- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive which NHS Trusts have brought cleaning and catering services back in-house since the publication of Our National Health, a plan for action a plan for change.
Answer
Our National Health: A plan for action, a plan for change made clear that NHSScotland must achieve the best value in domestic services and that contracting out, while often appropriate, should no longer be seen as the norm.The vast majority of NHS Trusts already provide all or part of their cleaning and catering services in-house. Those Trusts which have outsourced their domestic services are reviewing these arrangements as the contract break points are reached. Since December 2000, one Trust has decided to take services back in-house.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 26 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether guidance will be issued to local authorities about considering the impact on TV reception of applications for planning permission before planning consent is granted.
Answer
Planning Advice Note 62: Radio Telecommunications (Bib. number 16043) contains advice on development proposals causing interference with radio telecommunications services, which includes television signals.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 23 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Health Technology Board for Scotland will reach a decision on the introduction of liquid-based cytology for cervical screening programmes and, if not, whose decision it will be.
Answer
Any advice on the introduction of liquid based cytology into the cervical screening programme from either the Health Technology Board for Scotland or the National Institute of Clinical Excellence or the national Advisory Group on Cervical Screening, will be considered by the Scottish Executive. Relevant guidance will issue to NHSScotland when appropriate.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 23 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive why the Health Technology Board for Scotland has not carried out a Health Technology Assessment on the cost effectiveness of introducing liquid-based cytology for cervical screening programmes throughout Scotland.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-19038.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 23 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive why the Health Technology Board for Scotland has not carried out a Health Technology Assessment on the results of the recently completed NHS pilot studies on liquid-based cytology for cervical screening programmes.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-19038.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 23 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive (a) when the report of the Health Economics Research Unit on its economic evaluation of the recently completed NHS in Scotland pilot studies on liquid-based cytology for cervical screening programmes will be published and (b) whether the report will be considered by the Health Technology Board for Scotland.
Answer
Liquid-based cytology (LBC) is an alternative method of taking cervical smears. Pilot studies in Scotland and elsewhere in the UK are examining the practicalities and cost-effectiveness of this method.The National Advisory Group on Cervical Screening will be considering a report from its steering group on the outcome of the Scottish cervical screening LBC pilot at its meeting in December. The report will include the findings of the Health Economics Research Unit's (HERU) economic evaluation of the pilot. Depending on the outcome of the group's considerations, the Health Technology Board for Scotland may wish to undertake an assessment on LBC for the cervical screening programme in collaboration with the National Institute of Clinical Excellence.All relevant evidence on the introduction of LBC, including the HERU evaluation findings, will be published when a decision on the new smear-taking method is made.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 22 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to encourage and support the establishment of a nurse education programme in trauma rehabilitation.
Answer
Education Institutions do not provide specific trauma rehabilitation programmes in Scotland. However, they provide programmes that relate to rehabilitation. Post-registration education and training is the responsibility of NHS trusts as employers. They work directly with educational providers to develop new programmes to match their education and training needs.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 19 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is a signatory to the Munich Declaration on nurses and midwives.
Answer
I confirm that all Ministers of Health of member states in the European Region of the World Health Organization (WHO), including the United Kingdom, are signatories to the Munich Declaration: Nurses and Midwives - a Force for Health, which was issued by the WHO Regional Office for Europe on 17 June 2000 following the Second WHO Ministerial Conference on Nursing and Midwifery in Europe.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 16 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive why there has been a rise from 273.4 in 1998 to 802.9 whole-time equivalents in 1999 in the number of NHS nurses whose specialty is classified as "other" as opposed to a more specific specialty according to SKIPPER (3) published by the Information and Statistics Division of the Common Services Agency and whether it will give a more detailed breakdown of the specialities or areas within which those nurses classified as "other" work.
Answer
The number of nursing staff whose specialty was classified as "other" at 30 September 1999 and 30 September 2000 was incorrectly recorded in the latest release of SKIPPER. The following table shows the correct data for nursing staff by specialty and qualification. The figures underlined are those which have been corrected. The data in SKIPPER will be corrected upon the next release of the package in January 2002.The specialties of those classified as "other' is not known centrally.
