- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 9 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients who are now, or were formerly, members of the British armed forces are being treated in hospitals in Scotland for mental health problems related to post-traumatic stress or combat fatigue.
Answer
This informationis not centrally held. Work continues with the Ministry of Defence and NHS boardsto improve access tostructured care and support that better reflects needs for serving and former servicepersonnel.
Assessment and outpatient services are in place forthose members of the reserved forces demobilised since January 2003 whosemental health is assessed to have suffered primarily as a result of theiroperational deployment. The out-patient services are provided and funded byDefence Medical Services from facilities in Kinloss, Leuchars and Faslane.
In-patient careis also provided and fully funded by NHS boards through normal referralprocesses subject to the terms on the priority to be attached for treatment forthose veterans in receipt of a service related pension.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 5 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-25808 by Cathy Jamieson on 23 May 2006, what plans it now has to introduce a convention to prevent the Special Branch carrying out electronic surveillance of MSPs and whether it will hold discussions with the UK Government and the security services on extending the Wilson Doctrine to cover MSPs in a similar way to MPs.
Answer
Scottishministers have no role in authorising general covert surveillance. They do havethe specific power to authorise interception of communications for the purpose of the prevention or detection of serious crime. Authorisation of interception warrantsfor matters of national security and for the purpose of safeguarding the economicwellbeing of the United Kingdom remains the responsibility of UK Secretaries of State.
The Scottish Governmenthas no plans to seek to extend the Wilson Doctrine to cover MSPs, nor to introducea convention to prevent police Special Branches carrying out covert surveillancein circumstances which meet the strict tests of necessity and proportionality requiredby law.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 June 2007
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Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 4 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding will be allocated for the provision of independent advice and support services by NHS boards in partnership with local citizens advice bureaux, broken down by board.
Answer
The Scottish Governmenthas made it clear to NHS boards that it expects them to provide this service forthe benefit of patients. The funding of the local service is a matter for each NHSboard and information on it is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 4 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-792 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 June 2007, how many NHS staff currently on special leave with pay and serving with the Territorial Army or reserves have been away from work for (a) one to three weeks, (b) one to three months, (c) six to nine months and (d) a year of more in each year since 2001.
Answer
The information requestedis not held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 4 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-792 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 June 2007, what NHS Scotland’s annual costs have been since 1999 to cover for staff on special leave with pay who were performing civic and public duties with the Territorial Army or reserves.
Answer
The information requestedis not held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 4 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-792 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 June 2007, how many recruitment visits there have been to hospitals by the British armed forces in each year since 1999, broken down by hospital.
Answer
The information requestedis not held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 4 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-792 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 June 2007, how many NHS staff are currently on special leave with pay and serving with the Territorial Army or reserves and how many staff were on such leave on the same date in the previous eight years.
Answer
The information requestedis not held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 29 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will commission research into the connection between drivers’ sleepiness or falling asleep at the wheel and road traffic accidents.
Answer
There are no currentplans to do so. The future economic and social research programme for transport,which includes road safety, is currently being developed and is expected to be finalisedby September.
The UK Governmenthas been conducting research into sleep-related road accidents for over 10 yearsand has published reports on a number of studies.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 29 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of research undertaken by police in Leicester regarding the connection between road traffic accidents and sleepiness.
Answer
The Scottish Executiveis not aware of research undertaken by police in Leicester. We are, however, aware of the work of the Loughborough University’s Sleep Research Centre on aspects of driversleepiness and road traffic accidents.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 22 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of the Transport Research Laboratory’s survey of lorry drivers at service stations with regard to the connection between weight and sleep disorders including sleep apnoea.
Answer
Yes, we are awareof the report and have noted its content.
