Parliamentary questions
Kay Ullrich
157 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
31 Aug 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to the funding of the IT requirements to enable community pharmacists to access the Scottish Health Service Net and what conclusions were reached as a result of any such consideration.
Answer · Susan Deacon: The connection of community pharmacists to NHSnet is a key aspect of the Electronic Transmission of Prescriptions (ETP) project, which is currently underway. A first wave site will shortly be identified in which the project will be trialled. The connection of…
31 Aug 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to the funding of the IT requirements to enable community pharmacists to receive electronically transferred prescriptions and what conclusions were reached as a result of any such consideration.
Answer · Susan Deacon: The investment required in IT in community pharmacies is a key aspect of the Electronic Transmission of Prescriptions Project, which is currently underway. A first wave site will shortly be identified in which the project will be trialled. The results will be…
30 Aug 2000 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken to ensure that the situation in respect of this year's Standard Grade and Higher results is not repeated next year.
Answer · Sam Galbraith: The Scottish Executive has appointed Deloitte and Touche to undertake an independent study of the entire process this year from the point at which assessments or initial examination markings were passed to the Scottish Qualifications Authority to the issue of…
11 Aug 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many registered heroin users reside in the Kirkcaldy/Levenmouth areas within the Fife Health Board area.
Answer · Angus MacKay: The specific information requested is not available centrally.<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The number of <I><U>new</I></U> problem drug users resident in the Kirkcaldy/ Levenmouth areas reporting use of heroin to the Scottish Drug Misuse Database area during the year e…
11 Aug 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many registered heroin users there are in the Fife Health Board area and how this compares with other health board areas.
Answer · Angus MacKay: The specific information requested is not available centrally.<P>The number of <I><U>new</I></U> problem drug users resident in the Fife Health Board area reporting the use of heroin to the Scottish Drug Misuse Database during the year ending 31 March 2000 wa…
11 Aug 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the current average waiting time is to receive drug rehabilitation treatment in the Fife Health Board area and how this compares with recent years.
Answer · Iain Gray: Information on waiting times for drug rehabilitation treatment services is not collected centrally. We are however ensuring that such information is required as part of each Drug Action Team's Corporate Action Plan from this year onwards.
11 Aug 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what facilities are currently available for drug rehabilitation in the Fife Health Board area.
Answer · Iain Gray: Drug rehabilitation services within the Fife Health Board area are provided in a variety of settings, including outpatient clinics, day hospitals and by voluntary organisations within the community.<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The Fife Drug and Alcohol Action Team is r…
1 Aug 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what programmes or initiatives are currently in place to examine the causes of, and find a cure for, endometriosis.
Answer · Susan Deacon: The Chief Scientist Office (CSO) within the Scottish Executive Health Department is currently funding two research projects on endometriosis with a total value of £201,000<I>.</I> One project examines the possible genetic cause and the other compares the acce…
20 Jul 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Thomson Partners Limited, Glasgow will be involved in the recruitment process for the post of Head of the Health Department and Chief Executive of the NHSiS.
Answer · Jack McConnell: Yes, as part of their contract with the Scottish Executive.
20 Jul 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive in how many senior Health Department appointments Thomson Partners Limited, Glasgow has had responsibility for recruitment services.
Answer · Jack McConnell: Thomson Partners Limited, Glasgow have worked with the Scottish Executive on three senior Health Department appointments, following a competitive tender in 1995.
14 Jul 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to the appointment of the Chair of Fife Health Board, how many completed applications were submitted; how many applicants lived or worked in the area covered by Fife Health Board; how many candidates declared a political affiliation, or indicated an involvement in politics, a…
Answer · Susan Deacon: We received 33 applications; 31 applicants lived or worked in the Fife Health Board area. Information on political affiliation is only published for those candidates who are appointed to public bodies. I refer Mrs Ullrich to the news release of 11 April 2000 …
14 Jul 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to the appointment of non-executive board members to the Scottish Ambulance Service Board (SASB) since 1 July 1999, how many candidates were interviewed personally by the Chairman of SASB before appointments were made.
Answer · Susan Deacon: I refer Mrs Ullrich to the answer I gave to question S1W-8734.
14 Jul 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to the appointment of non-executive board members to the Scottish Ambulance Service Board since 1 July 1999, whether procedures as described in the consultation paper Modernising the System were followed.
Answer · Susan Deacon: I refer Mrs Ullrich to the answer I gave to question S1W-8734.
14 Jul 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many non-executive board members have been appointed to the Scottish Ambulance Service Board since 1 July 1999 and how many candidates were offered for consideration to the Health Appointments Advisory Committee before each appointment was made.
