Parliamentary questions

Nanette Milne

1,264 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

27 Aug 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many health and fitness checks have been carried out on those of 40 years of age delivered through GP surgeries or local health centres, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Scottish Government has developed a programme of web based health checks for people when they reach 40 in association with NHS 24. The Life Begins at 40 pilot service was launched in Grampian in May 2010. To the first week in September, 212 people have ac…

27 Aug 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many health and fitness checks have been carried out in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools, broken down by local authority and expressed as a percentage of eligible children.

Answer · Adam Ingram: The information requested is not held centrally. All NHS boards in Scotland provide a child health programme. As part of the universal programme, all children are offered a Primary 1 health review and some boards may also offer reviews at other s…

27 Aug 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many school nurses there have been in each year since 2007, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: NHS workforce data is published by National Services Scotland, Information Services Division Scotland annually, as at 30 September. Data on school nurses by NHS board at 30 September 2007 to 2009 is available at: http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/servle…

27 Aug 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many care home places have been available in each year since 2007, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Shona Robison: The number of care homes places available at the end of March each year, is given in the following table: Number of Care Home Places Available, by NHS Board, at 31 March 2010 <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > …

27 Aug 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many children have had treatment under the school-based dental service since 2007, broken down by NHS board and expressed as a percentage of eligible children.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Childsmile School programme provides twice-yearly fluoride varnish (FV) applications as a preventive treatment for children who are identified as living in the areas of highest need. Tables 1, 2 and 3 show, by NHS board of delivery and by school year, the…

27 Aug 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many independent sexual health information advice service centres there have been since 2007, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Shona Robison: In line with our manifesto commitment, the Scottish Government has increased access to sexual health information and advice services across Scotland. Additional funding of £1 million over the years 2008-09 to 2009-10 was provided to help achieve this. As agre…

27 Aug 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS physiotherapists there have been in post in each year since 2007, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to the question S3W-34365 on 21 June 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/…

27 Aug 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients have not received treatment following a GP referral after 18 weeks, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Scottish Government''s challenging target of 18 weeks from referral to treatment is not due for delivery until end December 2011. ISD Scotland has started to collect data on the 18 weeks referral to treatment time, but it is at an early stage of developme…

27 Aug 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time is for a patient to receive a hearing aid, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The median wait from assessment to the fitting of a hearing aid for the quarter ending 30 June 2010, by NHS board is as follows. Information on waiting times for the fitting of a hearing aid from assessment is published by ISD Scotland as data under …

27 Aug 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time is to see a hearing specialist, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The median wait for a first assessment with an audiologist for the quarter ending 30 June 2010, by NHS board is as follows. Information on waiting times to see an audiologist is published by ISD Scotland as data under development. The quality and acc…

6 Aug 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will review and update Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) Guideline 71, Management of Osteoporosis.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) is in the process of reviewing Guideline 71 on the management of osteoporosis. SIGN plans to publish the revised guideline in the summer of 2012.

21 Jul 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many countries have expressed an interest in booking Scottish-based training facilities for the 2012 Olympic Games

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Eight countries have expressed an interest in using Scottish facilities as pre-Games training camps in 2012. Through Scotland''s Pre-Games Training Camps Co-ordinator and the venue managers, we continue to engage with those, and other, targeted countries both…

21 Jul 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many countries have booked Scottish-based training facilities for the 2012 Olympic Games

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Three countries have booked Scottish based facilities for their preparations for London 2012 (Zambia, Namibia and the British swimming team). Edinburgh Leisure are also in ongoing discussions with a National Paralympic Committee for the use of the Royal Commo…

21 Jul 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many countries have expressed an interest in booking Scottish-based training facilities for the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-35407 on 12 August 2010. 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/Apps2…

21 Jul 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many countries have booked Scottish-based training facilities for the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: So far, one country has made a booking, three countries have expressed an interest and discussions are taking place with a further three countries in basing their athletes in pre-games training camps in Scotland for the 2014 Games. However, at this t…

20 Jul 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the Consultation on the terms of the tenders to be issued for the provision of stoma appliances to NHS Scotland for the period 2010-2012 proposes a global sum in respect of the remuneration paid to stoma services contractors for appliance dispensing set at 2006-2007 levels

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-34658 on 30 June 2010. 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/Apps2/B…

