Donald Cameron

11 Jan 2017 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been assessed as requiring Hospital Based Complex Clinical Care since the system was introduced on 1 June 2015.

Answer · Shona Robison: This information is available via the Scottish Government Hospital Based Complex Clinical Care census http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/09/2782 which was carried out in March 2016 and published on 27 September 2016.

11 Jan 2017 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether there has been any assessment of the Hospital Based Complex Clinical Care system since it was introduced on 1 June 2015.

Answer · Shona Robison: An assessment will be carried out after the publication of the second Hospital Based Complex Clinical Care Census which will be published in September 2017. The census will enhance the Scottish Government and NHS Scotland's' understanding of Hospital Based Co…

11 Jan 2017 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the projected annual cost of each item included in its recently launched Baby Box.

Answer · Shona Robison: The procurement process for the contents of the Baby Box, due to be rolled out nationally in Summer 2017, is currently on going. Costs are still to be finalised.

11 Jan 2017 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many students have taken up a medical school place at the University of (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh, (c) Aberdeen, (d) St Andrews and (e) Dundee in each year since 2007.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: The number of First-degree, entrants studying pre-clinical or clinical medicine at a Scottish Higher Education Institution is included in the following table. First Degree, first year students studying pre-clinical or clinical medicine, by Scottish Higher Ed…

11 Jan 2017 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many corrective treatments have taken place in the NHS as a result of botched cosmetic surgery and what the total cost of these was.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government does not hold this information centrally.

11 Jan 2017 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) GPs, (b) nurses, (c) midwives and (d) consultants have taken early retirement since 2007, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Shona Robison: GPs, as practitioners, are in a different part of the NHSScotland Pension Scheme from directly employed staff. It is therefore possible to provide specific figures for GP early retirements from records held by the Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA). The …

11 Jan 2017 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its 2016 Scottish Diabetes Survey.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Diabetes Survey Monitoring Group is currently collating and quality assuring all survey data prior to publication. The aim is to publish the Scottish Diabetes Survey report within 12 months of the end of each calendar year.

11 Jan 2017 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in overcoming barriers to the introduction of new technologies for diabetes services, as referred to in its 2014 Diabetes Improvement Plan.

Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-06064 on 20 January 2017. 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 Jan 2017 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to encourage the use of technology in the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of diabetes patients.

Answer · Shona Robison: Plans to encourage the use of technology in the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of diabetes are set out in the Scottish Diabetes Improvement Plan published in November 2014. Since 2010 we have increased the number of insulin pumps fourfold to over 3,200 …

11 Jan 2017 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to introduce flash monitoring systems for diabetes patients.

Answer · Shona Robison: There is no robust clinical evidence that flash glucose monitors improve clinical outcomes; therefore we have currently no plans to introduce flash monitoring devices.

10 Jan 2017 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce teacher workload.

22 Dec 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it has produced on the options appraisal process used by NHS boards to analyse infrastructure investment.

Answer · Shona Robison: The refreshed Scottish Capital Investment Manual (SCIM) will be published in the New Year following a six week consultation period with NHS boards. The SCIM has a specific section dedicated to the option appraisal and can be accessed at the following website:…

22 Dec 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the review of the Scottish Capital Investment Manual.

Answer · Shona Robison: A consultation on the refreshed Scottish Capital Investment Manual was completed last month and the Scottish Government is in the process of reviewing the comments. Once that review is complete, it will then be ratified by the Project board and formally launc…

22 Dec 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS boards must follow the guidance in the Treasury's Green Book when carrying out an options appraisal of infrastructure investment.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Capital Investment Manual (SCIM) provides guidance in a NHS context on the sector-specific processes and techniques to be applied in the development of infrastructure and investment programmes and projects within NHSScotland. Within the SCIM, th…

30 Nov 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it will support NHS boards to manage anticipated high levels of staff absences resulting from sickness during the winter months.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government will support NHS boards and their partners throughout the winter. Winter Guidance was issued to NHS boards early, to ensure early action is taken to minimise disruption to patients during the winter period. In line with the guidance, …

30 Nov 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it will support NHS boards during the winter months, in light of (a) reports that there has been a reduction in the number of hospital beds and (b) Information Services Division (ISD) figures that suggest that the number of delayed discharges has been rising since April 2016.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government will support NHS boards and their partners throughout the winter. Winter Guidance was issued to NHS boards early, to ensure early action is taken to minimise disruption to patients during the winter period. In line with the guidance, …

28 Nov 2016 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support town centre regeneration projects in the Highlands and Islands region.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: The Town Centre First Principle agreed by the Scottish cabinet and all Council Leaders asks that all investment decisions consider the impact on the town centre as a starting point. Furthermore, the measures set out in the Town Centre Action Plan set the cond…

28 Nov 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to encourage the use of NHS 24 during the winter months.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government has encouraged the public to use NHS 24 during the winter months by supporting NHS 24's annual winter health 'Be Healthwise This Winter Campaign', launched this year by Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing on 25 No…

28 Nov 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether the winter plans submitted by NHS boards are based on previous years' events or worst case scenarios.

