Chronic Pain Delivery.
Answer · Maree Todd: The National Advisory Committee for Chronic Pain (NACCP) meets quarterly, with the most recent meeting taking place on the 26 May, and outputs from its discussions are used to update Ministers as required and inform the ongoing development of the new Framewor…
18 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether clinician-led case reviews have been carried out for people identified with (a) an aspergillus and (b) a cryptococcus infection at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital since it opened, and, if not, whether it will instruct such reviews.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The information requested is not centrally held by Scottish Government regarding clinician led case reviews. Information on case reviews is held by the appropriate health board for local learning and quality improvement purposes.
18 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of (a) aspergillus and (b) cryptococcus infection have been identified at (i) the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and (ii) any other hospital in Scotland in each of the last five years.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The information requested is not centrally held by Scottish Government, as aspergillus and Cryptococcus are not part of the mandatory surveillance policy. As stated in the National IPC Manual, Appendix 13 alert organism surveillance should be guided by local …
18 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government which NHS national services were paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic, broken down by (a) the date from which they were paused, (b) the length of time they were paused for and (c) the number of patients affected, and which services were only stopped later in the pandemic, broken down by t…
Answer · Humza Yousaf: To help free up capacity during the initial coronavirus outbreak, Health Boards were asked to postpone non-urgent operations and procedures to allow vital NHS staff and resources to be redeployed to support the response to the pandemic. All Health Boards were…
18 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether Ministers are notified of deaths due to hospital-acquired infections.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: Ministers are not notified of every patient death by suspected hospital acquired infection. However, Ministers are routinely notified of incidents of hospital infection outbreaks (involving two or more patients) with management information regarding the organ…
18 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government when all clinical staff at the (a) Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, (b) Royal Alexandra Hospital and (c) Vale of Leven District Hospital received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Government has liaised with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Board, and the analytical data captured by the management information tool records that staff are a health or social care worker, not their work location or clinical status. The Member wil…
18 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government when the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine became available in Scotland.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: We can confirm that the first delivery of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine into Scotland, was on the 5 December 2020.
18 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of (a) aspergillus, (b) pneumocystis jirovecii, (c) staphylococcus epidermidis and (d) COVID-19 were diagnosed at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital between 1 October 2020 and 1 March 2021, broken down by (i) date and (ii) hospital location.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The information requested relating to (a) Aspergillus, (b) Pneumocystis jirovecii, (c) Staphylococcus epidermidis and (d) COVID-19 cases by hospital site is not centrally held by the Scottish Government. This information is held locally for local learning and…
18 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have contracted COVID-19 while attending the (a) Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, (b) Royal Alexandra Hospital and (c) Vale of Leven District Hospital.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The information requested is not centrally held by Scottish Government, relating to Covid 19 infection at specific hospital sites. Publicly available data by Health Board is available via: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/phs.covid.19/viz/COVID-19Daily…
18 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff, including all personnel such as porters, healthcare assistants and volunteers, at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19, broken down by (a) date and (b) ward location at the time of testing.
Answer · Maree Todd: The information requested regarding the number of NHS staff who have tested positive for COVID-19 at a hospital level is not held centrally by the Scottish Government. Public Health Scotland publishes Health Care Worker Data by NHS Board, this information can…
18 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many times the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Infection Prevention and Control Team and the Health Protection Team have met to review occurrences of organisms or conditions, other than COVID-19, at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital since 17 March 2020, broken down by (a) date of…
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The information requested is not held centrally by the Scottish Government. Information relating to meetings between NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Infection Prevention and Control Team and the Health Protection Team, is held by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. …
17 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) hernia and (b) rectopexy mesh surgeries have been performed in each of the last 10 years.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: Public Health Scotland do not hold information to the level of detail required in order to confirm numbers of hernia and rectopexy procedures that involve the use of surgical mesh.
17 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many mesh removal surgeries have taken place in each of the last 10 years.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: From April 2010 until September 2020, there have been 808 revisional mesh procedures to either remove or oversew transvaginal mesh, inserted for stress urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse or another unknown reason.
16 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) chronic pain patients were told that advice from the Faculty of Pain Medicine approved the use of injections for pain relief from 29 July 2020, (b) prior to April 2021, this advice was disregarded by the Clinical Priorities Unit (CPU) and (c) the CPU only began issuing this g…
Answer · Maree Todd: As set out in my response to S6W-00871 on 5 July 2021 we’ve taken a number of steps to provide advice and support to people with chronic pain during the pandemic, including highlighting relevant information on the matter of injections to assist them in discus…
16 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the potential damage to the mental health of the chronic pain patients who are dependent on NHS specialist clinics, and who were unable to receive injections during a significant period of the COVID-19 lockdowns.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-00871 on 5 July 2021. 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/…
16 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have waited more than six months for their regular pain relief injections since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and whether plans for a "catch-up" programme will be put in place.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-00871 on 5 July 2021. 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/…
16 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it monitors the quality of information that is provided to (a) the public and (b) MSPs by the Clinical Priorities Unit in order to ensure that it is accurate and up-to-date, in light of reports of chronic pain patients not being informed that expert advice allowed for injections …
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-00871 on 5 July 2021. 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/…
16 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what arrangements have been put in place to help chronic pain patients who are overdue to receive pain relief injections, some of whom have not received an injection in 15 months.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-00871 on 5 July 2021. 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/…