Miles Briggs

13 Mar 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many rehab beds have been taken out of service in each year since 2007.

Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-27801 on 24 March 2020. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website; the search facility for which can be found at: https://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusines…

13 Mar 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many breaches of protocol regarding hospital waste storage facilities have been reported to SEPA since the contract with Healthcare Environmental Services ended.

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: SEPA has received 5 allegations of breaches of protocol at hospitals since the contract with Healthcare Environmental Services ended. Some of these referenced waste storage facilities at more than one hospital site.  

13 Mar 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the 2019-20 Scottish drug death statistics will be published.

Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: National Records of Scotland are responsible for publishing the annual Scottish drug related death statistics. We are currently awaiting details from them with regards to the date of publication for the 2019 statistics. A list of their forthcoming publication…

13 Mar 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many inspections of hospital waste storage facilities have been carried out by SEPA since the contract with Healthcare Environmental Services ended.

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: 101 inspections have been undertaken by SEPA at hospitals across the country with respect to their on-site waste storage facilities, since the contract with Healthcare Environmental Services Ltd ended. Inspections of off-site storage areas have also taken pl…

13 Mar 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on referrals to private drug rehab facilities in each year since 2007.

Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: The information regarding how much has been spent on referrals to private drug rehab facilities each year since 2007 is not held centrally by the Scottish Government. We have invested almost £800 million to tackle problem alcohol and drug use since 2008. For…

13 Mar 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of necrosis have been treated by each hospital in each year since 2007.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: ‘Necrosis’ is a broad term indicating cell death and it is not possible to identify the correct ICD-10 diagnosis codes without having additional detail.  

13 Mar 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been admitted to each hospital for treatment because of self-harm in each year since 2007.

Answer · Clare Haughey: This data is held by Information Services Division. A table presenting the number of patients admitted to acute and psychiatric hospitals in Scotland with a diagnosis of self-harm in the period 2007 – 2019 (up to and including September 2019), broken down by …

13 Mar 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people in each NHS board area have died in hospital while waiting to have a social care package arranged in each year since 2007.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: Information held nationally on delayed discharges can identify the number of people who were delayed in their discharge from hospital awaiting completion of care arrangements for social support in order to live in their own home and whose delay period ended i…

11 Mar 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the comment in the paper, Open Government in Scotland Action Plan 2018-2020, that "our involvement in Open Government [is] one way of achieving transformative change in how we govern. We joined the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in 2016 because we share the values of open…

Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: In line with our participation in the Open Government Partnership, we have worked with the public, Civil Society and Local Government to design two action plans that contain commitments designed to improve the transparency, openness, accountability and citize…

10 Mar 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service is making with efforts to reduce waiting times for toxicology results.

9 Mar 2020 · Topical Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the concerns raised by the former chair of NHS Lothian regarding the new Royal Hospital for Children and Young People.

5 Mar 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comments by the Minister for Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing on 3 March 2020 (Official Report, c. 78), which members of the Expert Women’s Health Group have specific experience and expertise in dealing with the issues regarding pregnancy and pre-eclampsia, and whether …

Answer · Jeane Freeman: A full list of members of the Women’s Health Group can be found on the Women’s Health Plan page of the Scottish Government website using the following link: https://www.gov.scot/groups/womens-health-plan-womens-health-group/ Those members who are obstetrici…

4 Mar 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many ambulances have been out of use, for example because of requiring repair, since 2007, also broken down by (a) quarter and (b) percentage of the total number of ambulances.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: The Scottish Ambulance Service has advised they do not hold this information.

3 Mar 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer in each NHS board in each of the last five years, also broken down by (a) age, (b) gender, (c) type of non-melanoma skin cancer diagnosis and (d) stage at diagnosis.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: ISD publish annual cancer incidence figures for non-melanoma skin cancer. The latest published figures using data from the Scottish Cancer Registry are for data up to 2017. 2018 data is due to be published on 28-04-2020. Annual cancer incidence figures for no…

3 Mar 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been made of anticipated non-melanoma skin cancer incidence rates in the next five years.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: ISD have not carried out any cancer incidence projections on non-melanoma skin cancer.

