Parliamentary questions
Nanette Milne
1,264 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
23 Aug 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the posts of (a) lead clinician and (b) manager for the managed clinical networks for diabetes have been filled and, if not, for how long these posts have been vacant.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The new lead clinician for diabetesin Scotland, Dr Donald Pearson, was appointed in August 2006.</p><p>All NHS boards, with the exceptionof Orkney, have a lead clinician and manager in post to support diabetes managedclinical networks. In Orkney, the lead cli…
23 Aug 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many clinics were provided for diabetes patients in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The information requested isnot centrally available.</p>
17 Aug 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of any studies focusing on adverse psychiatric reactions linked to the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drug, Strattera.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The Medicines and Healthcareproducts Regulatory Agency has advised that a Prescription Event Monitoringstudy is being undertaken by the Drug Safety Research Unit in Southampton. Thestudy is to further evaluate the safety profile of Strattera in routineclinica…
17 Aug 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many hospitals operate a telephone service which charges patients higher than normal network rates.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-27839 on 29 August 2006. Allanswers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website,the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa…
17 Aug 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of the contracts in respect of public telephone call charges in hospitals, including the Beatson Clinic.
Answer · Andy Kerr: This information is not held centrally as decisions about the provision of public telephones in hospitals area matter for the local NHS board.</p>
9 Aug 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-21075 by Nicol Stephen on 31 January 2006, how many (a) grocery, (b) butcher, (c) baker, (d) fishmonger, (e) newsagent, (f) confectionery and (g) tobacco retail outlets and how many wholesalers there were in 2005 or, if this data is not yet available…
Answer · Nicol Stephen: This data for 2005 is not yetavailable.</p><p>The reference point for the ScottishExecutive’s business stock database is being brought forward from November to March.For continuity of analysis, the first two years of March based figures (2005 and2006) will be…
20 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to increase the capacity available to deliver intravenous therapies to cancer patients.
Answer · Andy Kerr: It is a matter for NHS boardsto plan services to meet the healthcare needs of their local populations.</p><p> </p><p><i>Delivering for Health</i> set out the programme of action for NHS Scotland inorder to shift the balance of care and extend and enhance…
20 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting times are for patients with breast cancer, broken down by NHS board or managed clinical network.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to thequestion S2W-25424, answered on 10 May 2006. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the searchfacility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.</p>…
20 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the mortality rate is of patients with breast cancer, broken down by NHS board or managed clinical network.
Answer · Andy Kerr: Breast cancer mortalityrates from 1980 – 2004 (the most recent year for which data is available)broken down by age, sex, regional cancer network and NHS Board is available onthe NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) Information Services Division (ISD)website a…
20 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of HER-2 positive patients are given Herceptin, broken down by NHS board or managed clinical network.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The information requested isnot held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The Scottish MedicinesConsortium (SMC) published their guidance on 12 June advising that Herceptin isaccepted for restricted use within NHSScotland for the treatment of patientswith HER2 posit…
20 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of breast cancers are HER-2 positive, broken down by NHS board or managed clinical network.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The information requested isnot held centrally.</p>
20 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of breast cancer patients are tested for their HER-2 status at diagnosis, broken down by NHS board or managed clinical network.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The information in respectof all breast cancer patients is not available centrally in the formatrequested. NHS boards confirm that arrangements have been or are being put inplace to test all newly diagnosed breast cancer patients to confirm HER-2status.</p>
20 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the incidence is of breast cancer, broken down by NHS board or managed clinical network.
Answer · Andy Kerr: Breast cancer incidence from1980 – 2003 (the most recent year for which data is available) broken down byage, sex, regional cancer network and NHS board is available on the NHSNational Services Scotland (NSS) Information Services Division (ISD) website at htt…
17 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children have been given contraceptive implants on the NHS in the last five years.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The information requested isnot available centrally. Data collected centrally relate to prescribed itemsdispensed by community pharmacists and dispensing doctors and do not includeitems dispensed through hospitals or hospital-based services. In addition, thea…
17 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many deaths were linked to MRSA in 2005.