Answer · Shona Robison: NHS boards and local partners are asked to plan capacity and demand levels for this winter, including a review of activity levels and improvements in patient flow. boards were asked to consider trends over the last three to five years and to take variation in…

28 Nov 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much it plans to spend on winter resilience for the 2016-17 season.

Answer · John Swinney: Scotland is well known for its changeable weather conditions the cost of dealing with these conditions can vary depending on the severity of the weather experienced. The Scottish Government keeps in close contact with the emergency services, Transport Scotlan…

28 Nov 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much each NHS board allocated from its budget to support winter resilience for the 2015-16 season.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government provides baseline funding to NHS boards to deliver services that meet the needs of their local population. Within this context, it is for boards to determine how best to utilise resources including their application towards winter resi…

28 Nov 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much it spent on winter resilience for the 2015-16 season.

Answer · John Swinney: Scotland is well known for its changeable weather, and we need to be resilient all year, not just in Winter. The Ready for Winter Campaign which ran in 2015 to raise awareness of the risks from all kinds of severe weather cost £155,000. This is just one part …

28 Nov 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much each NHS board has allocated from its budget to support winter resilience for the 2016-17 season.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government provides baseline funding to NHS Boards to deliver services that meet the needs of their local population. Within this context, it is for Boards to determine how best to utilise resources including their application towards winter resi…

28 Nov 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government on which date each NHS board submitted, or will submit, its finalised winter plan for 2016-17.

Answer · Shona Robison: All territorial NHS boards, NHS 24, NHS National Services Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service lodged their winter plans with the Scottish Government during October and November 2016, as set out in the following table. NHS boards and Health and Social …

28 Nov 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards attended the national unscheduled care event on 8 September 2016.

Answer · Shona Robison: The following table lists the NHS Health boards and representatives that attended the 'Six Essential Actions to Improving Unscheduled Care Programme Learning Workshop 4 (Partnership and Winter Planning)' national event held in Stirling on 8 September 2016: T…

25 Nov 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people in the Highlands and Islands region have been employed in the public sector in each year since 2007.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: The estimated number of people employed in the public sector in the Highlands and Islands region, from 2007 to 2015, sourced from the Annual Population Survey (Jan-Dec) is shown in the following table: Number of people employed in the public sector in the Hi…

25 Nov 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much VisitScotland has spent on promoting the Highlands and Islands (a) in and (b) outwith Scotland in each year since 2007.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The Highlands and Islands are actively promoted by VisitScotland as part of its national and international marketing campaigns, as well as through other marketing activities including its consumer website, visitscotland.com, social media and through the 31 iC…

25 Nov 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to the finding in the Information Services Division report, Cancer Mortality in Scotland (2015), that “the most deprived areas have incidence rates that are 31% higher than the least deprived areas [and] mortality rates for all cancers combined are 64…

Answer · Shona Robison: Our £100m cancer strategy ‘Beating Cancer: Ambition and Action’ includes a commitment to invest up to £5 million over the next 5 years in new activity targeted to improve outcomes by addressing health inequalities, including in screening. In addition our Det…

25 Nov 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the finding in the Family and Childcare Trust’s Older People’s Care Survey 2016, which suggests that the average period of time it takes a self-funder to use up savings on care across the UK is seven years and seven months, compared with four years and 10 months i…

Answer · Shona Robison: The Family and Childcare Trust's publication shows that the average weekly cost of residential care in Scotland is broadly in line with the UK average, taking into account the difference in average house prices. Furthermore, around 10,000 self-funders in res…

18 Nov 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated to road repairs in (a) Argyll and Bute, (b) the Highlands and (c) the Western Isles in each year since 2007.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: 2006-07 £35,291,626 2007-08 £51,377,623 2008-09 £38,962,457 2009-10 £52,989,317 2010-11 £47,839,035 2011-12 £33,057,115 2012-13 £47,468,588 2013-14 £44,088,487 2014-15 £47,421,959 2015-16 £42,178,448 2016-17* £14,202,768 total £454,877,…