- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 29 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing will discuss with the families involved in the C.diff Justice Group the chairing and remit of any public inquiry on the outbreak of Clostridium difficile at the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
I fully appreciate the views expressed about a public inquiry. As I said in Parliament on 11 September, it is right to allow the investigation by the area procurator fiscal to conclude before any further decisions are taken by ministers. I will make a further statement to Parliament at the conclusion of these investigations. I am always happy to meet with the families of the deceased to discuss what happened at the Vale of Leven hospital.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-15681 by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 September 2008, what services are recommended for withdrawal or are otherwise reduced as a consequence of the proposed removal of anaesthetic services in the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
I have nothing further to add to my answer to question S3W-15681. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-15802 by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 September 2008, how many of the 73 staff from the Vale of Leven Hospital who registered for cleanliness champion training have received that training and when.
Answer
I am advised by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde that of the 73 staff who registered since May 2007 for the cleanliness champions programme, a total of 23 have now completed it. It is not possible to specify precisely when each member of staff completed their training as this will depend on when the staff member enrolled, but the programme takes approximately 20 hours to complete.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-15691 by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 September 2008, how many inpatient beds will be available at the Vale of Leven Hospital if NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s vision for the hospital is implemented.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-15681 on 10 September 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-15799 by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 September 2008, who is responsible for agreeing the “upper levels to alert local staff of an excess of new cases over a period”.
Answer
It is for members of the local Infection Control Team to determine if a trigger point has been reached by using statistical process control methods. Trigger levels are based on norms calculated from historical data for each site under study, and are specific for each individual site.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 26 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what evidence was gathered of fuel retailers increasing prices during the two day strike at the Grangemouth refinery in April 2008 and what action was taken on this evidence.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold data regarding fuel prices as this matter is reserved. Competition authorities, such as the Office of Fair Trading, routinely investigate allegations of price fixing, anti-competitive agreements and abuse of any dominant market position.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 26 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what action was taken to ensure that fuel retailers avoided increasing prices during the two day strike at the Grangemouth refinery in April 2008.
Answer
The matter of fuel prices is reserved. But throughout the INEOS strike and the subsequent Suckling/Hoyer dispute, Scottish ministers discouraged petrol retailers from putting up prices unnecessarily. In addition, Scottish ministers encouraged the public to report instances of suspected profiteering to the appropriate competition authorities.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 25 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to inspect hospitals to ensure compliance with healthcare associated infection standards.
Answer
I am committed to establishing rigorous, coherent and searching inspection arrangements without delay. These will provide open and transparent reporting that reaches down to ward level with stronger accountability and robust follow up. Detailed plans are being developed for consultation and I plan to make a further announcement in due course.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Elish Angiolini on 25 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-15590 by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 September 2008, whether it considers that guidance issued by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service should now contain a requirement to report deaths from Clostridium difficile.
Answer
The current version of this guidance, entitled Death and the Procurator Fiscal, was issued in 1998. The categories of death that require to be reported to the Procurator Fiscal in terms of this guidance are currently under review and revised guidance will be published in due course.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 25 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-15572 by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 September 2008, when annual reviews were last held in public by Scottish ministers with National Services Scotland and NHS Quality Improvement Scotland and what issues were discussed.
Answer
The 2008 annual review for NHS Quality Improvement Scotland was held on Tuesday 16 September 2008 and the 2008 Annual Review for National Services Scotland was held on 22 September 2008.
The agendas for reviews are structured around the board''s performance against key actions identified at the previous annual review and major strategic issues. They consider progress against key targets and reporting items as set out in local delivery plans.
Both reviews also addressed the roles of these boards in tackling healthcare associated infection.
Reviews take place openly and in public and the outcome letters are published by each NHS board within their annual report.