Answer · Andy Kerr: MRSA was recorded on Scottishdeath certificates as likely to be “the underlying cause of death” in 38 casesin 2005. In a further 174 death certificates, MRSA was mentioned as acontributing factor.</p><p>These datashould be treated with great caution. Detailed…
17 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many violent assaults on NHS hospital staff were reported in each year since 1999.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The information requested isnot collected centrally in the form requested. Information on violence and aggressionin NHSScotland is published on the Scottish Health Statistics website under workforcestatistics, <a href="http://www.isdscotland.org/workforce">ww…
17 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) adults and (b) children registered with an NHS dental practice in each year since 1995.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The information requested isprovided in the following table.</p><p>Total Number of Adults andChildren Registered with an NHS General Dental Practitioner; At 31 March</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td width=76 valign=top> <p…
17 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many GPs have (a) retired and (b) started practice in each year since 1995.
Answer · Andy Kerr: This information is not heldcentrally.</p>
17 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many nurses have been employed by NHS 24 in each year since its inception.
Answer · Andy Kerr: As NHS 24 implemented its phased rollout across Scotland, recruitment was also phased and began in the Grampian area, to staff the Aberdeen Contact Centre in advance of its launch on 8 May 2002.</p><p>At that stage, NHS 24 employed 23 frontline nurses (headco…
17 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish patients have made use of the E112 form to seek treatment abroad in each year since 1999.
Answer · Andy Kerr: This information is not heldby the Executive. The E112 system is administered by the Department of Healthfor the whole of the UK. I have had enquiries made as to whether it ispossible to obtain country-specific information and will write to the Member.</p>
17 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) in patient beds and (b) specialist staff are dedicated to the treatment of anorexia.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The information requested isnot held centrally. NHS in patient care is provided within generic mentalhealth services and not separately identified by condition. In patient care isalso contracted from the independent sector.</p><p>Patients diagnosed withanorex…
17 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to address anorexia on a Scotland-wide basis, in light of the recent decision by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman on the treatment of an anorexia patient in NHS Lothian.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: Weare working with all interests, including the independent sector, to improveeating disorder services in Scotland. The focus remains on better supported andcoordinated care and greater family involvement.</p><p>Aspart of this action the NHS regional partners…
17 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many therapists are trained to treat sufferers of depression.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The information requested isnot held centrally. Therapy for those who suffer from depression may beprovided from a number of sources in primary and secondary care, localauthorities and in the voluntary sector.</p><p>The Doing Well by Peoplewith Depression pro…
14 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time to see a child psychiatrist was in each year since 1999 and how many in-patient beds there were for young psychiatric patients in each year.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: NHS Scotland median waiting timesfor first out-patient appointments, following referral from a general medicalor dental practitioner, to consultants in child and adolescent psychiatry specialtiesfor calendar years 1999 to 2002 are shown in the following table…
14 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children suffered from mental disorders severe enough to require treatment in each year since 1996.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: This information is not heldcentrally.</p>
14 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cycles of fertility treatment there are per head of population.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The information requested isnot recorded.</p>
14 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of nurses, qualifying this summer, have yet to find jobs.
Answer · Andy Kerr: This information is not heldcentrally.</p>
14 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are sufficient stocks of flu vaccine for the coming winter.
Answer · Andy Kerr: On 28 June 2006 the UK Vaccine IndustryGroup (UVIG) announced that it anticipated delays in the production of influenzavaccine for the 2006-07 season. The anticipated delay was due to the low manufacturingyield of one of the flu strains recommended by the Wor…
14 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were diagnosed with chlamydia in each year since 1995.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The requested information isdetailed within Volume 40 of <i>Health Protection Scotland’s Weekly Report</i>.The Report can be found at www.show.scot.nhs.uk/scieh.</p>
14 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will respond to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) warning that midwife-led maternity units are more dangerous than hospital units.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: NICE has issued no such warning.</p>