- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 2 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what the minimum age requirement is for each geriatric ward within an acute hospital where such an age requirement exists, broken down by acute hospital.
Answer
Local NHS hospital management is responsible for determining ward use and for ensuring provision of care appropriate to the needs of people of all ages. The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 2 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS sites have facilities to provide nuclear medicine, broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
Information on the number of NHS sites that have facilities to provide nuclear medicine is shown in the table.
| NHS Board | |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 2 |
| Borders | 1 |
| Fife | 1 |
| Forth Valley | 2 |
| Grampian | 1 |
| Greater Glasgow | 5 |
| Highland | 1 |
| Lanarkshire | 1 |
| Lothian | 4 |
| Tayside | 1 |
| Scotland | 18 |
Source: NHS Boards, October 2004.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 2 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many public meetings have been held regarding the reorganisation of hospital services in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
NHS boards are responsible for engaging with people in the areas they serve on proposals to reorganise hospital services. It is for the boards to consider the most appropriate ways of doing this, including the role that public meetings might play in consulting and involving people. Information on the number of public meetings held since 1999 is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 2 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what powers it has to increase the number of (a) pre-registration house officer, (b) senior house officer, (c) specialist registrar and (d) consultant posts.
Answer
NHS boards are statutory bodies set up under the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978 to discharge ministers’ responsibilities for providing a comprehensive and integrated health service.
A power of guidance is implicit and the Health Department sets policy direction, aims and performance targets for the NHS in Scotland.
Ultimately, under section 2(5) of the 1978 act ministers have a power of direction over NHS boards, although it is currently not considered necessary to use this power to increase the number of medical posts.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 2 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive why there was a delay in appointing a chairperson to the Scottish Health Council from October 2003, as referred to in A New Public Involvement Structure for NHSScotland.
Answer
The consultation paper A New Public Involvement Structure for NHSScotland did propose that the Chair of the Scottish Health Council would be appointed by October. However, Mr Chisholm decided that the arrangements for the establishment of the Scottish Health Council should await the passage of the then NHS Reform Bill and announced this at the Scottish Association of Health Council’s annual conference in September 2003. The bill received Royal Assent in July 2004, by which time the process to appoint a Chair for the Scottish Health Council had begun.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 2 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) MRI and (b) CT scanners there are, broken down by NHS board area and expressed also per head of population.
Answer
The information available is shown in the table:
Table 1. Number of (a) MRI and b) CT Scanners and Rate Per 100,000 Population by NHS Board for Year Ending December 2003
| NHS Board | Scanners | Rate Per 100,000 Population |
| MRI | CT | MRI | CT |
| Argyll and Clyde | 1 | 4 | 0.24 | 0.96 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 2 | 2 | 0.54 | 0.54 |
| Borders | 1 | 1 | 0.92 | 0.92 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.68 |
| Fife | 2 | 2 | 0.57 | 0.57 |
| Forth Valley | 1 | 2 | 0.36 | 0.72 |
| Grampian | 3 | 3 | 0.57 | 0.57 |
| Greater Glasgow | 5 | 10 | 0.58 | 1.15 |
| Highland | 1 | 2 | 0.48 | 0.96 |
| Lanarkshire | 3 | 3 | 0.54 | 0.54 |
| Lothian | 6 | 6 | 0.77 | 0.77 |
| Orkney | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shetland | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 4.57 |
| Tayside | 4 | 4 | 1.03 | 1.03 |
| Western Isles | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 3.83 |
| Jubilee Hospital | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Nuffield Hospital | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| Murrayfield Hospital | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| Ross Hall | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| Scotland | 33 | 43 | 0.65 | 0.85 |
Source: NHS Supplies.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 September 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 27 October 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive in which year the average male life expectancy in (a) the United Kingdom and (b) Scotland first exceeded the current average life expectancy for males in (i) Glasgow, (ii) Dundee, (iii) West Dunbartonshire, (iv) Inverclyde, (v) North Lanarkshire, (vi) East Ayrshire, (vii) North Ayrshire, (viii) Clackmannanshire, (ix) Renfrewshire and (x) Eilean Siar.
