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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

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Question reference: S5W-24107

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 July 2019
Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 18 July 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many people with an eating disorder have been supported by the NHS in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.

Information is not held centrally on numbers supported by the NHS with an eating disorder. However, the numbers of patients admitted to hospital with an eating disorder, broken down by NHS Board since 1999 can be provided.

Number of patients admitted to hospital with eating disorder diagnoses1 by health board of treatment, 1999 - 2017

	19 99	20 00	20 01	20 02	20 03	20 04	20 05	20 06	20 07	20 08	20 09	20 10	20 11	20 12	20 13	20 14	20 15	20 16	20 17
Ayrshire & Arran	22	14	12	17	15	16	16	21	21	22	20	23	23	17	23	17	15	26	16
Borders	*	5	10	5	6	*	5	8	7	8	*	8	11	11	12	8	6	12	10
Dumfries & Galloway	15	16	10	13	10	9	6	*	9	9	9	13	13	7	12	22	17	19	19
Fife	14	19	14	14	11	9	12	10	21	15	23	10	13	10	18	16	16	18	26
Forth Valley	19	17	15	12	10	12	13	10	7	12	9	8	12	13	13	7	5	10	20
Grampian	30	25	22	26	32	44	39	37	44	35	55	40	51	59	54	80	60	48	64
Greater Glasgow & Clyde	71	56	65	64	64	51	56	78	79	71	69	66	61	90	94	108	103	112	115
Highland	14	18	14	17	16	22	20	18	20	20	25	18	36	33	29	39	40	27	39
Island Boards 2	5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	6	6	*	5	9	*	*	7	5
Lanarkshire	16	20	18	15	21	16	33	22	21	13	15	16	24	35	28	23	24	41	31
Lothian	39	65	55	59	59	75	68	69	75	76	76	73	63	106	101	110	105	103	92
Other 3	-	-	-	-	*	-	8	16	11	7	*	13	16	*	9	32	50	54	44
Tayside	25	14	13	23	15	25	14	18	24	22	26	31	29	40	32	32	31	32	28

Source: SMR01, SMR04

Notes

* - Denotes values which have been suppressed to protect patient confidentiality.

1 - An eating disorder diagnosis is based on current classifications in Chapter V of the ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders.

The codes used to identify an eating disorder diagnosis are F50.0 through F50.9.

2 - Due to small numbers, the Orkney, Shetland, and Western Isles health boards have been grouped under Island Boards to protect patient confidentiality.

3 - Due to small numbers, the National Facility, Non-NHS Provider/Location, and State Hospital health boards have been grouped under Other to protect patient confidentiality.

Question reference: S5W-23998

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 24 June 2019
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 17 July 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that children receive their second course of the MMR vaccine without undue delays after the first course, and what guidelines exist regarding the timing of the courses of the MMR vaccination.

The MMR vaccine is given as part of the NHS Scotland routine childhood vaccination programme. One dose is usually given to a child when they are 12 to 13 months old, and a second dose is given from age 3 years 4 months.

The Scottish Immunisation & Recall System (SIRS) ensures that children under the age of six years receive the appropriate immunisation according to the childhood immunisation schedule, including MMR vaccination. ‘Immunisation against Infectious Disease' also known as the "Green Book" sets out the clinical guidelines in relation to vaccination programmes including the scheduling of vaccines.

Question reference: S5W-24165

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 July 2019
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 17 July 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many people have been referred by the NHS to residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation services in each year since 2007.

This information is not held centrally.

However, Information Services Division Scotland publish quarterly statistics on treatment waiting times and types of treatment undertaken which shows how many residential detoxification and rehabilitation treatments were started in that period. This information is available here - https://www.isdscotland.org/index.asp .

It should be noted, however, that it isn’t possible to say that the number of treatments started equals the number of individuals undertaking them as the same individual may drop-out and re-start a treatment.

Question reference: S5W-24197

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 July 2019
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 17 July 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many respite care breaks have been provided to carers in each year since 2007.

