Miles Briggs

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what financial loans it expects to have made to NHS boards by the end of 2018-19.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-17912 on 16 August 2018. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have had their stomach pumped in each year since 2007, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: The following table shows the number of gastric lavage procedures carried out in Scotland in each year since 2007 when a person has been admitted to hospital. Due to changes in clinical practice, gastric lavage is not generally carried out within an A&E depar…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have presented at A&E with alcohol intoxication in each year since 2007, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: A flag to indicate if alcohol was involved in an A&E admission was introduced into the A&E datamart in July 2010. The ‘alcohol involved’ flag is optional and currently poorly recorded or not recorded at all by some NHS Boards. For this reason, the data reque…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of providing vaccinations for pneumonia and shingles.

Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: Vaccination policy in Scotland, as with the rest of the UK, is based on recommendations from the JCVI, an independent expert panel which provides impartial advice on matters relating to vaccination. In light of the JCVI advice we introduced a shingles vaccin…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many babies requiring drug dependency support have been born in each year since 2007, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: The numbers of babies reported in the Scottish Birth Record (SBR) as having a diagnosis of ‘foetus and newborn affected by maternal use of drugs of addiction’ or ‘neonatal withdrawal symptoms from maternal use of drug addiction’ in Scotland during the period …

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of student nurses did not complete their courses before graduation in each year since 2007.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: The attached link, to ISD Scotland data, outlines the percentage of student nurses who did not complete their courses before graduation in each year since 2007 - http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/data-tables2017.asp?id=2115#2115

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many school nurses have been employed in each year since 2007, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: ISD Scotland does not centrally hold workforce information broken down by local authority. However, the number of school nurses employed by NHSScotland is published quarterly by Health Boards. Data from 2015 to the most recent data, published on 4 September …

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many breastfeeding services have been removed or closed since 2007, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: Information on local breastfeeding services is not held centrally. It is for each NHS Board to plan services to meet the needs of its population including how best to utilise funding, facilities and staff to deliver these services. Maternity and Community se…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS consultants who are not resident in Scotland have worked in the NHS in each year since 2007, and how much has been spent on meeting their (a) travel costs and (b) accommodation, both also broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: This information is not held centrally. Further information may be sought directly from individual health boards. NHS Scotland health boards have devolved responsibilities in relation to the recruitment, retention and deployment of staff.

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many children requiring a wheelchair have not received one within the 18 weeks’ time from referral in each year since 2007, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: The following table shows specialist provision of wheelchairsper year for children under the age of 18 from 2014-15 onwards. Data for earlier years is not held in any comparable format. Datafor 2018 only part year.   2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 Apr’…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many patients from Scotland have been treated in the NHS in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in each year since 2007.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: The following tables show the number of people from Scotland who have received treatment in hospitals in other parts of the UK in each year since 1999. The data across the UK is not directly comparable due to differences in data definitions. Information is p…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the provision of electronic prescribing in the NHS.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: The ePharmacy Programme is a multi-year programme that has helped revolutionise the way GP prescriptions are issued, dispensed at community pharmacies and processed for payment by the NHS, using Electronic Transmission of Prescriptions. Over 100 million pres…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it estimates that it will end delayed discharge from hospitals.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: Delayed discharges are on an annual downward trend, with the latest annual report showing a 7% reduction on 2016-17, builds on a 3% reduction the year before and a 9% reduction 2015-16. This is good progress which we recognise. None the less, more needs to b…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many children have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in each year since 2007, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: The following table shows the number of new cases of diabetes amongst those aged 0 to 19 in each year from 2009 to 2016. Type 2 diabetes: Number of new cases, age 0-19 Age 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 0 to 9 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 t…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have gained a place on drug rehabilitation programmes in each year since 2007, also broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-05785 on 16 January 2018. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusines…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time was for a care package to be put together for someone diagnosed with a life-limiting condition in each year since 2007, broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) local authority.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: The Scottish Government does not hold information centrally on waiting times for the delivery of care packages for people diagnosed with life-limiting conditions. However the Scottish Government publishes information on the time interval between completion o…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS apprenticeships there have been in each year since 2007, also broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: This information is not held centrally. Further information may be sought directly from NHS Scotland Health Boards. Youth employment returns issued to the Scottish Government indicate that NHS Scotland Boards employed 556 new modern apprentices in the period…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-00931 by Shona Robison on 13 July 2016, whether this information is now recorded centrally and, if so, what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time to see a hearing specialist has been in each year since 2016, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: This data is not collected centrally. Although audiology services are covered by the 18 weeks referral to treatment target the information ISD receive from health boards are aggregated returns and specialty information is not published. Audiology services are…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many drug rehabilitation places have been made available by each NHS board in each year since 2007.

Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-14195 on ?20 February 2018. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusin…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been made of providing people with septo-optic dysplasia access to NHS stem cell treatment.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: Access to stem cell therapy for septo-optic dysplasia depends on the needs of the patient and should be discussed with the appropriate specialist / multidisciplinary team. If the treatment is recommended it will be funded, either within the specialist Paediat…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been provided to each integration joint board per head of population in each year since they were established.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: Funding is provided to Integration Joint Boards (IJBs) by Local Authorities and Health Boards. Levels of funding are set out in the annual accounts for IJBs and published on each IJB’s website. Funding is allocated on the basis of the IJB’s strategic plan for…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many transvaginal mesh implant kits have been purchased by each NHS board in each year since 2007.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: The information requested is not held centrally. Mesh used in a transvaginal setting is procured directly by Health Boards and ‘transvaginal mesh kits’ have never been procured through national contracts. The amount of mesh procured cannot be accurately estab…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many self-funders there have been in care home settings in each year since 2007, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: Information on the number of self-funders residing in a Care Home in Scotland is not held centrally. Information on Care Homes in Scotland is collected via the Scottish Care Home Census for adults which takes place annually on 31 March and covers all adult c…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time has been to access hearing aid maintenance support in each year since 2007, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: The information on waiting times for hearing aid maintenance is not held centrally. However individual Health Boards will be able to provide the member with this information.

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on there being cross-subsidisation of care home places by fee-paying and non-fee-paying residents.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) holds annual negotiations with Scottish Care, the representative body of the independent care home sector, to set appropriate and consistent fee levels across Scotland for publicly funded clients as part of…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) completed and (b) attempted suicides in each mental health unit have been recorded in each year since 2007.

Answer · Clare Haughey: This data is not centrally held by ISD because the recording of data is subject to variation due to the complexity of this area. As it stands, there is not a way of identifying attempted or completed suicides within Mental Health Units in the Scottish Morbidi…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much each NHS board has spent on recruitment campaigns in each year since 2007, and how many staff have been recruited.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: This information is not held centrally. NHS Scotland health boards have fully devolved responsibilities for the for the recruitment, retention and deployment of staff. The Scottish Government works closely with boards to support their recruitment efforts. Un…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported concerns that there has been an increase in waiting times in NHS Lothian for urology treatment, including for urgent operations; what discussions it has had with the NHS board regarding this, and what action is being taken to reduce these waiting times.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: My officials meet regularly with NHS Lothian to discuss waiting times including the specialty of urology. I am aware that waiting times for urology in NHS Lothian is below the level I expect. NHS Lothian has received £3.7 million as part of the £25 million in…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many clinicians have used the Peer Approved Clinical System (PACS) Tier Two system to apply for the breast cancer drug, Perjeta, and how many applications have been approved.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: Data collection processes connected to the introduction of PACS Tier Two are currently in progress. Initial PACS Tier Two application statistics will be made available as part of the previously announced reviews of the process after six and twelve months. Th…

20 Sep 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to the fifth supplementary to question S5F-02602 by Nicola Sturgeon on 20 September 2018 (Official Report, c. 16),  how many patients have had their chemotherapy treatment delayed due to issues concerning the safety of the water supply at the Royal Hospital for Chi…

Answer · Jeane Freeman: The information in relation to delayed chemotherapy treatments is not collected or held centrally. However on 26 September 2018, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde confirmed since January 2018 16 patients at the Royal Hospital for Children have had their chemother…