- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 15 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many males with (a) anorexia nervosa and (b) bulimia the NHS in Scotland has treated in the last 12 months.
Answer
The following table shows the number of males treated in an acute general hospital, mental illness hospital or psychiatric unit between July 2000 and June 2001:
| | Anorexia Nervosa | Bulimia |
| Male patients | 7 | 4 |
Source: ISD Scotland, SMR01/04.Provisional.A sample of general practitioner consultations, produces figures which are too low to allow a meaningful, robust national estimate of those treated by primary care services.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 15 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made by NHS boards serving remote and rural areas in the use of telemedicine, email, internet and CD-ROM based treatments for people with eating disorders as referred to in the Framework for Mental Health Services in Scotland.
Answer
The published guidance on the best organisation of eating disorder services invites agencies to explore all mediums that can offer improved access to services and advice.A teleconferencing link is already established between the Royal Cornhill Hospital in Aberdeen and Lerwick Health Centre, with validated positive results for patients and therapists for all conditions including eating disorders. The Grampian Eating Disorder Service has also piloted the use of teleconferencing for people with eating disorders from Aberdeen, Peterhead and Fraserburgh.The Scottish Telemedicine Action Forum has recently funded a project designed to further extend the existing specialist psychological therapies for eating disorders service to the whole of the Grampian area. More generally, the Remote and Rural Area Resource Initiative has been established to advise and help with more effective means of delivering care in rural and remote areas of Scotland.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 15 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps is it taking to promote the recommendations in the Framework for Mental Health Services in Scotland to develop treatment protocols, clear referral pathways and a pattern of specialist in-patient provision for the treatment of sufferers of eating disorders.
Answer
Specific guidance offering agencies a template for change and improvement in the provision and organisation of services, promotion, prevention and care was published in October last year.The visiting Mental Health and Well Being Support Group has also announced that eating disorders will feature for particular attention, with other topics, in their second round review of the strategic approach to change and improvement in mental health services by the care agencies.The outcome reports of progress made in each case, are published within four weeks of each visit and are available on the support group's website at:
www.show.scot.nhs.uk/mhwbsg.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 15 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what information programmes are in operation to give advice to students about eating disorders.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-23216 on 11 March 2002.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 15 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS boards have specialist eating disorder services.
Answer
Throughout Scotland, people suffering from eating disorders are diagnosed and treated by general psychiatrists. In addition, specialist services have been established in Lanarkshire, Lothian, Highland and Grampian. These services range from specialist eating disorder teams to single nurse specialist posts. Some of the specialist services are available to residents of other NHS board areas.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in rural areas in implementing its Action Programme to reduce youth crime.
Answer
All authorities have received help to establish multi-agency teams to develop programmes aimed at reducing youth crime. The Executive is completing a mapping exercise of all local authorities to measure progress. The results will be available in the Parliament's Reference Centre shortly.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 13 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to fund the Highland Perthshire Communities Partnership in the next financial year.
Answer
Funding for Local Rural Partnerships is provided by the Executive through the Rural Strategic Support Fund, an element of the Scottish Rural Partnership Fund. The fund is operated by an annual bidding process. No application has been submitted to the scheme from, or on behalf of, the Highland Perthshire Communities Partnership for the 2002-03 bidding round.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 13 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it is currently providing to local rural partnerships such as the Highland Perthshire Communities Partnership.
Answer
During the 2001-02 financial year, the Executive has made available some £211,000 to local rural partnerships through the Rural Strategic Support Fund. The fund, which facilitates the establishment of local rural partnerships, is one of the three elements that make up the Scottish Rural Partnership Fund.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 13 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been provided to the Highland Perthshire Communities Partnership in each of the last three financial years.
Answer
Local Rural Partnerships are funded by the Executive through the Rural Strategic Support Fund. This fund is one of the three elements that make up the Scottish Rural Partnership Fund.No funding has been sought by Highland Perthshire Communities Partnership from the Scottish Rural Partnership Fund in the last three financial years, although the partnership did receive some funding in earlier years.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what information is made available to education authorities and further and higher education institutions to assist in the identification of eating disorders in girls and women in the (a) 11-15 and (b) 16-24 age groups.
Answer
Our published guidance calls for agencies to work together to access accurate information to better inform parents, education, health and social work professionals and others in the identification of the early and other signs of eating disorders.For schools, the advice contained in National Guidance 5-14 Health Education already includes strands on physical, emotional, and social health. These in turn link to suggested discussion areas for pupils on body image, peer and media influences and how this can impact on lifestyle choices.For those in higher education the institutions already provide a range of welfare, personal counselling and advisory services to students on a range of life issues and in some cases specific reference is already made to eating disorders.
