- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that plans for the reconfiguration of maternity services in Greater Glasgow to reduce the number of neonatal units to two will not affect the quality of care delivered at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill.
Answer
I would expect Greater Glasgow NHS Board to ensure that high quality care is delivered on all hospital sites in any reconfiguration of maternity services.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether additional neonatal consultants will be required as a result of the closure of the Queen Mother's Hospital as part of plans for the reconfiguration of maternity services in Greater Glasgow.
Answer
NHS Greater Glasgow’s proposals for the reconfiguration of maternity services include a proposal for the recruitment of two additional neonatal consultants in order to ensure neonatal support for the Royal Hospital for Sick Children.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 15 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will review the decision on the provision of accident and emergency services in Greater Glasgow.
Answer
During the debate on the Acute Services Review (Glasgow) on 12 September 2002, I supported a commitment from Greater Glasgow NHS Board that a review of the accident and emergency services would take place in two years time involving staff, patient and community groups, Glasgow Health Council and the Scottish Royal Colleges. This will take place over the summer and the outcome of that review will be reported to the NHS board for consideration in the autumn. The review will focus on the robustness and appropriateness of the decision relatingto accident and emergency services in Glasgow and will test if the decision taken by the NHS board in 2002 remains appropriate.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 14 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the plans for the reconfiguration of maternity services in Greater Glasgow will have on extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation services for neonates.
Answer
Plans for the reconfigurationof maternity services in Glasgow include a proposal for the relocation of extra‑corporeallife support services (ECLS) from the Queen Mother’s Maternity Hospital to thePrincess Royal Maternity Hospital.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any concerns that specialist staff may leave Scotland as a result of the loss of the combined model of care at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children and the Queen Mother's Hospital as part of plans for the reconfiguration of maternity services in greater Glasgow.
Answer
I would expect Greater GlasgowNHS Board to consider this issue in any reconfiguration of maternity services.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any concerns that mothers across Scotland may be separated from sick new-born babies as a result of the closure of the Queen Mother's Hospital as part of plans for the reconfiguration of maternity services in Greater Glasgow.
Answer
I am considering this issue aspart of my wider consideration of the board's proposals.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average length of stay has been for mothers delivered of babies at the Princess Royal Maternity Hospital in Glasgow in each year since it opened.
Answer
I refer the member to the answergiven to question S2W-8612 on 10 June 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for whichcan be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what accommodation arrangements are in place for staff of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, currently accommodated in the Queen Mother's Hospital, should the Queen Mother's Hospital close as part of plans for the reconfiguration of maternity services in greater Glasgow.
Answer
I would expect these issues tobe fully explored in the detailed planning and implementation phase of any reconfigurationof maternity services.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements will be made for births and post-natal care for mothers whose babies require to be transferred to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children as a result of the closure of the Queen Mother's Hospital as part of plans for the reconfiguration of maternity services in greater Glasgow.
Answer
I would expect Greater GlasgowNHS Board to address this issue in any reconfiguration of maternity services.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidelines are issued concerning the length of stay for mothers delivered of babies at maternity hospitals.
Answer
A Framework for MaternityService in Scotland, published in 2001, sets out a vision and philosophyfor maternity services which provides women with high quality, accessible and responsivematernity care.
The framework makes it clearthat health professionals should adopt a flexible and evidence based approach topost-natal care, working in partnership with women. The duration of a post-natalhospital stay should be individualised, using clinical judgement, to meet the specificneeds of the mother and baby. It should be reinforced by a comprehensive supportservice in the community after discharge. There are no specific guidelines issuedfor post-natal hospital stay.
