- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 June 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Clare Haughey on 20 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware that a report by the Mental Welfare Commission in 2014 cast doubt on claims that chemical restraint is only used in exceptional circumstances.
Answer
The Scottish Government is aware of the report by the Mental Welfare Commission Dignity and Respect in 2014 which focused on care in specialist NHS dementia care units. The Scottish Government published its response and action plan to help address recommendations in the report later that year.
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 20 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of (a) medical students, (b) nurses, (c) dentists and (d) allied health professionals in each year since 1999 have been domiciled in Scotland.
Answer
I refer the member to Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) Bib number: 60754
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 June 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Clare Haughey on 20 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to commission and publish a renewed study on trends in the prescribing of psychoactive medications for people with dementia, in line with commitment 18 in Scotland's National Dementia Strategy 2017-2020.
Answer
The Scottish Government will commission and publish an independent expert study on trends in the prescribing of psychoactive medications for people with dementia in all settings since 2011, in line with commitment 18 in Scotland’s National Dementia Strategy 2017-2020.
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of medical graduates need to become GPs to address the reported GP shortage.
Answer
To meet the goal of increasing the numbers of GPs by 800 in the next ten years, we need to take a number of actions, including increasing the number of medical places at universities, and taking steps to encourage medical graduates to choose general practice. To that end, between 2015-16 and 2020-21 the Scottish Government will have increased the annual intake of medical places in Scottish universities from 848 to 1038 (190 places, a 22% increase) including funding Scotland’s first Graduate Entry Medical programme (scotGEM) and widening access places.
We have also announced 85 additional medical school places to be shared between three universities: Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow. The new courses will focus on general practice offering a new route for experienced healthcare professionals to enter medicine. 25 of these places will be available at the University of Edinburgh.
AY 15-16 | AY 16-17 | AY 17-18 | AY 18-19 | AY 19-20 | AY 20-21 |
848 | 898 | 898 | 953 | 1,013 | 1,038 |
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 20 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce and phase out the use of plastic cutlery and straws in the public sector.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to reducing use of single use plastics. The EU Single-Use Plastics Directive will lead to a ban on these items across the EU and we continue to look at how we can lead by example following our ban of single use beverage cups from the Scottish Government estate. Zero Waste Scotland provides a range of tools and supports that can assist any public sector organisation looking to make progress on these issues.
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 June 2019
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 26 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support third sector groups to help address loneliness among older people.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 26 June 2019
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS staff are not employed on full-time contracts.
Answer
71,257 NHS staff, as at 31 Mar 2019, were on part-time contracts.
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 June 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 19 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has awarded in the last year to organisations that have applied to it for funding.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-23640 on 19 June 2019. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 June 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 19 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many organisations applying to it for funding in the last year have had their applications rejected.
Answer
The Scottish Budget authorises expenditure to support policy objectives, including funding to public bodies and grant schemes for particular activities. Individual Ministerial portfolios can provide funding in response to funding applications within their portfolio area. Information on such applications and funding is not collated centrally.
The Scottish Government annual accounts report on funding at a portfolio level: the 2018-19 accounts are currently in preparation and will be available by the end of September 2019. The Scottish Government publishes all Scottish Government spend over £25,000, on a monthly basis on its website.
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many people were readmitted to hospital in the last year within 24 hours of discharge, broken down by integrated joint board area.
Answer
The information is not held centrally. Official statistics hold information on the date of admission to hospital but not on the exact time. It is not possible to calculate a 24 hour period from official statistics.