Nanette Milne

29 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it supports vulnerable older people being able to choose between meals on wheels and a frozen meals service.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: It is for each localauthority to decide to provide a meals service, whether frozen or not, based onan assessment of the individual’s care needs. The individual’s care plan, andthe monitoring arrangements for managing that care, should provide theappropriate s…

29 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many young people have become registered volunteers in each year since the launch of Volunteer Development Scotland.

Answer · Johann Lamont: There is no central registerof volunteers for which we can report data. However, the Scottish Household Surveyhas data on the rate of volunteering from 1999. We do not hold time-series datafrom before then, so cannot give an indication of volunteering rates f…

29 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many registered volunteers there have been in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Johann Lamont: There is no central registerof volunteers for which we can report data. However, the Scottish Household Surveyhas data on the rate of volunteering from 1999. The Scotland-wide rates of volunteeringin each year from 1999 are as follows.</p><table border=1 cel…

29 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many paid carers there have been in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Robert Brown: The information requested isshown in the following table.</p><p>Number of Paid Care Workers¹by Local Authority, 1999-2004</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td width=134 nowrap valign=bottom> <p align=center>Local Au…

23 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it is monitoring the impact of centralised NHS procurement on the existing supplier base.

Answer · Andy Kerr: National Procurement will monitorthe impact of National Contracts on the total current supplier base across NHSScotlandand will publish a schedule later this year of the annual spend with SME suppliersversus total NHSScotland spend.</p>

23 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any local supplier tenders have been put on hold during the transition to centralised NHS procurement and, if so, how many such cases there have been in (a) Scotland and (b) the Lothians.

Answer · Andy Kerr: Information on localsupplier tenders put on hold during the transition to centralised NHSprocurement is not held centrally. However, local suppliers are mostly involvedwith the supply of fresh foodstuffs to NHS boards. The supply of freshfoodstuffs is not a c…

23 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how members of its communication support needs research programme steering group will be selected.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-24639 on 20 April 2006. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.…

23 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the membership will be of its communication support needs research programme steering group.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-24639 on 20 April 2006. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.…

23 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the projected funding is for phase (a) 1 and (b) 2 of its communication support needs research programme and what the schedule is for spending on the programme.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-24639 on 20 April 2006. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.…

23 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when phase 2 of its communication support needs research programme is due to (a) start and (b) report.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-24639 on 20 April 2006. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can befound at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.…

23 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when phase 1 of its communication support needs research programme is due to report and whether the report will be published.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The Scottish Executive hasalready started commissioning the first phase of the programme of research oncommunication support needs by inviting expressions of interest from potentialcontractors asking them to tender for the work. The first phase will comprise …

17 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what level of funding has been allocated for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease rehabilitation, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Andy Kerr: NHS boards are expected to provideappropriate rehabilitation and other services for people with chronic obstructivepulmonary disease from their unified budgets. It is not possible to isolate theresources allocated to pulmonary rehabilitation.</p>

17 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people require access to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease rehabilitation, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Andy Kerr: This information is not heldcentrally. The NICE Guidelines on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease set outthe indications regarding patients who would benefit from access to pulmonary rehabilitation.</p>

17 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the waiting times are for accessing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease rehabilitation in each NHS board, by location.

Answer · Andy Kerr: This information is not heldcentrally. The general waiting times standards apply to the care of those with chronicobstructive pulmonary disease. There is no specific waiting time standards for accessto pulmonary rehabilitation.</p>

17 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether NHS Grampian provides a comprehensive service for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease rehabilitation, as recommended in national guidelines, as compared with other NHS boards and what the reasons are for the position on the matter.

Answer · Andy Kerr: NHS Grampian currentlyprovides a rolling programme of pulmonary rehabilitation for suitable patientswith chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), aimed at maximisingindividual patients’ well-being, quality of life and life expectancy. In linewith the rec…

17 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of any Senior House Officers (SHOs) expressing concerns in respect of obtaining employment due to the phasing-out of the training grade and introduction of the Modernising Medical Careers initiative; if so, whether it will provide an assurance that, if jobs under the i…

Answer · Andy Kerr: The Executive is committedto effective implementation of Modernising Medical Careers (MMC), the UK-widereform of postgraduate medical training. Arrangements have not yet begun inScotland to phase out the SHO grade. We are considering how best to assimilatebot…

