Parliamentary questions
Donald Cameron
1,854 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
16 Nov 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure the NHS has the necessary workforce to administer COVID-19 vaccines.
Answer · Jeane Freeman: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-33277 on 14 January 2021. 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…
16 Nov 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government which sites are being considered for mass COVID-19 immunisation centres.
Answer · Jeane Freeman: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-33277 on 14 January 2021. 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…
16 Nov 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many freezers have been procured for the storage of COVID-19 vaccines, and where they will be located.
Answer · Jeane Freeman: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-33277 on 14 January 2021. 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…
16 Nov 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in the event that a COVID-19 vaccine requires two doses, how it will ensure that patients receive both doses in the correct timescale.
Answer · Jeane Freeman: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-33277 on 14 January 2021. 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…
16 Nov 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines will align with the flu vaccination programme.
Answer · Jeane Freeman: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-33277 on 14 January 2021. 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…
16 Nov 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the development of a communications campaign to promote the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Answer · Jeane Freeman: Over the coming weeks and months we will be sending out information explaining what the vaccine is, how we are prioritising who gets the vaccine and what to expect when you are vaccinated. Our plans are dependent on a supply of approved vaccines becoming avai…
16 Nov 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how COVID-19 vaccines will be distributed (a) on Scotland's islands and (b) in other remote and rural areas.
Answer · Jeane Freeman: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-33277 on 14 January 2021. 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…
16 Nov 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure the NHS has the necessary syringes and other equipment required to administer COVID-19 vaccines.
Answer · Jeane Freeman: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-33277 on 14 January 2021. 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…
16 Nov 2020 · Topical Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the announcement that Scotland will host one of the two proposed COVID-19 "mega labs".
13 Nov 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the uptake level has been for the COVID-19 testing that has been offered to staff working in specialist cancer services.
Answer · Jeane Freeman: This data was published for the first time by Public Health Scotland (PHS) on Wednesday 18th November and shows 3,059 (90.7%) of 3,371 eligible staff took up the offer of testing in specialist cancer services for the week 6th - 12th November.
13 Nov 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to promote the measures put in place to make cancer services as free from COVID-19 as possible.
Answer · Jeane Freeman: Since the outbreak of the pandemic, we have worked hard to ensure that Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures in hospitals and other care settings are robust. Health care workers in oncology and haemato-oncology wards and day patient areas including …
13 Nov 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that there is sufficient workforce capacity to manage the backlog of cases in cancer diagnostic services.
Answer · Jeane Freeman: The Scottish Government has allocated a total of £6m in additional funding to provide extra scanning capacity between July 2020 and March 2021. This funding will support remobilisation planning and delivery for diagnostic imaging services, and facilitate a pr…
13 Nov 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of schools and nurseries that participated in the ChildSmile Core programme in March 2020 have now restored daily supervised toothbrushing.
Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: The Childsmile Programme is not remobilised. Supervised tooth brushing in nursery and school settings will resume as soon as these establishments are able to accommodate these programmes. The provisional date for restarting these programmes is in the early pa…
13 Nov 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many dental packs were distributed to children as part of the ChildSmile Core programme between March and October (a) 2019 and (b) 2020.
Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: The information requested is not held centrally. This is a matter for NHS Boards or the Childsmile Programme which may be contacted at the following web address: http://www.child-smile.org.uk/contacts/programme-managers-and-directors.aspx
13 Nov 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many fluoride varnish applications were delivered to children under the ChildSmile Nursery and School programme between March and October (a) 2019 and (b) 2020.
Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-33247 on 2 December 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/parliamentarybusines…
13 Nov 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many home visits dental health support workers delivered in each month in 2020 as part of the ChildSmile Practice programme.
Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: Home visits are part of the Childsmile Core Programme managed by the NHS Boards rather than the Childsmile Practice Programme and I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-33247 on 2 December 2020. All answers to written parliamentary questions are ava…
13 Nov 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on oral health inequalities among children.
Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: I refer the member to my answer to question S5W-32346 on 2 November 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/parliamentarybusines…
11 Nov 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-32489 by Joe FitzPatrick on 9 November 2020, how many (a) people aged 65 and over, (b) people who have an eligible health condition, (c) pregnant women and (d) healthcare workers are eligible for the flu vaccination, also broken down by how many hav…
Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: The expanded flu vaccination programme began on 1 October. The eligible cohorts for the flu vaccination and the working planning assumptions are detailed in the table below. Scottish Government officials are working closely with Health Boards to monitor vacc…
10 Nov 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many hospital patient deaths from COVID-19 have been recorded in each month since March 2020, also broken down by how many of these people had at least one other underlying health condition.