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-20315 on 13 December 2018. 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

There have been a further 18,556 voluntary sector short breaks provided to carers during the period 2018-19. Please see the breakdown in the following table. These figures are for the number of breaks funded and there may be more than one carer benefiting from each break. It should be noted that Shared Care Scotland figures for 2018-19 are estimated and figures from April 2019 are not yet available.

Number of short breaks provided through the voluntary sector Short Breaks Fund in 2018-19, and total since 2010

Year

Shared Care Scotland :

Better Breaks,

Creative Breaks

Time to Live

Family Fund :

Take a Break

Total number of breaks

2018-19

16,525

2,031

18,556*

Total of overall Short Breaks since 2010

84,186*

13,466

97,652*

* Contains estimated number for 2018-19.

To support the development of statutory short breaks under the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016, the Scottish Government is funding Shared Care Scotland and Healthcare Improvement Scotland to run a short breaks market shaping project. Membership is made up of short break commissioners from a range of local authority areas who are working to share and learn about the realities of creating market shaping strategies. The group aims to produce a toolkit which will be shared with others involved in shaping sustainable markets in social care and, in particular, short breaks across Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-24110

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 July 2019
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 17 July 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the recommendations of the National Short Life Working Group in its report on hepatitis C virus case finding and access to care in November 2018.

I commend the National Short Life Working Group for its report on Hepatitis C Virus Case Finding and Access to Care which was published in November 2018. Scotland has long been known as a world leader in tackling hepatitis C, and this report is an example of the expertise and collaborative working that have built that reputation.

The report gives evidence-based recommendations on how to find and provide treatment to people infected with the hepatitis C virus, and I know that NHS Boards and Third Sector Organisations have been working to implement those recommendations.

Question reference: S5W-24097

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 July 2019
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 17 July 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many carers have been supported to take a break from caring through provisions in the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016, and how many people have been entitled to such support.

The information requested is being collected through a new Carers Census. As this is the first time the Carers Census has been run, the 2018-19 collection was split into two separate 6-month collections: the first covering 1st April to 30 September 2018 and the second covering 1st October 2018 to the end of March 2019. After the second 6 months of data has been returned, the consolidated responses from both collections will be analysed and quality assured. Scottish Government intend to publish the results by late 2019.

The data received through the first 6-month data collection is incomplete due to low response rates, along with variable data quality across the returns received. Scottish Government are working with stakeholders in order to improve the collection and gather reliable and robust data through the Carers Census as efficiently as possible. To this end, Scottish Government held an event with data providers on 1st April 2019 before the second collection opened to help address some of the issues that arose during the first collection and to consult with providers on improving the guidance and process for future collections.

Question reference: S5W-23999

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 24 June 2019
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 17 July 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that the uptake of the MMR vaccination is maximised.

In Scotland, uptake rates of one dose of MMR by five years have remained above the World Health Organisation's 95% target since 2009. In addition to the MMR vaccine offered to infants, the MMR status of secondary school pupils is checked during routine teenage vaccinations and the MMR vaccine is offered if appropriate. We are not complacent and continue to make every effort to promote and encourage uptake of the MMR vaccination.

Question reference: S5W-23838

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2019
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 17 July 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many contracts NHS Scotland has signed with private firms since 1 January 2019, broken down by service area covered and (a) total and (b) individual value.

Question reference: S5W-24063

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2019
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 15 July 2019

To ask the Scottish Government for what reasons it has rejected the South East Scotland Strategic Development Plan 2, and whether it will set out its position on the future of strategic development policy for the development plan region and Edinburgh.

Ministers rejected South East Scotland Strategic Development Plan 2 as it was not informed by an adequate and timely transport appraisal, and did not sufficiently take account of the relationship between land use and transport. The Planning Bill as passed introduces a duty for planning authorities to work together to undertake strategic planning. It is now the responsibility of the constituent authorities to decide the next steps and the Scottish Government has offered to support them with this.

Question reference: S5W-24111

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 July 2019
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 15 July 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many scans have been sent abroad for reading by the NHS, and what the cost has been, in each year since 2007, broken down by NHS board.