- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 24 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the Centre for Change and Innovation's budget is for 2003-04, as referred to in chapter 5 of Partnership for Care: Scotland's Health White Paper.
Answer
The Centre for Change and Innovation's budget for 2003-04 is £12.8 million.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 18 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the current level of funding is for the (a) Partnership Support Unit, (b) Scottish Partnership Forum and (c) Human Resources Forum, as referred to in chapter 6 of Partnership for Care: Scotland's Health White Paper, and what funding it will make available in each of the next three years.
Answer
The work of the Scottish Partnership Forum (SPF) is supportive of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Scottish Executive and the STUC. This provides a framework for the development of genuine partnership working between the two organisations and includes a joint commitment to make the best use of resources. The Partnership Support Unit and Human Resources Forum (HRF) have recently been announced and have no allocated funding for 2002-03. They will not be fully operative until after April. The SPF and the associated Partnership Information Network (PIN) were not allocated specific funding in 2002-03, however it is estimated that funding for work associated with these groups amounted to £108,000.Combined funding of £395,000 has been set aside for 2003-04 for the Partnership Support Unit, SPF,HRF and work of the PIN. The two forums and the PIN board will shortly be developing their programme of work for the coming years which may influence future funding arrangements.The new SPF will be able to influence future strategy on a range of health service policy spending issues. The HRF will have the capacity to influence spending on human resources issues.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 18 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients received diagnostic tests performed in one-stop clinics as a percentage of all patients receiving diagnostic tests in the NHS in each of the last three years.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 18 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the annual budget for the new Scottish Health Council will be, as referred to in chapter 5 of Partnership for Care: Scotland's Health White Paper.
Answer
The budget for the new Scottish Health Council has not yet been determined. However, local health councils received core funding of £1,979,000 from the Scottish Executive in financial year 2002-03.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 18 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how the Scottish Health Council will work with local health councils in each NHS board area to achieve greater public involvement in the NHS, as referred to in chapter 5 of Partnership for Care: Scotland's Health White Paper.
Answer
A consultation paper on A new public involvement structure for NHSScotland was launched on 4 March and includes proposals for how the Scottish Health Council might operate nationally and locally. Copies of the consultation paper are available in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 26830).
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 18 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what NHS Quality Improvement Scotland's budget is for 2003-04.
Answer
The budget of NHS Quality Improvement Scotland for 2003-04 is £10.231 million.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 18 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how the role of the new Scottish Health Council will differ from that of the Scottish Association of Health Councils, as referred to in chapter 5 of Partnership for Care: Scotland's Health White Paper.
Answer
Local health councils have formed a national association, the Scottish Association of Health Councils, as a membership organisation entirely funded by its members' subscriptions. Currently, 14 out of the 15 Scottish health councils have chosen to be members.The consultation paper on A new public involvement structure for NHSScotland, launched on 4 March, proposes that the Scottish Health Council should be established within NHS Quality Improvement Scotland as a national body with a local presence in each NHS board area. Copies of the consultation paper are available in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 26830).
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 18 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many out-patient clinics are held in local health centres, broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 18 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what information that is not currently available to NHS patients will be provided to patients in future through the Patient Information Initiative and what funding the initiative will receive, as referred to in chapter 3 of Partnership for Care: Scotland's Health White Paper.
Answer
The white paper Partnership for Care notes that patient information is currently available from a variety of sources. However, this information may vary in quality, or may not be in a format which is readily accessible to those who use NHS services in Scotland.The Patient Information Initiative will develop national quality assurance guidance for the development, review and management of patient information. An important part of this is the involvement of patients in the development of information. It will also support equal access across Scotland to a patient focussed resource of generic health information. Funding for this initiative will be £1 million.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 18 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what investment has been made in personal computers, network connections and training for NHS staff to use information and communication systems, as referred to in chapter 6 of Partnership for Care: Scotland's Health White Paper, and what investment it will make available in each of the next three years.
Answer
Investment plans for the provision of personal computers, network connections and training for NHS staff are agreed between NHS boards and NHS trusts in support of their local IM&T Strategy. Central records are not kept of this investment.Central funds are provided on a recurring basis for national telecommunications network services, GP email/messaging services, to facilitate provision of local IM&T training for staff and to provide European Computer Driving licences for staff. These funds totalled £4.592 million in 2002-03.Central funds have been provided on a non-recurring basis this year to assist NHS boards and NHS trusts improve their IM&T infrastructure and to assist in advancing their strategic plans for IM&T. These funds totalled £13.39 million.Central funds to be made available for eHealth investment are to nearly double over the coming three years to more than £48 million per annum.
