Parliamentary questions
Nanette Milne
1,264 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
8 Jun 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) inpatient beds and (b) specialist staff are dedicated to the treatment of anorexia, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Shona Robison: In the North of Scotland the Eden Unit at Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen provides 10 inpatient beds and four places for day-patients for the treatment of eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa.</p> <p >In other board areas, NHS inpatient care for ea…
8 Jun 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) admissions to hospital to treat and (b) deaths from alcoholic liver disease there have been in each year since 1999.
Answer · Shona Robison: For part (a), I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-32405 on 14 April 2010. 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.scott…
8 Jun 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been diagnosed with HIV in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-34254 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 <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/B…
8 Jun 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Shona Robison: The information requested is set out in the following tables.</p> <p >The data in tables 1-3 are the numbers of positive specimens identified by NHS laboratories throughout Scotland, regardless of referral setting (e.g. GP, GUM, sexual health clinic etc).</p…
8 Jun 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many calls there have been to the healthy living line in each month since January 2004.
Answer · Shona Robison: The following table shows the numbers of calls to the Healthy Living line each month from January 2004 to August 2007. After a review of our Social Marketing campaigns the Healthy Living Campaign came to a close, hence the withdrawal of the Advice Line, and w…
8 Jun 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average ambulance response time has been to emergency calls in each NHS board area in each year since 1999.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-29061 on 1 December 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…
8 Jun 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking in response to skills shortages identified in the North Sea oil and gas industry.
Answer · Keith Brown: Scottish Funding Council have invested £250,000 to allow Robert Gordon University to conduct research into the future skills requirements of the oil and gas sector. This will feed into the energy industry advisory board.</p> <p >Initial findings have just b…
8 Jun 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many violent assaults on NHS hospital staff have been reported in each year since 1999.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This is a matter for NHSScotland boards. The information requested is not held centrally.</p>
4 Jun 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS appointments have been missed in each year and at what cost since 2007.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26533 on 14 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/Ap…
4 Jun 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children have been treated for alcohol dependency in each year since 2007, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Shona Robison: Patients may be treated for alcohol dependency in various settings and may be seen by their GP, admitted as an inpatient in a general acute hospital, or treated in a psychiatric hospital. For the purpose of this answer, children were defined as patients aged …
2 Jun 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many publicly funded health publications there have been in each year since 2007.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Information on the number of publicly funded publications beyond those published by the Scottish Government is not held centrally. The Scottish Government Health Directorates published 39 health documents in 2007-08, 92 in 2008-09, and 80 in 2009-10. These ar…
2 Jun 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on publicly funded health publications in each year since 2007.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Information on expenditure on all publicly funded publications beyond those published by the Scottish Government is not held centrally. The Scottish Government Health Directorates spent £113,968 on published documents in 2007-08, £270,642 in 2008-09, and £13…
2 Jun 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHSScotland publications there have been in each year since 2007.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This information is not held centrally.</p>
2 Jun 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many deaths there have been from malignant melanoma in each year since 1999.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The number of deaths for which the underlying cause was a malignant melanoma of skin are published each year by General Register Office for Scotland (GROS). The figures requested for 1999 to 2008, are given in Vital Events Reference Table 6.1: <a href="http:/…
26 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) the timetable is for the roll-out of the National Sexual Health System (NaSH), (b) healthcare settings NaSH will be used in and (c) datasets this system will collect.
Answer · Shona Robison: (a) The NaSH system has been live since March 2008 and has been rolled out in NHS boards since then. There are 10 health boards with NaSH, covering 93.76% of the population. Discussions are underway with Highland to agree dates for implementation. Western Isl…
26 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive by what method the Longer-lasting Contraception Social Marketing Campaign is being evaluated.
Answer · Shona Robison: The Longer Lasting Contraception (LLC) social marketing campaign is primarily evaluated through the Health Improvement Tracking Study (HITS). HITS monitors, on a continuous basis, awareness of health improvement campaigns and their impact on attitudes and beh…
26 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to refresh Respect and Responsibility: Strategy and Action Plan for Improving Sexual Health, published in 2005 and, if so, what plans it has to consult with stakeholders.
Answer · Shona Robison: In response to an independent stock taking review of Respect and Responsibility in 2007, sexual health outcomes and actions for 2008-11 were developed. These covered four themes - knowledge and awareness; leadership, co-ordination and performance management; …
26 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it can provide figures for spending on contraceptive services in each year since 2005, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Shona Robison: The information requested is not available centrally.<i ></i></p>
26 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made an assessment of the number of health professionals accredited to fit all types of long-acting reversible contraception per head of population.
Answer · Shona Robison: No such assessment has been made.</p>
26 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it can provide figures for the percentage of (a) implantable contraceptives (implant), (b) intrauterine devices (IUD) and (c) intrauterine systems (IUS) removed within (i) three months, (ii) six months, (iii) nine months and (iv) 12 months.
Answer · Shona Robison: The exact number of consultations in Scotland for the removal of contraceptives within a specified time period is not available centrally. However, national estimates can be given of the number of consultations by either a GP or practice-employed nurse for th…
26 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it can provide figures for the primary method of contraception used by women in each NHS board, broken down by (a) age and (b) primary method.
Answer · Shona Robison: The information on figures for the primary method of contraception used by women in each NHS board, broken down by (a) age and (b) primary method is not centrally available. Data from the 2008 Scottish Health Survey (Table W26) shows some of the methods of co…
19 May 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will update the statement made on 25 March 2009 by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing on improving access to new medicines in the NHS (Official Report c. 16128), making particular mention of access to treatment for rare cancers.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Scottish Government has made progress on all the policy areas included in the statement given by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing on 25 March 2009. These comprise CEL guidance for NHS boards on the introduction and availability of newly lice…
31 Mar 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the status is of the Royal Veterinary College and University of Bristol study to evaluate whether docking of tails reduces the risk of tail injury and to identify other major risk factors for tail injury and when it will be published.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: The Royal Veterinary College and the University of Bristol have completed their research and have prepared a report on their findings. The Scottish Government have been informed that this report has been submitted to the Veterinary Record for publication. It …
23 Mar 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of a survey by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists between January and February 2009 that showed that in the “best” NHS board that responded there was 14 times more speech and language therapy provision for children and that adults needing rehabilitation services…
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-32686 on 15 April 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/…
23 Mar 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of a survey by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists between January and February 2009 that showed that over a third of adults with a learning disability in NHS boards that responded had to wait longer than 18 weeks for assessment and could then wait up to a year f…
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-32687 on 15 April 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/…
23 Mar 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of a survey by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists between January and February 2009 that showed that adults needing speech and language therapy rehabilitation in NHS boards that responded waited one to 10 weeks on average for intervention with some people waitin…
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-32687 on 15 April 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/…
23 Mar 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of a survey by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists between January and February 2009 that showed that children and young people in NHS boards that responded waited two to six-and-a-half months on average for therapy with some waiting 10 months, how the Scottish G…
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-32687 on 15 April 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/…
23 Mar 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of a survey by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists between January and February 2009 that showed that waiting times for assessment and intervention in NHS boards that responded regularly missed government targets for adults and children, whether the Scottish Gove…
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-32687 on 15 April 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/…
23 Mar 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of a survey by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists between January and February 2009 that showed that waiting times for assessment and intervention in NHS boards that responded regularly missed government targets for adults and children, how the Scottish Governme…
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-32687 on 15 April 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/…
23 Mar 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of a survey by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists between January and February 2009 that showed that adults needing rehabilitation services in the “best” NHS board that responded had access to 16 times more speech and language therapy than in the “worst” area, h…
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-32686 on 15 April 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/…