- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 April 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 24 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what additional training requirements there will be for the midwifery staff who will implement the new models of maternity and neonatal care outlined in the Best Start plan.
Answer
As part of the programme of implementation for The Best Start, the Scottish Government has established a Workforce and Education Group to consider a suite of recommendations relating to the training requirements to support the new models of care recommended in the Best Start. The work of the group has focused mainly on working with NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and our Early Adopter Boards to understand the training required to introduce the new continuity of carer model of care. NES has designed a training package to support this and is rolling this out across Scotland, with many courses already available and others coming on stream through the first half of 2019.
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 April 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 24 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much will be required after 2021 to support the implementation of the new models of maternity and neonatal care outlined in the Best Start plan.
Answer
The Scottish Government recognises that funding will be required to support the transformation of maternity and neonatal services beyond 2019-2020. Discussions with stakeholders to understand their requirements to continue to deliver the models of care proposed in the Best Start are underway.
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 April 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 24 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has committed to the implementation of the new models of maternity and neonatal care that were outlined in the Best Start plan.
Answer
The Scottish Government is investing £12m in the Best Start over the first two years of implementation (2018-19 and 2019-20).
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 April 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 23 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government which schools in each local authority area have offered students an opportunity to carry out a foundation apprenticeship in civil engineering in each of the last three years, and what the take-up rate was in each school.
Answer
Since the Foundation Apprenticeship Programme started in 2016, 227 pupils have started the Civil Engineering Foundation Apprenticeship framework.
Skills Development Scotland does not report which schools offered the Civil Engineering framework but rather how many pupils commenced the framework at the beginning of the academic year.
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 April 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 23 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce placental growth factor (PLGF) testing for pre-eclampsia.
Answer
Scottish Government has noted with interest the recent trial looking at whether testing for levels of placenta growth factor (PlGF) reduces the risk of women developing severe pre-eclampsia and we will consider its place in the care of pregnant women in Scotland in discussion with other relevant organisations.
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 29 March 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 23 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance and stipulations it gives to integration authorities with regard to the levels of funding that must be given to alcohol and drug partnerships.
Answer
NHS Boards receive a baseline budget from the Scottish Government to provide health services for their local population, and for those functions delegated to their Integration Authority there is agreement on the amount for onward allocation. This includes funding to support alcohol and drug addiction services. The Scottish Government corresponds regularly with Health Boards and Integration Authorities to monitor and review performance with reference to agreed resource budget allocations and the implementation of Local Delivery Plans.
This includes an allocation letter that is sent each year to delivery partners - NHS Boards, Chief Executives and Director of Finance and Integration Authority Chief Officers that sets out the Ministerial Priorities which Health Boards are expected to address within this funding envelope.
We continue to prioritise an outcomes focused approach. This is enabling local statutory partners including Integration Authorities, Health Boards and Councils to work together to make best use of their total resources and ensure people have access to the right care at the right time in the right place.
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 29 March 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 23 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when funding allocations for alcohol and drug partnerships for 2019-20 will be announced.
Answer
Alcohol and Drug Partnership funding is provided to NHS Boards as part of their baseline allocation for onward delegation to Integration Authorities. Additional funding from the 2017-18 Programme for Government for 2019-20 will be communicated to Alcohol and Drug Partnerships following the completion of internal Scottish Government discussions.
The total financial resource available to alcohol and drug services in any given year includes contributions from the NHS and other statutory partners across a range of provision. Integration Authorities determine the final allocation to Alcohol and Drug Partnerships from all the funds available to them.
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the use of meat containing nitrites in patients' meals in hospital.
Answer
There are strict maximum permitted levels of nitrites that can be used by the manufacturers of cured meat products. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reviewed nitrites as food additives in April 2017 and concluded that it was not necessary to change previously set statutory safe levels. Food Standards Scotland advice remains that the use of nitrates and nitrites in food remains safe when used in accordance with regulatory limits prescribed in food additives legislation.
All hospital food must meet national Food, Fluid and Nutrition standards. This takes into account the latest scientific advice on the amount of red and processed meat that can be consumed for a healthy, balanced diet. Health Boards are responsible for ensuring that food provided meets these and all other relevant standards and under the NHS Scotland procurement framework all suppliers must adhere to all relevant requirements including those under the Food Safety Act (as amended) 1990 and Scottish/UK/EU food safety related regulations.
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 April 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 17 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-20288 by John Swinney on 11 December 2018, how many of the 350 school counsellors have been recruited so far, and how many will be (a) in post and (b) delivering services by September 2019, also broken down by local authority area.
Answer
Officials have been working with partners to establish the appropriate funding model for distribution of the resource to education authorities. It is anticipated that this will be agreed and the resource distributed in Spring 2019. It will be for local authorities to make decisions on how best to deliver the service in their local area, building on effective arrangements that may already be in place. We remain on course for delivering the commitment set out in the Programme for Government by September 2020.
These services are intended to be linked into the local service delivery model to enable appropriate links to be made to family services, social work and health services including CAMHS, where appropriate.
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 29 March 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 17 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £535 million of frontline spending under the Waiting Times Improvement Plan has been allocated to each NHS board in (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20.
Answer
Initial investment of £26.7 million was allocated to NHS Boards, including the Golden Jubilee National Hospital, in 2018/19 – see table for breakdown of funding awarded to individual Health Boards.
This funding was used to support a range of actions and put in place additional capacity aimed at reducing waiting lists.
Funding decisions for 2019/20 are currently under consideration.
Breakdown of funding awarded to NHS Boards
Health Board | Amount awarded | Key Specialities |
NHS Ayrshire and Arran | £1,987,582 | Dermatology Gynaecology, Orthopaedics |
NHS Borders | £987,900 | Diagnostics, Cardiology, Ophthalmology, Radiology |
NHS Dumfries and Galloway | £252,000 | Orthopaedics, Radiology, Scopes, Gastroenterology |
NHS Fife | £677,466 | Ophthalmology, Urology, Dermatology, Cardiology, Diagnostics |
NHS Forth Valley | £1,716,000 | ENT, Trauma and Orthopaedics, General Surgery |
NHS Grampian | £791,000 | Ophthalmology, Endoscopy |
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde | £9,058,048 | Orthopaedics, Neurology, Neuro surgery, Endoscopy, Dermatology |
NHS Highland | £2,028,161 | Ophthalmology, General Surgery, Endoscopy |
NHS Lanarkshire | £3,010,534 | Ophthalmology ,Dermatology, General surgery, Neurology, Rheumatology |
NHS Lothian | £2,767,364 | ENT, Chronic Pain, General surgery, Paediatric-orthopaedics |
NHS Orkney | £62,000 | Ophthalmology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Physiotherapy, Orthotics |
NHS Shetland | £203,500 | Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Ultrasound |
NHS Tayside | £2,735,672 | Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Neurology, Dermatology |
NHS Western Isles | £10,228 | Surgical Equipment |
Golden Jubilee | £410,908 | Endoscopy, Cardiology and Ophthalmology |
TOTAL | £26,698,363 | |