- Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 18 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what local concessionary travel schemes that included people in receipt of the low rate of the mobility component of disability living allowance existed prior to the introduction of the national travel scheme in April 2006.
Answer
This information isnot held centrally.
- Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 18 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in receipt of the low rate of the mobility component of disability living allowance since the introduction of the national concessionary travel scheme have lost their eligibility for concessionary travel.
Answer
This information isnot held centrally.
- Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3799 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2007, whom NHS Lothian consulted prior to making the decision that colorectal surgery would be relocated from the Western General Hospital to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-4840 on 18 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3797 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2007, what aspects of NHS Lothian’s Improving Care, Investing in Change plans have been implemented.
Answer
Action plans from “ImprovingCare, Investing in Change” covered a wide range of options for service change inacute services, older people’s services and mental health services.I understand that NHS Lothianhave implemented a number of schemes and full details of the changes together withprogress reports can be found in NHS Lothian’s website
www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/.
- Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3800 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2007, what the difference is between intensive therapy unit services and critical care capability.
Answer
Intensive therapyunit services are a subset of critical care capability. The term “critical care”is generally used to describe all levels of clinical support required for seriouslyill patients and encompasses routine monitoring after major surgery, high dependencycare, and intensive care. Intensive care is normally delivered in intensive therapyunits. Where necessary, it includes ventilation of the patient; support and treatmentfor multiple organ failure, and extensive and constant monitoring of vital functions.
- Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3799 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2007, when NHS Lothian decided that colorectal surgery would be relocated from the Western General Hospital to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Answer
I understand thatNHS Lothian consulted on a number of planned hospital service changes, includingrelocation of colorectal surgery from the Western General Hospital to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, in 2004.Action plans were subsequently approved by Lothian NHS Board in February 2005.
The planned date forthe relocation of colorectal surgery is July 2009. However, NHS Lothian has recentlyadvised me that they are reviewing their earlier decision in the light of furtherexperience, including medical staffing arrangements and the links between colorectalcancer services and other cancer services at the Western General Hospital. The board has indicated that they intendto complete their review by the end of 2007, and will then reach a decision aboutthe future location of colorectal surgery services.
- Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider reviewing the Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 in order to permit competition between neighbouring local authorities in relation to the provision of building warrants.
Answer
I have asked DrPaul Stollard, Chief Executive of the Scottish Building Standards Agency, toanswer. His response is as follows:
There is nojustification for such a review.
- Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Association of Building Standards Managers is funded by public money.
Answer
I have asked DrPaul Stollard, Chief Executive of the Scottish Building Standards Agency, toanswer. His response is as follows:
I can confirmthat the Scottish Association of Building Standards Managers does not receivefunding support from the Scottish Government and I am unaware of the extent andnature of possible local authority support.
- Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans to review the Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 in order to permit competition between neighbouring local authorities in relation to the provision of building warrants.
Answer
I have asked DrPaul Stollard, Chief Executive of the Scottish Building Standards Agency, toanswer. His response is as follows:
No.
- Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 October 2007
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Current Status:
Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3799 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2007, why NHS Lothian decided that colorectal surgery would be relocated from the Western General Hospital to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
Answer
Awaiting answer