20 Jul 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has evaluated the impact of the proposals contained in the Consultation on the terms of the tenders to be issued for the provision of stoma appliances to NHS Scotland for the period 2010-12 on the commercial viability of stoma appliance manufacturers and suppliers

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Scottish Government does not consider that there would be any negative impact upon the commercial viability of stoma appliance manufacturers and suppliers arising from the proposals in Consultation on the terms of the tenders to be issued for the prov…

20 Jul 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has evaluated the impact of retrospective volume discount schemes as proposed in the Consultation on the terms of the tenders to be issued for the provision of stoma appliances to NHS Scotland for the period 2010-12 on the choice available to patients for stoma services and care

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-35390 on 9 August 2010. 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/Apps2/…

20 Jul 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has evaluated the impact of volume discount claw-back scales as proposed in the Consultation on the terms of the tenders to be issued for the provision of stoma appliances to NHS Scotland for the period 2010-12 on the choice available to patients for stoma services and care

20 Jul 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has evaluated the impact of compensatory discounts as proposed in the Consultation on the terms of the tenders to be issued for the provision of stoma appliances to NHS Scotland for the period 2010-12 on the choice available to patients for stoma services and care

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Scottish Government does not consider that there would be any negative impact upon the choice available to patients for stoma services and care arising from the proposals in Consultation on the terms of the tenders to be issued for the provision of st…

20 Jul 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how the role of clinical nurse specialists will change as a result of proposals in the Consultation on the terms of the tenders to be issued for the provision of stoma appliances to NHS Scotland for the period 2010-12

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: We do not envisage any changes in the role of clinical nurse specialists (CNS) as a result of proposals in the Consultation on the terms of the tenders to be issued for the provision of stoma appliances as CNS staff are employed directly by NHS boards, who ag…

20 Jul 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the findings of the Consultation on the terms of the tenders to be issued for the provision of stoma appliances to NHS Scotland for the period 2010-12 will have on the employment of clinical nurse specialists

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The findings of the consultation on the terms of the tenders to be issued for the provision of stoma appliances to NHS Scotland will have no direct impact on the employment of clinical nurse specialists (CNS) as CNS staff are employees of NHS boards. …

20 Jul 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it plans to publish its response to the Consultation on the terms of the tenders to be issued for the provision of stoma appliances to NHS Scotland for the period 2010-12

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I expect to receive advice from officials this month on the outcome of the consultation. The Scottish Government''s response will be published thereafter.

12 Jul 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many cleaning staff have been directly employed by the NHS in each year since 1999, broken down by board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information requested is not held centrally as data on cleaning staff directly employed by NHS are not captured separately in the workforce statistics. NHS Services Scotland Information Services Division (ISD) Scotland publish data annually, as at 30 Sept…

6 Jul 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the Ministry of Defence regarding the opening of a Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit in Scotland.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Scottish Ministers have made no representations to the MoD regarding the location of Ministry of Defence Hospital Units (MDHUs).

6 Jul 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has regarding plans to open a Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit in Scotland.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The opening of Ministry of Defence Hospital Units (MDHU) in Scotland is a decision for the Ministry of Defence. However the Scottish Government would be happy to assist in the work of that UK Department on future requirements as required.

1 Jul 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the uptake has been of the Chronic Medication Service, broken down by disease.

Answer · Shona Robison: On 12 July 2010 there were 561 patients with long term conditions registered for the Chronic Medication Service. The information held centrally is not broken down by disease.

1 Jul 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many pharmacists have been trained to deliver the Chronic Medication Service.

Answer · Shona Robison: All community pharmacists have received implementation training resources from NES Pharmacy and IT training from their pharmacy IT System Supplier.

1 Jul 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive who is responsible for drawing up the plans to develop specific protocols and care plans for the 13 disease areas associated with the Chronic Medication Service; what consultations are being conducted with patient groups such as Asthma UK Scotland, and when the protocols and plans will be…

Answer · Shona Robison: The protocol to be used in association with serial prescriptions will be generic. Scottish Government Medical and Pharmaceutical Officers are currently considering the development of the generic protocol. This group will also consider any disease specific asp…

1 Jul 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been paid in councillors’ expenses in each year since 2007, broken down by (a) local authority and (b) political grouping.

Answer · John Swinney: This information is not held centrally.