- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 14 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S2W-919 on 1 August 2003, by Allan Wilson and S2W-1693 by Ross Finnie on 1 and 26 August 2003, whether it will reconsider its decision not to publish the cabinet papers and other documents requested.
Answer
No. The position remains asset out in the answer given to question S2W-919. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 13 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive which hospitals in each NHS board area have an (a) general paediatric and (b) specialist paediatric (i) department or (ii) unit, showing the specialism undertaken.
Answer
The Royal Hospital forSick Children Edinburgh, the Royal Hospital for Sick Children Glasgow and the Royal AberdeenChildren’s Hospital provide specialist services on a regional and nationalbasis whilst providing a general paediatric service to their local population.NHS board areas in Scotland that have a general paediatric unit are listed intable 1.
Table 1: General PaediatricMedical Units by NHS Board Area and Hospital1
| Area | Hospital |
| Argyll and Clyde | Inverclyde Royal Hospital Royal Alexandra Hospital Vale of Leven District General Hospital |
| Ayrshire and Arran | Ayrshire Central Hospital Crosshouse Hospital The Ayr Hospital |
| Borders | Borders General Hospital |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary |
| Fife | Forth Park Hospital Victoria Hospital |
| Forth Valley | Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary Stirling Royal Infirmary |
| Grampian | Aberdeen Maternity Hospital Dr Gray’s Hospital Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital |
| Greater Glasgow | Queen Mother’s Hospital Royal Hospital for Sick Children Southern General Hospital The Princess Royal Maternity Unit |
| Lanarkshire | Monklands Hospital Wishaw General Hospital |
| Lothian | New Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Royal Hospital for Sick Children St John’s Hospital At Howden |
| Tayside | Ninewells Hospital Perth Royal Infirmary |
| Western Isles | Western Isles Hospital |
Note:
1. As at March 2003.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 13 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive which hospitals in each NHS board area are exclusively involved in paediatric medicine.
Answer
There are three hospitalsexclusively involved in paediatric medicine:
Royal Aberdeen Children’sHospital – NHS Grampian
Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow - NHS Greater Glasgow
Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh - NHS Lothian
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 13 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many beds are assigned to paediatric services in each NHS board area, broken down by hospital and detailing any specialisms in paediatric medicine assigned to those beds.
Answer
Information on averageavailable staffed medical and surgical paediatric beds for the year ending 31 March 2003 isshown in Table 1.
The information forspecialisms in paediatric medicine assigned to those beds is not heldcentrally.
Table 1: NHSiS - Average AvailableStaffed Beds; by Health Board Area and Location: Year Ending 31 March 2003 (Provisional)
| Area | Medical Paediatrics | Surgical Paediatrics |
| Scotland | 738 | 125 |
| Argyll and Clyde | 59 | - |
| Inverclyde Royal Hospital Royal Alexandra Hospital Vale of Leven District General Hospital | 19 | - |
| 34 | - |
| 6 | - |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 62 | - |
| Ayrshire Central Hospital Crosshouse Hospital The Ayr Hospital | 25 | - |
| 26 | - |
| 11 | - |
| Borders | 17 | - |
| Borders General Hospital | 17 | - |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 14 | 8 |
| Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary | 14 | 8 |
| Fife | 48 | 2 |
| Forth Park Hospital | 20 | - |
| Victoria Hospital | 28 | 2 |
| Forth Valley | 48 | - |
| Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary | 14 | - |
| Stirling Royal Infirmary | 34 | - |
| Grampian | 78 | 18 |
| Aberdeen Maternity Hospital | 38 | - |
| Dr Gray's Hospital | 7 | 4 |
| Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital | 33 | 13 |
| Greater Glasgow | 142 | 71 |
| Queen Mother's Hospital | 28 | - |
| Royal Hospital for Sick Children | 64 | 71 |
| Southern General Hospital | 16 | - |
| The Princess Royal Maternity Unit | 34 | - |
| Highland | 33 | - |
| Raigmore Hospital | 33 | - |
| Lanarkshire | 63 | - |
| Monklands Hospital | 6 | - |
| Wishaw General Hospital | 58 | - |
| Lothian | 105 | 18 |
| New Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | 44 | - |
| Royal Hospital for Sick Children | 36 | 18 |
| St John's Hospital At Howden | 25 | - |
| Tayside | 69 | 8 |
| Ninewells Hospital | 58 | 8 |
| Perth Royal Infirmary | 11 | - |
| Western Isles | 1 | - |
| Western Isles Hospital | 1 | - |
Source: ISDScotland [Form ISD(S)1.
Reference:ISD/ACIG/IR2003-01684.
Date:22-12-03.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 13 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to establish an autism-specific medical facility at a hospital to address the medical needs of those with autism.
Answer
The Scottish Executive hasno such plans. We are committed to improving services for people with autisticspectrum disorders through improved assessment and diagnosis, more informationand training for a range of professionals, and better inter-agency working.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 13 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what ongoing training is available to NHS staff in hospitals in each NHS board area in respect of paediatric intensive care.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally. However, there is a recognised Specialist Practitioner Qualificationfor Paediatric Intensive Care available through Glasgow Caledonian University. Overthe past five years, 42 students started the course, 26 have completed, 15 arein the process of completing, and one person has withdrawn.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by George Reid on 13 January 2004
To ask the Presiding Officer what budget is available to meet the cost of the opening of the new Parliament building, showing costs of transport, security, hospitality and other components; how these costs were calculated, and what steps the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body will take to avoid any unnecessary expense.
Answer
No decision has been madeyet on the nature of the opening ceremony and therefore no specific budget hasbeen allocated for this purpose. The Clerk/Chief Executive stated in evidencehe gave to the Finance Committee on Tuesday 25 November that any fundingrequired would be met from the contingency budget for 2004-05. The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body would always seek to avoid any unnecessaryexpense.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by George Reid on 12 January 2004
To ask the Presiding Officer whether there is any impediment to Lord Fraser of Carmyllie calling as witnesses to the Holyrood Inquiry the Auditor General for Scotland and employees of Audit Scotland who carried out work in relation to the report on the Holyrood building project in September 2000 and the investigation into the Flour City contract.
Answer
In his opening statement tothe inquiry on 12 September 2003, Lord Fraser stated " I, and I alone, willdecide which witnesses will be called. I will also decide to what matters theirevidence will be directed." Accordingly, the witnesses and the subjects tobe addressed are entirely matters for Lord Fraser to decide.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 December 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by George Reid on 12 January 2004
To ask the Presiding Officer whether there was any audit exercise in relation to the Holyrood project after the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body took responsibility for it and prior to the establishment of Audit Scotland.
Answer
The Comptroller and AuditorGeneral was responsible for the audit of the Scottish Parliamentary CorporateBody for the relevant period. No formal examination of the Holyrood buildingproject was carried out at that time.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 5 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied with the working practices implemented by BEAR Scotland in connection with the winter maintenance rotas of trunk roads for which they are responsible and whether it has made any representations to the Health and Safety Executive about these matters.
Answer
BEAR Scotland Ltd mustcomply with all legislation affecting their workforce, including winter rotas.
The Scottish Executive takes health and safety issues very seriously and would immediatelyraise any alleged breach with BEAR and if necessary would not hesitate to raiseissues with the Health and Safety Executive.
