Paul Martin

2 Mar 2016 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many registered sex offenders there are in Scotland and what resources are being allocated to monitor them.

22 Feb 2016 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and what matters were discussed.

9 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many patients aged over 75 in each of the last five years were recorded as sustaining an injury during their stay after being admitted to Lightburn Hospital.

Answer · Shona Robison: This information is not held centrally. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have provided full year details for the number of recorded incidents involving those over the age of 75 who have sustained an injury during a stay in Lightburn Hospital over the last three …

9 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many patients aged over 75 in each of the last five years were subsequently diagnosed with MRSA after being admitted to Lightburn Hospital.

Answer · Shona Robison: Statistical information on MRSA in Scotland is published by Health Protection Scotland in its quarterly epidemiological commentaries at: http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/pubs/Index.aspx. The commentaries contain quarterly epidemiological data by NHS board and natio…

9 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many deaths there have been at Lightburn Hospital in each of the last 10 years.

Answer · Shona Robison: The following table shows the number of deaths that occurred at Lightburn Hospital in the past 10 years. 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 89 70 53 52 40 35 21 17 10 14 Source: Information Ser…

9 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the estate revenue costs are for Lightburn Hospital.

Answer · Shona Robison: The estate revenue costs for 2014-15 for Lightburn Hospital are: Lightburn Hospital: 2014-15 Estate Revenue Costs Pay Supplies Total £ £ £ Laundry 21,345 2,095 23,440 Waste Disposal 31,852 31,852 Property Maintenance 4,995 118,566 123,5…

9 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been transferred from Lightburn Hospital to receive emergency treatment at an acute hospital in each of the last five years.

Answer · Shona Robison: The following table shows the number of patients who have been transferred from Lightburn Hospital to another hospital in each of the last five years. Information is not available centrally about whether the transfer was for emergency treatment. Financial ye…

9 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been treated at Lightburn Hospital in each year since 1999, and what information it has for earlier years.

Answer · Shona Robison: The following table shows the number of patients that had a hospital admission at Lightburn Hospital at least once during the year, treated as an inpatient or daycase, for each year from 1997-98 to 2014-15. Financial Year 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01…

8 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government under what circumstances Lightburn Hospital would carry out a complete evacuation, and what guidance it provides on this.

Answer · Shona Robison: There are a number of incidents that may require the evacuation of hospital premises. These can include a fire, structural damage or collapse, but any disruptive incident that impacts on the safety of staff and patients could result in evacuation. All NHS bo…

8 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether Lightburn Hospital has developed or is developing plans on how to carry out a complete evacuation.

Answer · Shona Robison: All NHS boards would deal with an evacuation, as with any disruption to their activities or buildings, as part of their business continuity management arrangements. Strategic business continuity management guidance has been issued to NHS boards in Scotland an…

8 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what ministerial engagements have taken place in Lightburn Hospital in each of the last five years.

Answer · Shona Robison: In their then role as Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, Nicola Sturgeon met Lightburn Hospital campaigners at the Scottish Parliament on 2 November 2011 and Alex Neil visited the hospital on 20 June 2013.

8 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its role would be regarding any proposal by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to close Lightburn Hospital.

Answer · Shona Robison: Any proposals for major service change in the NHS must be informed by formal public consultation and are ultimately subject to ministerial approval, in line with the national guidance available at www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk/mels/CEL2010_01.pdf. In all such cases,…

8 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many medical staff have been employed at Lightburn Hospital in each of the last five years.

Answer · Shona Robison: Information on how many medical staff have been employed at Lightburn Hospital in each of the last five years is not centrally held. Under this government, staffing levels in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have increased by 916.3 whole time equivalent (WTE), …

8 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people with mental health issues have been accommodated in Lightburn Hospital in each of the last five years.

Answer · Shona Robison: This information is not held centrally. Lightburn Hospital is not a psychiatric inpatient hospital. Acute hospital inpatient and day case discharges (SMR01 data) typically only record diagnoses that are relevant to the current period of care and do not refer…

8 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether there is a sufficient number of junior doctors graduating to meet demand at Lightburn Hospital.