Answer · Jeane Freeman: National Records of Scotland (NRS) publish weekly statistics on the number of deaths where COVID-19 was written on the death certificate, either as a suspected or probable involvement in the death. The publication also includes a breakdown of these deaths by …
9 Nov 2020 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland's call for the introduction of a national support service for people with so-called long COVID.
27 Oct 2020 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of the impact of COVID-19 on disabled people.
19 Oct 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of the NHS supply of flu vaccines has already been dispensed, and how actual uptake compares with estimated uptake.
Answer · Mairi Gougeon: Public Health Scotland published provisional data (13 January 2021) on influenza vaccine uptake for eligible cohorts in Scotland and data available is contained in the following table: Category Eligible Cohort 20/21 Working Planning Assumptions 20/21 PHS …
19 Oct 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) flu vaccines NHS Scotland has procured for this winter and (b) people are eligible for a vaccination, and what uptake of vaccines it estimated when procuring.
Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: The Scottish Government has procured 2,846,400 seasonal flu vaccines for the 2020-21 winter programme. This would provide sufficient vaccine for 100% of the cohorts at the greatest clinical risk to be vaccinated, or to deliver an overall take up of almost 83%…
19 Oct 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the average time is between someone (a) being invited for a flu vaccination and being able to book an appointment and (b) booking and having an appointment for a flu vaccination.
Answer · Mairi Gougeon: The timing between being invited and booking an appointment for flu vaccination varies depending on the method of booking and the form of contact. The Scottish Government procured sufficient vaccine to vaccinate all those who have been invited to receive the…
19 Oct 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people eligible for a flu vaccination are planned to be vaccinated within the (a) first phase from October and (b) second phase from December 2020.
Answer · Mairi Gougeon: This is the largest flu immunisation programme ever delivered in Scotland, with a planning assumption of 2.4 million people offered the vaccine –almost double the last flu season 2020-21 uptake. People in Phase 1 groups – those aged 65 and over, those under …
19 Oct 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce clear national guidance on the order in which priority groups should be invited for their flu vaccinations.
Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: The flu vaccination programme officially began on 1 October, and a phased approach is being taken this year. The following groups are being vaccinated in Phase 1, and have been eligible for vaccination since 1 October:People aged 65 and overPeople who have an…
19 Oct 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to ensuring that people in the highest priority groups all receive their flu vaccinations by the end of November 2020.
Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: Health Boards are prioritising the vaccination of those at the greatest clinical risk as early as possible in flu season. The flu vaccination programme officially began on 1 October. Those at the greatest clinical risk have been eligible to get the flu vacci…
19 Oct 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how likely it is that it will be able to extend eligibility for the flu vaccine to people aged over 50, and, if it is able to do so, when it will be able to confirm this.
Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: The Scottish Government recognise the importance of protecting as many as possible from the impact of seasonal flu. That is why we aim to vaccinate 50-54 year olds subject to vaccine supply. The ability to protect the people of Scotland depends upon the glob…
19 Oct 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people eligible for a flu vaccine in each NHS board area has (a) been invited for a vaccination and (b) received their vaccination to date.
Answer · Jeane Freeman: Health Boards are aiming to vaccinate 2.4 million people by the end of January 2021. Current plans by Health Boards will result in 71% of all those eligible will be vaccinated by end of January 2021. The Scottish Government has procured sufficient vaccines t…
19 Oct 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much it (a) is spending on promoting the flu vaccination programme this year and (b) spent in each of the last five years.
Answer · Mairi Gougeon: The following table contains details of spending on the promotion of Seasonal Flu Vaccination Programme: Year Spend 2015-2016 200,000.00 2016-2017 305,000.00 2017-2018 299,566.58 2018-2019 359,572.00 2019-2020 352,354.58 2020-2021 866,000.00 (S…