- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 14 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on procuring its own supplies of vaccine to protect against human papilloma virus (HPV) separately from the UK Government.
Answer
At present, all childhood vaccinations are procured by the Department of Health on behalf of the four UK administrations. To date this process has always worked well and Scotland benefits significantly from this arrangement. While the possibility of a separate Scottish procurement process is something that we would always keep under review, there are currently no plans to adopt such an approach for the next HPV vaccine procurement exercise.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 14 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the funding mechanism is for the provision of a vaccine against human papilloma virus (HPV) under the arrangements in which the Department of Health procures the vaccine for the whole of the United Kingdom.
Answer
The Scottish Government meets the cost of all HPV vaccine used in Scotland as part of the national programme. The Department of Health currently procures the HPV vaccine on behalf of the UK administrations. NHS boards in Scotland ordered HPV vaccine stock from the central supply procured and held by the Department of Health. The Scottish Government is invoiced for the vaccines orders and reimburses the Department of Health accordingly.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 14 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive to what extent it is in contact with the Department of Health regarding the retendering process for a vaccine to protect against human papilloma virus (HPV)
Answer
Scottish Government officials are in regular contact with counterparts within the Department of Health on all vaccination policy matters, including the retendering process for the HPV vaccine.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 14 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will stipulate in the retendering process for the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination that the product should offer protection against the strains of the virus that cause genital warts as well as the majority of cervical cancers.
Answer
The Department of Health has commissioned an update to the cost-effective modelling for the HPV vaccine. This model is taking into account new data on the potential protection provided by HPV vaccine against cancer and non-cancer diseases. This model will support the next procurement exercise for the HPV immunisation programme.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will conduct a review of ambulance provision in Perthshire.
Answer
The provision of ambulance services in specific localities across Scotland is the responsibility of the Scottish Ambulance Service.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 December 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied with the standards at Queen Margaret Hospital following the publication of its inspection report by the Healthcare Environment Inspectorate
Answer
The Healthcare Environment Inspectorate (HEI) inspection report on the Queen Margaret Hospital raised some serious issues and also identified some important areas of good practice. NHS Fife accepted the findings of the report and identified a series of actions to be taken which were outlined in its improvement plan, which also detailed timescales for action. Unannounced follow up inspections will ensure improvements are made.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 December 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied with the standards at Stirling Royal Infirmary following the publication of its inspection report by the Healthcare Environment Inspectorate
Answer
The Healthcare Environment Inspectorate (HEI) report on Stirling Royal Infirmary raised some issues for attention and also identified some important areas of good practice. NHS Forth Valley accepted the findings of the report and identified a series of actions to be taken which were outlined in its improvement plan that also detailed timescales for action. Unannounced follow up inspections will ensure improvements are made.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 8 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question answer S3W-37060 by Shona Robison on 17 November 2010, how many patients were awaiting a placement in a care home in each NHS board area and what the (a) average and (b) maximum length of wait is, also broken down by local authority area, in each of the last five years.
Answer
Information on NHS patients awaiting placement in a care home is recorded on the Delayed Discharges censuses. Data from October 2005 to October 2010 is available in the Scottish Parliament''s Information Centre (Bib. number 52135).
Source: ISD Scotland, Delayed Discharges Census, Ref: IR2010-02907.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is a recommended number of echocardiogram machines per head of population and, if not, for what reason there is a discrepancy between different NHS boards in the number of such machines in operation.
Answer
There is no national recommendation on the number of echocardiogram machines per head of population. NHS boards are expected to deploy the number of machines needed to provide an appropriate level of care within an acceptable time, as part of the 18 week referral to treatment care pathway.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 18 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the comment of the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change reported in The Courier of 10 November 2010 that “The A9 is a vital link to north Scotland and the Scottish Government is committed to dualling it, from Perth to Inverness, on a phased basis”, when it will set out a timetable for such dualling of the A9.
Answer
Upgrading the A9 remains a priority for this Government and will be undertaken in the context of overall affordability and our commitments to the Strategic Transport Projects Review recommendations.
Transport Scotland has taken forward detailed planning and design to develop options for dualling the section of the A9 between Birnam and Luncarty and design work on the adjacent northern section between Birnam and the Jubilee Bridge is now also taking place. In addition, a number of improvements have taken place within the current programme at Bankfoot, Carrbridge, Loch Moy and Ralia and work has just started on the 3.2km section dual carriageway extension at Crubenmore.