| Nursing and Midwifery staff employed in NHSScotland by location, qualification and specialty 1 |
Whole Time Equivalent: at 30 September |
| 1990 8 | 1995 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 20002 |
All Nursing & Midwifery staff 3,4 | 52 284.1 | 52 416.2 | 51 472.4 | 51 073.8 | 51 353.0 | 51 228.2 |
Senior Nurse Managers 5 | 595.1 | 190.8 | 133.9 | 117.9 | 102.6 | 63.9 |
Hospital Specialties | 45 837.9 | 45 850.2 | 44 886.9 | 44 366.1 | 44 446.7 | 44 147.1 |
Qualified | 29 477.9 | 29 525.1 | 29 431.5 | 29 318.0 | 29 520.1 | 29 525.0 |
Acute | 14 007.8 | 14 424.3 | 14 863.0 | 15 030.7 | 15 360.3 | 15 548.8 |
Midwives8 | - | 2 296.9 | 2 404.7 | 2 354.5 | 2 367.5 | 2 377.1 |
Other Maternity8 | 2 668.2 | 311.6 | 315.9 | 310.4 | 309.4 | 312.7 |
Mental Illness | 5 977.4 | 5 762.0 | 5 609.5 | 5 601.6 | 5 502.9 | 5 437.2 |
Learning Disabilities | 1 722.7 | 1 397.3 | 1 276.3 | 1 196.2 | 1 173.9 | 1 139.3 |
Care of the Elderly | 4 282.8 | 4 224.0 | 3 761.7 | 3 573.4 | 3 505.7 | 3 385.5 |
Paediatrics | 819.1 | 1 108.9 | 1 194.4 | 1 239.3 | 1 299.4 | 1 323.5 |
Other | - | - | 6.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Unqualified | 16 359.9 | 16 325.1 | 15 455.5 | 15 048.0 | 14 926.7 | 14 622.1 |
Acute | 5 400.5 | 5 220.6 | 5 230.4 | 5 295.9 | 5 426.3 | 5 458.6 |
Other Maternity | 822.8 | 782.8 | 701.9 | 682.6 | 686.7 | 648.8 |
Mental Illness | 3 895.5 | 4 124.8 | 3 764.2 | 3 699.0 | 3 642.0 | 3 587.5 |
Learning Disabilities | 1 870.8 | 1 710.5 | 1 580.6 | 1 436.2 | 1 338.9 | 1 245.5 |
Care of the Elderly | 4 064.4 | 4 107.9 | 3 798.6 | 3 553.3 | 3 462.9 | 3 312.8 |
Paediatrics | 306.0 | 378.6 | 379.8 | 381.1 | 369.9 | 368.8 |
Other | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Community Specialties | | 6 022.3 | 6 048.6 | 6 140.9 | 6 305.7 | 6 377.4 |
Qualified | 5 261.6 | 5 497.5 | 5 458.1 | 5 553.1 | 5 698.1 | 5 746.0 |
Health visitor6 | 1 508.6 | 1 429.7 | 1 442.6 | 1 459.0 | 1 464.4 | 1 460.1 |
Grades G & above | 1 508.6 | 1 316.8 | 1 307.5 | 1 317.3 | 1 310.6 | 1 310.6 |
Below Grade G | - | 112.8 | 135.1 | 141.7 | 153.9 | 149.5 |
District nurse6 | 1 744.3 | 1 733.1 | 1 799.7 | 1 852.5 | 1 940.7 | 1 935.8 |
Grades G & above | 1 181.0 | 1 027.7 | 1 001.7 | 1 011.8 | 1 027.3 | 1 018.4 |
Below Grade G | 563.3 | 705.4 | 798.0 | 840.7 | 913.4 | 917.4 |
Community midwife | 208.4 | 283.4 | 291.9 | 302.6 | 289.5 | 287.0 |
Combined duty nurse | 560.3 | 462.6 | 398.1 | 357.8 | 323.1 | 279.9 |
Community psychiatric nurse7 | 97.7 | 426.8 | 484.7 | 498.4 | 587.0 | 629.7 |
Community learning disability nurse | 28.7 | 155.4 | 146.3 | 140.5 | 133.3 | 128.5 |
Clinic/school nurse | 235.6 | 482.6 | 497.1 | 498.1 | 488.2 | 476.5 |
Other | 878.1 | 523.9 | 397.7 | 444.2 | 471.8 | 548.5 |
Unqualified | 412.4 | 524.8 | 590.5 | 587.9 | 607.6 | 631.4 |
Auxillary/assistant | 412.4 | 503.9 | 568.9 | 576.9 | 593.8 | 604.1 |
Nursery nurse | - | 20.8 | 21.6 | 10.9 | 13.8 | 27.3 |
Other Specialties | 177.1 | 352.8 | 403.0 | 448.8 | 497.9 | 639.9 |
Qualified | 38.1 | 166.3 | 221.4 | 244.8 | 275.8 | 359.6 |
Occupational Health | - | - | - | - | - | 87.5 |
Blood Transfusion Service | 38.1 | 45.6 | 51.7 | 52.2 | 64.5 | 58.6 |
Other | - | 120.6 | 169.8 | 192.6 | 211.3 | 213.5 |
Unqualified | 139.0 | 186.6 | 181.6 | 204.0 | 222.1 | 280.3 |
Blood Transfusion Service | 139.0 | 133.6 | 121.2 | 123.2 | 121.8 | 164.0 |
Other | - | 52.9 | 60.4 | 80.8 | 100.3 | 116.3 |
Notes:1. From September 1991 data were derived using a new occupation classification for nursing staff. This has caused some discontinuities in the time series as previous misclassifications have been corrected. From 1993 data for the State Hospital, Carstairs are included.2. provisional.3. Excludes agency nurses, bank nurses and nurses employed by GP practices4. Excludes nurse teachers and nurses in training.5. Nursing management - all nurses on clinical grades are excluded from this category from September 1993. Some senior nurse managers are employed on A&C senior management grades and are not included in the nursing total.6. Includes health visiting and district nursing teaching staff, and staff working in the field without a HV/DN qualification. The category 'Grades G & above' gives a broad indication of those staff with a HV/DN qualification.7. This category is likely to be under-recorded.8. In 1990 it was not possible to identify midwives separately from nurses working in maternity services.Ref: ISD Workforce/0745Source: National Manpower Statistics from payroll ISD Scotland.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 16 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to reclassify the categories of nurse used in NHS statistical returns so as to make the published statistics more informative.
Answer
There are no plans to fundamentally change the classification of nurses into categories in the ISD Scotland statistical returns. However, minor adjustments to the classification are made by ISD to respond to demands from the service.