16 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average time has been between individuals' community care needs assessments and receipt of payments towards personal care in each year since the introduction of free personal care, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: This information is not heldcentrally.</p>

16 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time has been for a community care needs assessment in each year since the introduction of free personal care, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: This Information is not availablecentrally.</p>

16 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals are awaiting a community care needs assessment in each local authority area.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: This information is not availablecentrally.</p>

14 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-23572 by Mr Andy Kerr on 9 March 2006, whether the same method is used to record the number of patients waiting for angiography, angioplasty or coronary artery bypass graft as is used to record the number of patients waiting over six months for in-pa…

Answer · Andy Kerr: The number of patients waitingfor angiography or cardiac revascularisation (angioplasty or coronary artery bypassgraft) is measured and reported using a quarterly census carried out by InformationServices Division of NHS National Services Scotland (ISD Scotla…

13 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the publication of Scottish Health Statistics - Acute Hospital Care on 23 February 2006, how many angiography and angioplasty or coronary artery bypass graft patients were treated within (a) eight and (b) 18 weeks in each quarter of the last five years, expressed also as a pe…

Answer · Andy Kerr: The information requested isdetailed in the following table:</p><p>Nhsscotland In-Patient/DayCase Discharges for People Seen Within Eight Weeks (Angiography) or 18 Weeks(Angioplasty and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts) in Absolute Numbers and as aPercentage of …

9 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people with availability status codes have waited for over six months for treatment in each quarter since March 1997.

Answer · Andy Kerr: Thespecific information requested is not available. The recording of Availability StatusCodes on in-patient and day case discharge data is not mandatory. It is not thereforepossible to identify from the available data whether those patients who waited oversix…

2 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will confirm its support for the modernisation of audiology services and whether the commitment to spend £17 million to start this process will be supported by additional resources if such resourcing is necessary.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The Executive fully supports the continuing modernisation of audiology services. We are currently commissioning an external clinical audit and a financial audit to monitor progress.</p> <p>Ring-fenced funding for audiology will be provided to NHS boards for t…

1 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the calls made by the Prostate Cancer Charter for Action, as relaunched in October 2005.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The current position inresponse to Prostate Cancer Charter for Action’s four priorities is as follows:</p><p>Resources</p><p><i>Cancer in </i><i>Scotland</i><i>: Action for change</i> waspublished in 2001 backed by a significant new recurring investment of £2…

1 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what mechanisms are in place to ensure that information and advice on prostate cancer services in equally accessible to all men, regardless of their ethnic background.

Answer · Andy Kerr: <i>Fair for All - The WiderChallenge </i>sets out how NHS boardsare expected to deliver services for individuals, responsive to their lifecircumstances and taking into account their needs in relation to informationand services. The Scottish Health Council are…

1 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to launch a public awareness campaign on the prostate and its functions in Scotland.

Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-23705 on 9 March 2006. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility forwhich can be found at: <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.…

1 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the Department of health’s Prostate Cancer Advisory Group’s decision to authorise a pilot public awareness campaign on the prostate and its function in England.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The pilot campaign, announcedon 31 October 2005, is intended to raise awareness of the prostate andits function and will take place in one NHS Primary Care Trust area in England. Therewill be an evaluation of the impact the pilot has on the local population a…

1 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what improvements there have been to prostate cancer services as a result of the Cancer Service Improvement Programme.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The CancerService Improvement Programme (CSIP) identified a number of high impact changesacross cancer clinical pathways. The <i>Top 20 Actions for Change </i>areavailable from the Centre for Change and Innovation website at: </p><p><ahref="http://www.cci.sco…

1 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to ensure that prostate cancer patients can expect the same levels of treatment and care from each NHS board.

Answer · Andy Kerr: <i>Cancer in Scotland:Action for change</i> published in 2001recognised that managed cancer networks, bringing together all of theprofessions and disciplines involved in the care of patients with a particularcancer type, help ensure that the best possible qua…

1 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in each NHS board area in the last year for which data is available.

Answer · Andy Kerr: Information on the number ofmen diagnosed with prostate cancer by NHS board area and year (1980 to 2002) isavailable on the Information Services Division website at:</p><p><ahref="http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/files/cancer_prostate_inc_m.xls">http://www.isds…