Answer · Susan Deacon: There has been one appointment to the board of the Scottish Ambulance Service since 1 July 1999. One candidate was considered by the Health Appointments Advisory Committee and was interviewed by the Chair of the Scottish Ambulance Service. A single stage HAAC…
14 Jul 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to the appointment of non-executive board members to Greater Glasgow Health Board since 1 July 1999, how many candidates were interviewed personally by the Chairman of Greater Glasgow Health Board before appointments were made.
Answer · Susan Deacon: I refer Mrs Ullrich to the answer I gave to question S1W-8730.
14 Jul 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to the appointment of non-executive board members to Greater Glasgow Health Board since 1 July 1999, how many of the relevant local authorities were consulted regarding the appointments.
Answer · Susan Deacon: I refer Mrs Ullrich to the answer I gave to question S1W-08730.
14 Jul 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to the appointment of non-executive board members to Greater Glasgow Health Board since 1 July 1999, whether procedures as described in the consultation paper Modernising the System were followed.
Answer · Susan Deacon: I refer Mrs Ullrich to the answer I gave to question S1W-8730.
14 Jul 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to Greater Glasgow Health Board, how many non-executive board members have been appointed since 1 July 1999, and how many candidates were offered to the Health Appointments Advisory Committee for consideration before each appointment was made.
Answer · Susan Deacon: There has been one appointment to the board of Greater Glasgow Health Board since 1 July 1999. One candidate was considered by the Health Appointments Advisory Committee and was interviewed by the Chair of the Greater Glasgow Health Board. Nominations were in…
14 Jul 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many members the Health Appointments Advisory Committee currently has and whether this differs from the number in July 1999.
Answer · Susan Deacon: I refer Mrs Ullrich to the answer I gave to question S1W-8728.
14 Jul 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times the Health Appointments Advisory Committee has met to consider the issue of filling vacancies since 1 July 1999.
Answer · Susan Deacon: The Health Appointments Advisory Committee has considered applications for vacancies on four occasions since 1 July 1999. It had five members on 1 July 1999 and now has three members.
14 Jul 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many vacancies currently exist for non-executive board members on (a) health boards, (b) NHS hospital trusts, (c) NHS primary care trusts and (d) the Scottish Ambulance Service Board.
Answer · Susan Deacon: The number of vacancies is as follows:<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(a) 16<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(b) 13<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(c) 5<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(d) 2
23 Jun 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what special services are available to sufferers of ME.
Answer · Susan Deacon: This information is not held centrally.<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">It is for health boards and NHS Trusts to plan and provide services which best meet the needs of their local populations.<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">However, a UK Working Group on ME was established in January …
23 Jun 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many diagnosed cases of ME there are in Scotland.
Answer · Susan Deacon: The precise information requested is not available centrally. An estimate based on the activity of 46 Scottish general practices for the year ended December 1999 suggests that about 6,400 individuals were seen by GPs in Scotland in 1999 for Chronic Fatigue Sy…
21 Jun 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to evaluate the chronic disease management programme in terms of (a) value for money and (b) effectiveness in delivering self-management for people with chronic conditions, such as asthma.
Answer · Susan Deacon: While we have no plans at this stage to introduce a formal evaluation procedure for the chronic disease management programme, we are monitoring the arrangements to ensure that they continue to be effective. The latest available information shows that 92% of a…
21 Jun 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to review the chronic disease management programme.
Answer · Susan Deacon: None.
21 Jun 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding is allocated to the chronic disease management programme in Scotland annually.
Answer · Susan Deacon: Under the chronic disease management programmes, payments are made automatically to GPs for providing agreed programmes covering asthma and diabetes. Accordingly, the system is demand led and health boards are not subject to cash limited allocations for this …
3 May 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to provide financial assistance to local authorities to meet any shortfall between income generated from performance of the statutory responsibility to carry out inspection and registration of residential care homes and the costs incurred in the process.
Answer · Iain Gray: As of April 1 2000 the maximum fees that local authorities are able to charge residential care homes for the registration and inspection services they provide have been increased significantly. This should help authorities narrow the gap between income and co…
25 Apr 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, of the health boards which prescribed Taxol and Taxotere to cancer patients in the last 12 months, which had the cost borne by the NHSiS, as opposed to through clinical trials conducted by the pharmaceutical industry.
Answer · Susan Deacon: This information is not held centrally.
25 Apr 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive which health boards prescribed Taxol and Taxotere to cancer patients during the last 12 months.
Answer · Susan Deacon: This information is not held centrally. The treatment of patients with cancer is a matter for specialists experienced in the management of cancer. The question of whether individual patients might benefit from treatment with Taxol and Taxotere is a matter for…
31 Mar 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive to provide a breakdown, by health board area, of waiting times for knee replacement operations.
Answer · Susan Deacon: Information on the median waiting time for primary total knee replacement, by health board area of residence, for the year ending 31 December 1999, is given in the table.<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">NHS in Scotland: Median Waiting Times For Primary Total Knee Replaceme…