Parliamentary questions
Mary Scanlon
4,514 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
2 Nov 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that GPs and practice nurses are supported in identifying and managing depression in older people, including psychological and pharmacological approaches.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Improvements to the detection and treatment of depression, and consequent care, have been aided by the recently enhanced GP contract. This contract provides additional resources for practices to make objective assessments to address the severity of depression…
29 Oct 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that people caring for older people in care homes are made aware of section 1 of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 with regard to the administration of antipsychotic drugs.
Answer · Shona Robison: Anyone authorised to make decisions on behalf of an adult with impaired capacity under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, as amended, must take account of the views of others with an interest in the person''s welfare. The act lists those who shou…
29 Oct 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what constitutes an intervention in terms of the Heat target for obese children.
Answer · Shona Robison: The <i >Child Healthy Weight Programmes Development Guidance</i> published in April 2008 outlines what an intervention in terms of the HEAT target for obese children should consider. </p> <p >It can be found at <a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Do…
29 Oct 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) average and (b) maximum wait is for legal guardianship in each local authority.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-28503 on 6 November 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps…
29 Oct 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are on a waiting list to obtain legal guardianship in each local authority.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: Information in the form requested is not available. There are no waiting lists for guardianship orders under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. Guardianship applications are made to the sheriff court, and only the sheriff can grant an order. A gu…
28 Oct 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average length of stay in residential care for elderly people has been in each of the last 10 years.
Answer · Shona Robison: The average length of stay for all long-stay residents in care homes for older people who left the care home during the years 2002-03 to 2006-07 are given in the following table:</p> <p >Care Homes for Older People, Complete length of stay “ 2002-03 to 2006-…
28 Oct 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many single rooms have been created for NHS patients due to hospital refurbishment since May 2007, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: As part of the work undertaken by a Steering Group considering single room provision in NHS Scotland, Information Services Division of National Services Scotland undertook a census of the number of single rooms in Scottish Hospitals during November-December 2…
28 Oct 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have received home care in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority.
Answer · Shona Robison: Information on the number of home care clients and the hours of service provided by each local authority from 2005 to 2008 can be found at table 1 of the <i >Home Care Services, Scotland, 2008</i> publication:</p> <p ><a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publ…
28 Oct 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have received direct payments for community care in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority.
Answer · Shona Robison: This information is published in <i >Self-directed Support (Direct Payments), Scotland, 2008</i>. This can be accessed by the following link: </p> <p ><a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/10/27092036/6" title="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Pub…
8 Oct 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-22315 by Nicola Sturgeon on 21 April 2009, what action is being taken to promote self-referral to physiotherapy services in each NHS board area.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Scottish Government is committed to promoting self-referral to physiotherapy in all NHS board areas in NHS Scotland. Self-referral is now available in areas within all mainland boards, as well as NHS Orkney and NHS Western Isles.</p> <p >The Scottish Gov…
23 Sep 2009 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are known to be on a waiting list for physiotherapy treatment in the NHS.
Answer · Shona Robison : <i >This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor1001-01.htm">http://www.scot…
11 Sep 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the new patient management system in general practice will improve basic management data and, if so, for what purpose.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Improving basic management data is not the main reason behind procuring new GP practice systems. Nevertheless, the modern systems which will be acquired can be expected to have strong reporting capabilities which can be exploited in support of operational and…
11 Sep 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when all GP practices will have an online service (a) to book appointments and (b) for electronic prescription requests.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Scottish Government eHealth is supporting the Patient Portal project in NHS Ayrshire and Arran where these and other self care services are being developed. The evaluation of this work will be used to inform next steps in this area.</p>
11 Sep 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the nationally agreed rate of pay is for GPs to provide an out-of-hours and a locum service.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: There is no nationally agreed rate for GPs to provide an out-of-hours and a locum service.</p>
11 Sep 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how patient outcomes are measured in (a) primary care, (b) acute care and (c) care in the community.
10 Sep 2009 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions it has had with the Scottish Crofting Foundation.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: I regularly meet with crofting stakeholders including the Scottish Crofting Foundation (SCF). I am please to announce that I will be meeting with the SCF next week to discuss their response to the draft Crofting Reform Bill. I am also attending the SCF''s Ann…
9 Sep 2009 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied with the provision and cost of childcare for students in further education.
Answer · Fiona Hyslop : <i >This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0917-01.htm">http://www.scot…
26 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the prevalence of drug addiction is in each NHS board and local authority area.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: Data on the prevalence of drug addiction are not held centrally. However, estimates of the prevalence of problem drug misuse (those misusing opiates and benzodiazepines) are contained in the study <i >Estimating the National and Local Prevalence of Problem Dr…
26 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people received social care and rehabilitation services for those with a drug addiction problem for each NHS board and local authority in each of the last five years.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: Information on the number of patients receiving social care and rehabilitation services is not held centrally. However, information is available on the number of interventions offered for community based support and rehabilitation. Note that this may be an ov…
26 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people received medical services for the treatment of drug addiction for each NHS board in each of the last five years.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the member to the answer to the question S3W-26679 on 17 September 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at: </p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.p…
26 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on social care and rehabilitation services for people with a drug addiction problem by each local authority in each of the last five years.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26681, on 17 September 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/A…
26 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on social care and rehabilitation services for people with a drug addiction problem by each NHS board in each of the last five years.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26681, on 17 September 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/A…
26 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on specialist medical drug treatment services for people with a drug addiction problem by each NHS board in each of the last five years.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26881, on 17 September 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/A…
26 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much each NHS board and local authority spent on treating (a) drug and (b) alcohol addiction in each of the last five years.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Government allocates funding to NHS boards for drug treatment and rehabilitation services and for alcohol treatment and support services. Tables 1 and 2 provide the funding allocations from the Scottish Government to NHS boards for each of the la…
26 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the percentage was in each of the last five years of people who had been treated previously receiving further treatment for (a) drug and (b) alcohol addiction.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: It is not possible from centrally held information to identify the percentage of people previously treated for drug or alcohol addiction.</p> <p >Until 2008, the Scottish Drug Misuse Database (SDMD) collected data based on the initial assessment of new patie…
26 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been treated for (a) drug and (b) alcohol addiction in each NHS board in each of the last five years.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: It is not possible from centrally held information to identify how many people have been treated for (a) drug and (b) alcohol addiction.</p> <p >However, from the Scottish Drug Misuse Database (SDMD) it is possible to supply information on the number of peop…
26 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the percentage increase in same-day care and treatment was in each NHS board in each of the last five years.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: It is not possible from centrally held data to identify all activity undertaken as same-day care.</p> <p >However, figures for outpatients and day-cases are routinely published by the Information Services Division (ISD) of NHS Scotland at the following addre…
26 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost to NHS boards was in providing primary care out-of-hours services in (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04, (c) 2004-05, (d) 2005-06, (e) 2006-07, (f) 2007-08 and (g) 2008-09, broken down by board.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Scottish Government does not collect this information from NHS boards.</p>
26 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans are in place for electronic health records to be made available to patients.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The NHS eHealth Strategy, published in 2008, discusses the intention to make health records available to patients electronically. The position taken was that this may be of greatest benefit to patients with long term conditions and in support of self-care man…
25 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when hospital electronic prescribing will be in place in each NHS board.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Scottish Government has commissioned a consortium of NHS boards to procure a Patient Management System which includes a hospital electronic prescribing and medicines administration system as an option. This procurement is due to get to award of contract s…