Jackie Baillie

16 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason some chronic pain patients reportedly did not receive pain relief injections for nine months, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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 on what date it became aware of the view of the Faculty of Medicine that injections for pain relief could continue during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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 the average time has been for local authorities to complete an AW1[2] following a request by a solicitor in each of the last five years, also broken down by how many local authorities (a) achieved and (b) failed to achieve this within the 21-day limit.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: This is a matter for local authorities. The Scottish Government does not hold this information centrally.

16 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the consequences for individuals are of delays to the issuing of AW1[2] reports for guardianship applications.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: Delays in obtaining an AWI (2) report will result in a delay in a guardianship order application being decided on by a sheriff. An application for a guardianship order can be for both property and financial matters, and for welfare matters. A sheriff will loo…

16 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it monitors the time taken between a solicitor requesting an AW1[2] report for a guardianship application and receiving the report.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: This process is the responsibility of Local Authorities. Therefore the Scottish Government does not hold this information centrally.

15 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will bring forward a bill to enable women to reclaim the private costs of mesh removal.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill was introduced on 23 June 2021. It is published on the Scottish Parliament website .

15 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £1 million mesh support fund has been allocated.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: 528 applications have been approved and when the next payment is made in July, £534,359 will have been paid from the Scottish Government mesh fund. This includes fees paid to GPs for providing proof of complications.

15 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will report on the outcome of the tender from Dr Veronikis to carry out mesh removal surgery.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-01396 on 12 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…

15 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it can give a statutory underpinning to the current effective ban on the use of mesh, in light of the effective ban being in place at the discretion of Ministers only.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-00790 on? 13 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-committee…

15 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what monitoring and reporting will be undertaken on mesh removal surgery carried out at the Scottish Centre for Excellence on Mesh.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Complex Pelvic Mesh Removal Service in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS GGC) is managed through a Service Level Agreement with NHS National Services Scotland (NSS). The service reports to NSS on a number of indicators, including patient experience data,…

15 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will rule out the future use of transvaginal mesh implants.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Yes. Further to advice from the Chief Medical Officer, the use of transvaginal mesh was halted in NHS Scotland in September 2018 and I can envisage no circumstances whatsoever in which that would change.

15 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the cost of maintaining and operating the NHS Scotland Protect Scotland app has been in each month since its launch.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: See “Monthly Service Support Costs” and “Service Support Costs to date” columns in the table attached to reply for S6W-00765 on 30 June 2021. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for wh…

15 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been (a) identified and (b) contacted through the NHS Scotland Protect Scotland app in each month since its launch.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: a) The app does not identify anyone it is completely anonymous b) we do record the number of people that are advised by the app to self-isolate on a daily basis (see the “Contacts Advised to Self-Isolate” column in the following table). Month Total Download…

15 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have (a) de-registered from and (b) deleted the NHS Scotland Protect Scotland app in each month since its launch.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: a) The app records the number of people that have “chosen to leave” (see the “Users that chose to leave” column in the table attached in reply to S6W-00767 on 30 June 2021). b) Due to the anonymous nature of the app there is no way to know the number of peop…

15 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many users of the NHS Scotland Protect Scotland app there have been in each month since its launch.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The total number of downloads of the app are shown in the table attached in reply to S6W-00767 on 30 June 2021. The functionality to count the number of active daily app users has been improved since launch and currently indicates that there are around 980,00…

15 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the NHS Scotland Protect Scotland app.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: To date we have spent £478,975.94 on the Protect Scotland - Proximity Tracing App and the Federated Server. The costs are broken down in the following table: Supplier Component Initial Implementation Costs Monthly Service Support Costs Service Support Co…

14 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has held with (a) Community Pharmacy Scotland and (b) representatives of community pharmacy (i) employers and (ii) employees in the last 12 months.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Government hold regular meetings with Community Pharmacy Scotland, the recognised representative body of community pharmacy contractors in Scotland as set out in the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2009. I…

14 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) bodies it has met and (b) discussions it has had regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pharmacies and their future operating practices.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Government continue to meet and work collaboratively with the recognised representative body for community pharmacy contractors in Scotland, Community Pharmacy Scotland. Discussions have included the pharmacy networks response to the COVID-19 pa…

14 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason locum pharmacists have been reportedly excluded from the financial arrangements that had allowed them to deliver COVID-19 vaccination sessions in the same way as locum doctors, optometrists and dentists, and what guidance it has issued to NHS boards regarding this.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: First, it is important to note that there has been no change in the Scottish Government policy on the remuneration arrangements for independent contractors or those working within a primary care settings participation in the COVID Vaccination programme. The …

14 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been given to community pharmacy contractors to provide COVID-19 vaccinators, and what its response is to concerns that it is reportedly favouring the use of large and multinational pharmacy contractors and companies over locum pharmacists.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Information regarding funding amounts provided to community pharmacy contractors to provide COVID-19 vaccinators is not held centrally. The employment and deployment of COVID-19 vaccinators, including pharmacists, is a matter for individual Health Boards. To …

14 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many pharmacists were supporting the vaccination programme before the issuing of new guidance to NHS boards, and how this compares with the number currently supporting the programme. 

Answer · Humza Yousaf: It is important to be clear that there has been no change in the Scottish Government’s policy on the remuneration arrangements for independent contractors or those working within a primary care settings participation in the COVID Vaccination programme. The S…

14 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many COVID-19 vaccination sessions are covered under contract from community pharmacies.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Government does not hold the information as the rostering of vaccinator shifts is a matter for individual NHS Health Boards.

14 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many COVID-19 vaccination sessions are being delivered by (a) optometrists and (b) dentists.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Please note that data regarding the number of COVID-19 vaccination sessions delivered are held by individual NHS Health Boards.

14 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many instances of pharmacy closures were notified due to shortages of staff between October 2020 and April 2021.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: This information is not held centrally. It is the responsibility of territorial Health Boards to ensure there is adequate provision of NHS Pharmaceutical Care Services, working with community pharmacy contractors listed on the Boards Pharmaceutical List. Th…

11 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many students will be graduating as nurses in the 2021-22 academic year, and how many nurses posts will be available for the graduates.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Students who will be graduating as nurses in the 2021-22 academic year are still completing their education programmes and most are not due to graduate until September. While it is still therefore early in the recruitment process, the following table shows th…

11 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on by what date it expects face-to-face GP appointments to resume.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-00280 on 14 June 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…

11 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of GP appointments it anticipates will be (a) face-to-face and (b) remote triage appointments, as services resume.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Information on the anticipated number of face-to-face appointments is not held centrally by the Scottish Government as GP practices are responsible for their own patient appointment and consultation arrangements. While the number of virtual appointments wil…

11 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-29542 by Clare Haughey on 9 June 2020, whether the official Scottish suicide statistics for 2020 will be available in June 2021, as previously stated.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: National Records of Scotland (NRS) has had to reschedule the publication of its statistics on the causes of deaths registered in 2020, including deaths by suicide. These were originally scheduled for publication in June 2021. However, due to action to clear …

11 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-29542 by Clare Haughey on 9 June 2020, what plans it has to increase how frequently statistics relating to suicide are published.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: We recognise the importance of more frequent sharing of data on deaths by suspected suicide to further support responsive local suicide prevention planning. We are working closely with Public Health Scotland who will roll out processes for timely data sharin…

11 Jun 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) guidance and (b) resources were given to health and social care partnerships, in relation to the implementation of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: For completeness, information on both the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 and the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020 is included within the scope of this answer. General advice on the first Act for stakeholders was published in April 2020.This was subseq…