Jim Hume

13 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the nature of reductions in funding for each of the NHS special boards in its 2015-16 budget.

Answer · Shona Robison: NHS Special Health Boards received differential funding dependent upon their relationship with directly patient facing services. In terms of efficiency savings, four of the special health boards generated efficiency savings which were returned to the Scott…

10 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what input it has requested and received from patients of the Centre for Integrative Care at the Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital regarding its potential closure.

Answer · Maureen Watt: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-30766 on 23 March 2016. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybus…

10 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what timeline it has set to take a decision on the closure of the Centre for Integrative Care at the Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital and whether it will consider extending this until the end of 2016.

Answer · Maureen Watt: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-30766 on 23 March 2016. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybus…

10 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the percentage of patients of the Centre for Integrative Care at the Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital who are opposed to its closure.

Answer · Maureen Watt: There are no plans to close the Centre for Integrative Care, and the premise of your question is simply false.

10 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to implement the recommendation in the report, Stoma Appliance Service in the Community: Stoma Care Quality and Cost Effectiveness Review 2015, regarding (a) investing in additional clinical nurse specialists to improve patient care and cost effectiveness, (b) th…

Answer · Shona Robison: The Stoma Appliance Service in the Community: Stoma Care Quality and Cost Effectiveness Review 2015 notes that a range of nurses with mixed responsibilities can support patients who have stomas. There are many nurses within differing units and specialities wi…

10 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the report, Stoma Appliance Service in the Community: Stoma Care Quality and Cost Effectiveness Review 2015, was not published until 25 February 2016, and how long it took for the review to be completed.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Stoma Appliance Service in the Community: Stoma Care Quality and Cost Effectiveness Review 2015 was published on 26 February 2016 as prior to this date it was still in development. The quality audit was conducted across all 14 territorial NHS boards in th…

10 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing national guidelines for the prescribing of stoma products and appliances.

Answer · Shona Robison: We are currently considering the evidence for the introduction of national guidance.

9 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide a substantive answer to question S4W-29604, which received a holding response on 29 February 2016, and what the reason is for the delay in providing the answer.

Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-29604 on 10 March 2016. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentary…

9 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide substantive answers to questions S4W-28109 and S4W-29605, which received holding responses on 19 November 2015 and 29 February 2016 respectively, and what the reason is for the delay in providing such answers.

Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-28109 on 16 March 2016. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybu…

9 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government (a) how much and (b) what percentage of its budget each local authority has spent on temporary accommodation in each year since 2009-10.

Answer · Margaret Burgess: This information is not held centrally. It is for local authorities to decide the appropriate amount and percentage of spend on temporary accommodation in their area.

9 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what impact it considers local authority funding for 2016-17 will have on addressing homelessness.

Answer · Margaret Burgess: Local authorities are best placed to allocate appropriate resources from the local government finance settlement to addressing homelessness in their area. Along with strong legislative rights for homeless households, local authorities and their partners have…

9 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what resources it is providing to each local authority area to address homelessness in 2016-17.

Answer · Margaret Burgess: Funding to local authorities to address homelessness is provided as part of the local government finance settlement for 2016-17. The total funding now amounts to over £10.3 billion. It is for local authorities to allocate the appropriate funding to address h…

9 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what research it has carried out on the impact of local authority funding reductions for temporary and homeless accommodation for 2016-17.

Answer · Margaret Burgess: The Scottish Government has not carried out research into local authority funding for temporary and homeless accommodation for 2016-17. The allocation of appropriate funding for temporary and homeless accommodation for 2016-17 is a matter for local authoriti…

9 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on reports that local authorities face a funding shortfall of at least £25 million for temporary accommodation for homeless people by 2017.

Answer · Margaret Burgess: The funding shortfall of £25 million was identified through a survey of local authorities in Scotland by local authority practitioners, supported by the Scottish Government. The Minister for Housing and Welfare shared this information with the previous UK co…

8 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many mental health professionals have been employed in A&E departments in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) hospital and (b) position.

