- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 31 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 - Regulation of Care Services by the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care. Proposals for Maximum Fees to be set by Scottish Ministers for 2004-05: Consultation paper, what information it has on the number and location of "smaller providers" of care homes, in particular care homes for elderly people, that may have to close as a consequence of the fee levy to fund the Care Commission; what information it has on the number and location of elderly people who may require to be relocated as a consequence of such closures, and where such people will be relocated.
Answer
No information is held onthis. There is no evidence to suggest that care homes may have to close as aresult of fee increases and it would be wrong to speculate.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 March 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 30 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-3039 by Mr Tom McCabe on 14 November 2003, when the strategic review of the care home sector will be published.
Answer
Work on the review iscontinuing. I expect to see a report in the coming months.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 March 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 29 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Minister for Health and Community Care was aware that no-fault compensation awards to infected haemophiliacs in the Republic of Ireland were made on compassionate grounds without legal liability on the part of the state and, if so, why he did not advise the Health Committee (Official Report, Health Committee, 9 September 2003; col 155-156) of this when questioned.
Answer
I refer the member to the answergiven to question S2W-6958 on 29 March 2004. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility forwhich can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 March 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 29 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Minister for Health and Community Care was aware that compensation to those in the Republic of Ireland who developed hepatitis C through contaminated blood products was a no-fault compensation scheme when giving evidence to the Health Committee (Official Report, 9 September 2003; col 155-156) and, if so, why the committee was not advised of this at the time.
Answer
My reply of 20 March to yourletter of 12 March on this issue sets down the important facts concerning thesituation in the Republic of Ireland as I understand them.
I have placed copies of myletter in the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 31878).
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 March 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 26 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any funding for aids and adaptations is ring-fenced.
Answer
No. Resources for aids andadaptations are provided through local authority general allocations.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 26 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Health Technology Assessment Advice 5, which NHS boards automatically offer a second trimester anomaly scan within the recommended 18 to 22 weeks gestation period and, if this is not universally offered, what steps will be taken to ensure that it will be offered automatically in all board areas and whether it will facilitate the development of action plans to help boards to achieve automatic access to first and second trimester scans.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is aware that a second trimester anomaly scan is not universal across Scotland,however, we do not hold the requested information centrally. This is a matterfor NHS boards.
The contents of the HealthTechnology Assessment Advice 5 report is currently being fully reviewed by the Scottish Executive taking into consideration the advice from the UK National ScreeningCommittee.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 26 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Health Technology Assessment Advice 5, what steps will be taken to record data regarding prenatal identification of conditions and subsequent outcomes in order to evaluate the effectiveness of screening and scanning programmes and develop electronic storage of maternity, birth and child surveillance records.
Answer
The content of the HealthTechnology Assessment Advice 5 report is currently being fully reviewed by the Scottish Executive taking into consideration the advice from the UK National ScreeningCommittee.
The Scottish Executive Health Department has recently established a Child Health Information StrategyGroup to address the issues of prenatal and childhood health information anddevelopment of electronic maternity and child health records.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 26 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Health Technology Assessment Advice 5, what increases in the NHS budget will be made to allow for the estimated increase in costs to the antenatal scanning service following the implementation of the Health Technology Assessment recommendations.
Answer
NHS boards are given anannual general allocation to meet the health care needs of their residentpopulations. It is for boards to determine, within the funds available, how tomanage and deliver local health care services to meet these needs, bearing inmind national and local priorities.
Every NHS board received aminimum increase in their funding of 7.4% in 2003-04 and 6.75% in 2004-05.
The contents of the HealthTechnology Assessment Advice 5 report is currently being fully reviewed by the Scottish Executive taking into consideration the advice from the UK National ScreeningCommittee. Resources will be considered as part of this process.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 26 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Health Technology Assessment Advice 5, what steps will be taken to ensure that the National Services Division's national pregnancy screening programme specifications are extended to cover all aspects of ultrasound scanning, including gestational age assessment and second trimester anomaly scanning.
Answer
A review of the HealthTechnology Assessment Advice 5 report is currently underway by the Scottish Executive which will take into consideration the advice from the UK NationalScreening Committee. The National Services Division’s national pregnancyscreening programme specifications will be considered during this review.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 26 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Health Technology Assessment Advice 5, what steps will be taken to ensure that the safety of ultrasound use is continuously monitored by units and that British Medical Ultrasound Society guidelines for the safe use of diagnostic ultrasound equipment are adhered to at all times.
Answer
The contents of the HealthTechnology Assessment Advice 5 report is currently being fully reviewed by the Scottish Executive taking into consideration the advice from the UK National ScreeningCommittee.
