Parliamentary questions
Dr Jean Turner
219 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
17 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-3826 by Mr Jim Wallace on 17 November 2003, what conclusions have been drawn by the Executive from the research conducted by Phil Taylor of the University of Stirling and Peter Bain of the University of Strathclyde on call centres in Scotland and out…
Answer · Nicol Stephen: Work by the Scottish Executive on call and contact centres and offshoring has moved on significantly since the 2003 Taylor and Bain Report. The Taylor and Bain work was considered by a sub-group of the Financial Services Strategy Group (FSSG) which looked spe…
17 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many practice nurses will be trained in the next five years.
Answer · Andy Kerr: Pre-registration education prepares nurses for initial practice. The commissioning of the Practice Nurse Specialist Practitioner Qualification is not undertaken centrally. This is carried out locally within health board areas, higher education institutions an…
17 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many practice nurses were trained in the last three years.
Answer · Andy Kerr: Pre-registration education prepares nurses for initial practice. Practice nurses can also undertake a Specialist Practitioner Education programme in general practice nursing which is degree level programme. However, it is not mandatory to hold this qualificat…
17 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to encourage the training of practice nurses.
Answer · Andy Kerr: There is currently a Specialist Practice Education programme in general practice nursing which is a degree level programme. The Framework for Nursing in General Practice encourages learning and personal development through the use of, amongst other things, pe…
17 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is monitoring the implementation of its Framework for Nursing in General Practice, published earlier this year.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The Framework for Nursing in General Practice, which was published in October 2004, was developed in partnership with nursing and medical professionals organisations and practice nurses from across Scotland. It was intended to provide a resource to practices …
17 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive why Nationally Co-ordinated Nurse Bank Arrangements: Report and Action Plan, published earlier this year, did not address bank nurse cover for practice nurses.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The <i>Nationally Co-ordinated Nurse Bank Arrangements Report and Action Plan</i> does incorporate bank nurse cover for practice nurses. A sample of practice nurses were issued questionnaires during the data collection phase of the project and the results wer…
17 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive who is responsible for ensuring that locum practice nurses are available in every NHS board area.
Answer · Andy Kerr: There is no one body responsible for ensuring that locum/bank practice nurses are available in every NHS board area. NHS boards work with general practitioners to ensure that locum/bank practice nurses are available.</p>
17 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has issued to NHS boards on the provision and employment of locum practice nurses.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The Scottish Executive Health Department has issued the <i>Nationally Co-ordinated Nurse Bank Arrangements – Report and Action Plan </i>(2005) which applies to the provision and employment of locum/bank practice nurses.</p>
17 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-16185 by Mr Andy Kerr on 5 May 2005, when the diagnostic waiting time standards that NHS boards will have to meet will be published.
Answer · Andy Kerr: On 21 June 2005, I announced a maximum nine-weeks waiting time for eight key diagnostic tests – MRI, CT, ultrasound and barium scans, upper endoscopy, cystoscopy, sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy. This commitment, which will come into effect from the end of 2007…
17 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria set out in NHS Quality Improvement Scotland - Older People in Acute Care were not met, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-20754 on 25 November 2005. 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/weba…
17 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are in place to improve standards where the criteria set out in NHS Quality Improvement Scotland - Older People in Acute Care were not met.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: NHS boards are expected to implement NHS Quality Improvement Scotland’s standards and monitor adherence through their clinical governance structures. NHSScotland is held to account through the assessment visits that NHS Quality Improvement Scotland undertakes…
17 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans NHS Greater Glasgow has to improve standards where the criteria set out in the North and South Glasgow local reports on older people in acute care were not met.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: NHS boards are expected to implement NHS Quality Improvement Scotland’s standards and monitor adherence through their clinical governance structures. NHSScotland is held to account through the assessment visits that NHS Quality Improvement Scotland undertakes…
17 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive which NHS boards met more than 75% of the criteria set out in NHS Quality Improvement Scotland’s local reports on older people in acute care, published in February 2004.
Answer · Andy Kerr: NHS Quality Improvement Scotlands local reports on older people in acute care are available on their website at <a href="http://www.nhshealthquality.org/">http://www.nhshealthquality.org</a>.</p>
17 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will increase the number of beds in isolation units in the event of a flu pandemic affecting Scotland.
Answer · Andy Kerr: NHS boards are responsible for the planning and implementation of local contingency arrangements, including pandemic planning.</p>
17 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans are in place in each NHS board to reduce the risks associated with a flu pandemic.
Answer · Andy Kerr: All NHS boards have pandemic flu plans in place based upon the UK Influenza Pandemic Contingency Plan.</p>
16 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will train more staff to work with patients who require isolation within the community.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-20723 on 25 November 2005. 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/weba…
16 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will train more staff to work in isolation units.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-20723 on 25 November 2005. 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/weba…
16 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff are trained to work in isolation units.
Answer · Andy Kerr: In general, health boards as NHS employers, are required by the mandatory Staff Governance Standard to ensure that all their staff are appropriately trained for the environment they work in. The Staff Governance Standard is monitored by the Scottish Partnersh…
16 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many isolation units there are in each NHS board area.
Answer · Andy Kerr: Information on the number of isolation units in each NHS board area is not centrally available.</p> <p>I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-20721 on 25 November 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s…
16 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many isolation beds there are in each NHS board area.
Answer · Andy Kerr: Information on the total number of isolation rooms in each NHS Board area is shown in the table.</p> <p>This information was obtained during February 2004 as part of an audit of patient placement facilities for the control of infectious diseases.</p><p>Availa…
16 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many operating theatres are planned in future for Gartnavel Hospital, broken down by speciality.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-20715 on 25 November 2005. 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/weba…
16 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many operating theatres are planned in future for the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow, broken down by speciality.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-20715 on 25 November 2005. 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/weba…
16 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many operating theatres are planned in future for Glasgow Royal Infirmary, broken down by speciality.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-20715 on 25 November 2005. 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/weba…
16 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many operating theatres are planned for the new Victoria Hospital in Glasgow, broken down by speciality.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-20715 on 25 November 2005. 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/weba…
16 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many operating theatres are planned for the new Stobhill Hospital, broken down by speciality.
Answer · Andy Kerr: This is a matter for NHS Greater Glasgow. The exact disposition of services will be finalised as the board’s plans for the modernisation of acute services is implemented. The planning and provision of local NHS services is the responsibility of individual NHS…
16 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many operating theatres there are in the Western Infirmary in Glasgow, broken down by speciality.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-20709 on 30 November 2005. 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/weba…
16 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many operating theatres there are in Stobhill Hospital, broken down by speciality.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-20709 on 30 November 2005. 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/weba…
16 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many operating theatres there are in the Victoria Infirmary in Glasgow, broken down by speciality.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-20709 on 30 November 2005. 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/weba…
16 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many operating theatres there are in the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow, broken down by speciality.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-20709 on 30 November 2005. 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/weba…
16 Nov 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many operating theatres there are in Gartnavel Hospital, broken down by speciality.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-20709 on 30 November 2005. 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/weba…