3 Mar 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether data is recorded for each non-melanoma skin cancer a patient develops, or whether only the first non-melanoma skin cancer is recorded.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: The Scottish Cancer Registry registers only the first basal cell carcinoma per patient. For squamous cell carcinomas, the Scottish Cancer Registry attempts to collect all new independent primary cutaneous carcinomas for a given individual (except for patients…

3 Mar 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been made of the number of unfilled consultant dermatologists posts in each NHS board.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: There are 10.2 WTE Dermatology Consultant vacancies across NHS Scotland as at December 2019. The Scottish Government expects NHS Boards to have appropriate recruitment processes in place, and to have the correct mix and number of staff in place to provide sa…

2 Mar 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how long it takes for samples of suspected cases of the coronavirus, COVID-19, in Scotland to be sent to the Public Health England laboratory in London for confirmatory tests.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-27696 on 11 March 2020. 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/…

2 Mar 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the time period is for the confirmation of a positive case of the coronavirus, COVID-19, following initial testing.

Answer · Jeane Freeman:  After a sample has been taken it is sent to the Scottish lab for testing. Test results should be known within 24 – 48 hours depending on clinical demand. Scotland currently have testing facilities in Edinburgh and Glasgow. The lab in Glasgow is now in a pos…

2 Mar 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to establish priority assessment areas in hospitals for people suspected as having the coronavirus, COVID-19.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: Health Boards are implementing a range of different methods for people in their areas to access coronavirus testing. This ranges from testing in contained areas at local health centres, to community testing in the home, and ‘drive-through’ testing in some ar…

2 Mar 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the process and timescale is for testing a person who is suspected of having the coronavirus, COVID-19, after being identified through contract tracing.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: NHS Boards have measures in place to allow them to collect samples from possible cases within 24 hours of initial assessment.

28 Feb 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to carry out a pilot study into medical techniques that recapture anaesthetic vapour, similar to that being undertaken in NHS England.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: For clarity, recapturing anaesthetic vapour is an engineering solution, not a medical technique. NHS Scotland currently has no plans to pilot an engineering solution that recaptures anaesthetic vapour in Scotland, though we remain open to new ideas being tes…

28 Feb 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to help encourage an increase in the recycling of medical plastic, including anaesthetic plastic, and what support it provides to NHS boards, anaesthetists and other staff to assist with this.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: Each NHS Board has an appointed Waste Management Officer or Manager whose responsibilities include promotion of best practice in waste management and recycling. They work closely with clinical and estate colleagues to ensure that the appropriate waste collect…

28 Feb 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have graduated in (a) childcare and (b) adult social care in each year since 1999.

Answer · Maree Todd: The number of graduates in childcare and adult social care is not held centrally. The Scottish Social Services Council gathers data on the provision and uptake of Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) in Health and Social Care and Children’s Care Learning…

28 Feb 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many places have been available for people to study (a) childcare and (b) adult social care in each year since 1999.

Answer · Maree Todd: The number of places which have been made available to study childcare and adult social care qualifications is not held centrally. The Scottish Social Services Council gathers data on the provision and uptake of Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) in He…

28 Feb 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many hospital beds have been available in each year since 2007, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: ISD Scotland routinely publishes data on average available staffed beds in its “Acute Hospital Activity and NHS Beds Information (Annual)” publication. The latest annual publication released on 10 September 2019 gives bed numbers back to 2009-10 and can be fo…

28 Feb 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many appeals have been made under the PACS Tier 2 system, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: Since the introduction of PACS Tier Two process in June 2018 there has been one appeal from a clinician in NHS Highland.

28 Feb 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of MRSA have been reported in each year since 1999, broken down by hospital.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: Health Protection Scotland has published quarterly data on both healthcare associated and community associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemias (SABs) at Board level since October 2017. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-sens…

28 Feb 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been removed from waiting lists after informing the NHS that they are undergoing treatment in the independent private sector in each year since 1999.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: This information is not held centrally by either the Scottish Government or Information Services Division (ISD). In these circumstances the member may wish to contact NHS Boards to obtain this information. Removals from the waiting list are published for bot…

28 Feb 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many dermatologists each NHS board has employed in each year since 2007.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: The number of whole time equivalent consultant dermatologists (excluding directors) employed by NHS Boards in each year since 2007 is set out as follows:  Sep-07 Sep-08 Sep-09 Sep-10 Sep-11 Sep-12 Sep-13 Sep-14 Sep-15 Sep-16 Sep-17 Sep-18 Sep-19 …