Answer · Shona Robison: There is no direct correlation between numbers of medical students graduating in Scotland and the number of junior doctor training places in Lightburn Hospital. Scottish Ministers set medical student intake targets annually, and places for 2015 totalled 848. …

8 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to people with impaired (a) sight and (b) hearing who use Lightburn Hospital.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government’s sensory impairment strategy aims to achieve seamless assessment, care and support for all people with a sensory impairment. Local partnerships have been established around Scotland to drive the implementation of the strategy.

8 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to people with (a) learning difficulties and (b) mental health issues who use Lightburn Hospital.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government provides funding to individual health boards, who are in turn responsible for providing services which meet the physical and mental health needs of their local population. Mental health is an absolute priority for the Scottish Governm…

8 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many crimes have been reported in Lightburn Hospital in each of the last five years.

Answer · Frank Mulholland QC: The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) uses a live operational case management system, specifically designed to receive criminal and death reports from the police and other specialist reporting agencies and to manage the cases for prosecution …

8 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many wards in Lightburn Hospital have been closed due to (a) norovirus outbreak, (b) hospital-acquired infections and (c) other reasons in each of the last five years. 

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government does not hold this information centrally. Health Protection Scotland (HPS) monitors and publishes weekly point prevalence surveillance management information data on a weekly basis by board reporting the number of hospitals and wards c…

8 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many times the heating has broken down at Lightburn Hospital in each of the last five years.

Answer · Shona Robison: The following table provides the number of reported faults for the heating system in the Lightburn Hospital. All faults have been repaired and there have been no occasions when the whole hospital has been without heating. 2011-12 6 reported faults 2012-13 …

8 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many falls have been recorded in Lightburn Hospital in each of the last five years.

Answer · Shona Robison: This information is not held centrally. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have provided the following information. The number of recorded falls in Lightburn Hospital over the last five years is provided in the following table: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 To…

8 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans ministers have to visit Lightburn Hospital to discuss the future of the facility.

Answer · Shona Robison: There are no current plans at this time for ministers to visit Lightburn Hospital. There are no formal proposals to change the services delivered at the hospital.

8 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde regarding Lightburn Hospital.

Answer · Shona Robison: Both ministers and Scottish Government officials keep in regular contact with NHS boards on a range of matters including local services.

8 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many beds are provided in Lightburn Hospital.

Answer · Shona Robison: The latest information available from Information Services Division (ISD) Scotland, shows that the average number of available staffed beds at Lightburn hospital in Glasgow is 55.8, for quarter ending September 2015. Source: ISD(S)1, ISD Scotland

8 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the average length of stay was for inpatients in Lightburn Hospital in each of the last five years.

Answer · Shona Robison: The following table shows the mean length of episode at Lightburn Hospital (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde) for the past five years. The mean figure is the sum of all episode lengths divided by the number of inpatient episodes. Mean length of episode for hosp…

8 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that there are sufficient staffing levels at Lightburn Hospital.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government is fully committed to a sustainable NHS and its workforce, which continues to deliver a consistently high quality healthcare service to the people of Scotland. While the Scottish Government provides the policies, frameworks and resour…

8 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to make wards at Lightburn Hospital more dementia-friendly.

Answer · Shona Robison: It is the responsibility of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to deliver effective and high quality health services to its population. There has been significant progress over the last two years in ensuring that the wards in Lightburn Hospital are dementia frien…

8 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many times Lightburn Hospital has downgraded services due to a shortage of suitably qualified staff in each of the last five years.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government provides the policies, frameworks and resources for high quality healthcare, and it is for each NHS board – including NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde – to decide best how to utilise funding, facilities and staff while taking account of n…

8 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether there is a shortage of junior doctors available to staff services in Lightburn Hospital and, if so, what the impact of this is.

Answer · Shona Robison: There are no junior doctor staffing shortages at Lightburn Hospital. In Scotland, the oversight of medical trainees is the responsibility of NHS Education for Scotland, who share the operational arrangements for the placement of medical trainees into trainin…

8 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of single rooms is available in Lightburn Hospital.

Answer · Shona Robison: There are two single rooms in each of the four wards, this equates to 7% of the total number of beds.