Answer · Jamie Hepburn: Information on how many mental health professionals have been employed in A&E departments is held by each individual health board.

8 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-30206 by Jamie Hepburn on 8 March 2016, how much funding the Scottish Primary Care Research Network has received in each year since 2007-08.

Answer · Jamie Hepburn: The Chief Scientist Office has provided the Scottish Primary Care Research Network with the following funding in each year since 2007-08: 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 £207,000 £251,000 £274,000 £373,000 …

8 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many paramedics have logged overtime hours in each year since 2010-11 and how many hours they have logged.

Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-30432 on 21 March 2016. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/…

8 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-29221 by Jamie Hepburn on 14 January 2016, what (a) organisations and (b) stakeholders it (i) has met and (ii) plans to meet it in its development of an updated mental health strategy.

Answer · Jamie Hepburn: We are currently engaging with a wide range of stakeholders including people who use services, service providers and professional bodies about the next mental health strategy which will be produced in 2016, and informed by that engagement with interested part…

7 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much overtime pay has been (a) claimed and (b) paid in each year since 2010-11 in each NHS board.

Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-30432 on 21 March 2016. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybu…

7 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many hours (a) nurses and midwives, (b) junior doctors and (c) consultants have logged as overtime in each year since 2010-11, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Shona Robison: This information is not held centrally.

7 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that NHS boards have enough staff and resources to prevent the number of emergency readmissions from rising.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government is committed to supporting NHS boards, which is why we have put in place record levels of funding and NHS boards have record numbers of staff.

7 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what it considers the reasons are for the reported significant increase of seven-day emergency hospital readmissions in recent years.

Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-30428 on 22 March 2016. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybu…

7 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to NHS boards to reduce seven-day emergency readmissions.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government’s unscheduled care six essentials programme is supporting NHS boards to carry out effective admission and discharge of patients and includes a focus on emergency readmission indicators.

7 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on recent reports that seven-day hospital emergency readmissions have increased significantly in recent years.

Answer · Shona Robison: The research literature shows that the concept and definition of emergency readmissions is complex in nature. The Scottish Government is taking forward work on the definition and analysis of emergency readmission rates through the unscheduled care six essenti…

7 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of seven-day emergency readmissions there have been in each year since 2010-11, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Shona Robison: Since 2010-11 there has been an increase of around 0.1 percentage points per annum in the percentage of admissions which were followed by an emergency readmission for all ages combined. Information on seven-day emergency readmissions is set out in the foll…

7 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of its action plan on nicotine vapour products, including (a) publicity, (b) national guidance, (c) resources and training for cessation staff and (d) standardising the collection of data on product use.

Answer · Maureen Watt: The Scottish Government has made provision for nicotine vapour products (NVPs) in the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Bill. NVPs will also be regulated by the EU Tobacco Products Directive. The UK Government is currently transposing provis…

7 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what progress it has made in meeting each commitment in the Mental Health Strategy for Scotland 2012-2015.

Answer · Jamie Hepburn: The progress against each of the commitments in the Mental Health Strategy for Scotland 2012-2015 is updated, where appropriate, on the Scottish Government's website (see following link). Where there is no update on an individual commitment, we will report th…

7 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) organisations and (b) stakeholders it met when developing the Mental Health Strategy for Scotland 2012-2015 and on what dates.

Answer · Jamie Hepburn: The Scottish Government consulted on the strategy from 5 September 2011 to 31 January 2012 and the 344 publishable responses are available online: http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2014/05/4073. We also held a consultation event on 7 December 2011 in Edinburgh…

7 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much money the office of the Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland has allocated toward research on (a) child and (b) adult mental health in each year since 2010-11.

Answer · Alasdair Allan: The Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland does not direct or fund research, and so has funded no research into mental health. The Chief Scientist Office (CSO) of the Scottish Government has allocated the following funding in each year since 2010-11 to the …

3 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many foodbanks in each local authority area have closed because of lack of funding in each year since 2007-08.

Answer · Margaret Burgess: The Scottish Government does not hold information on the number of food banks that have ceased operation.