Answer
The required information is shown in the following table:
| | | (a) | (b) |
| Males | Expectation of Life at Birth 2001-03 | Year in which expectation of life at birth for UK first exceeded the level shown | Year in which expectation of life at birth for Scotland first exceeded the level shown |
| UK | 75.9 | | |
| Scotland | 73.5 | 1993 | |
| (i) Glasgow | 69.1 | 1974 | 1981 |
| (ii) Dundee City | 72.0 | 1587 | 1996 |
| (iii) West Dunbartonshire | 70.8 | 1981 | 1991 |
| (iv) Inverclyde | 70.2 | 1979 | 1987 |
| (v) North Lanarkshire | 71.9 | 1986 | 1996 |
| (vi) East Ayrshire | 72.5 | 1989 | 1999 |
| (vii) North Ayrshire | 72.7 | 1990 | 2000 |
| (viii) Clackmannan | 73.5 | 1993 | 2002 |
| (ix) Renfrewshire | 71.9 | 1987 | 1996 |
| (x) Eilean Siar | 71.6 | 1985 | 1994 |
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 September 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 27 October 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive in which year the average female life expectancy in (a) the United Kingdom and (b) Scotland first exceeded the current average life expectancy for females in (i) Glasgow, (ii) Dundee, (iii) West Dunbartonshire, (iv) Inverclyde, (v) North Lanarkshire, (vi) East Ayrshire, (vii) North Ayrshire, (viii) Clackmannanshire, (ix) Renfrewshire and (x) Eilean Siar.
Answer
The required information is shown in the following table:
| Females | | (a) | (b) |
| Expectation of Life at Birth 2001-03 | Year in which expectation of life at birth for UK first exceeded the level shown | Year in which expectation of life at birth for Scotland first exceeded the level shown |
| UK | 80.5 | | |
| Scotland | 78.9 | 1993 | |
| (i) Glasgow | 76.4 | 1980 | 1988 |
| (ii) Dundee City | 77.8 | 1987 | 1997 |
| (iii) West Dunbartonshire | 77.4 | 1985 | 1995 |
| (iv) Inverclyde | 77.8 | 1987 | 1997 |
| (v) North Lanarkshire | 77.4 | 1985 | 1995 |
| (vi) East Ayrshire | 78.0 | 1988 | 1998 |
| (vii) North Ayrshire | 78.5 | 1991 | 2000 |
| (viii) Clackmannan | 78.6 | 1991 | 2002 |
| (ix) Renfrewshire | 78.1 | 1989 | 1999 |
| (x) Eilean Siar | 79.6 | 1998 | |
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 September 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 25 October 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive which agencies are used by NHS boards to supply agency nursing staff.
Answer
NHS Employers are responsible for the planning and delivery of a range of services and for ensuring a competent workforce to deliver these services effectively. As such, they may choose to engage with agencies at a local level to meet service needs.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 September 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 21 October 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many managed clinical networks were set up in the NHS in each year since 1998, broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) speciality.
Answer
The date on which eachManaged Clinical Network (MCN) was established is not available centrally.
While the table below givesdata on the (MCN) within each NHS Board, it should be noted that a number of the MCNs listed have not yet been accredited by NHS Quality ImprovementScotland as stated in the Clinical Governance Guidance for MCNs contained inHDL (2002) 69.
It should also be noted thatthere are a number of national MCNs which include Scottish Muscle, PaediatricEpilepsy, Cleft Lip and Palate, Child Protection and Phototherapy; and thatthere are three Regional Cancer Networks covering Scotland.
| NHS BOARD | MANAGED CLINICAL NETWORK |
| Argyll & Clyde | Coronary Heart Disease Diabetes Stroke |
| Ayrshire &Arran | Breast Colorectal Coronary Heart Disease Diabetes Epilepsy Gynaecological Cancers Head and Neck Haematology Lung Palliative Care Skin Stroke Upper Gastro Intestinal Urology |
| Borders | Coronary Heart Disease Diabetes Palliative Care Stroke |
| Dumfries & Galloway | Cardiac Services Evaluation Coronary Heart Disease Stroke Diabetes |
| Fife | Addictions Coronary Heart Disease Diabetes Ear Nose and Throat Learning Disabilities Stroke |
Forth Valley | Child Protection Coronary Heart Disease Cystic Fibrosis Diabetes Eating Disorders Epilepsy Learning Disability Multiple Sclerosis Palliative Care Stroke |
| Grampian | Breast Cancer Colorectal Cancer Coronary Heart Disease Diabetes Ear, Nose and Throat Lung Cancer Ovarian Cancer Stroke |
| Greater Glasgow | Coronary Heart Disease Diabetes Epilepsy Neurology Evaluation Stroke |
| Highland | Community Hospitals (Stroke and Respiratory Receiving) Coronary Heart Disease Diabetes Stroke |
| Lanarkshire | Coronary Heart Disease Diabetes Palliative Care Neurology Evaluation Stroke Vascular Evaluation Vascular Pump-priming |
| Lothian | Coronary Heart Disease Diabetes Stroke |
| Orkney | Coronary Heart Disease Diabetes Stroke |
| Shetland | Coronary Heart Disease Diabetes Stroke |
| Tayside | Addictions Bone and Osteo-arthritis Dementia DiabNet Care for Children with Diabetes Ear Nose and Throat Epilepsy Foot Service Learning Disabilities Orthodontic Services Paediatric Gastroenterology Paediatric Neurology National Neonatal Transport Services Respiratory Brain Injuries Hepatitis C |
| Western Isles | Coronary Heart Disease Diabetes Stroke |
