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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.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
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Question reference: S5W-23613

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2019
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 13 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the RCGP Scotland report, From the Frontline.

Question reference: S5W-23426

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 11 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Minister for Mental Health on 22 May 2019 (Official Report, c. 43), what targets and timescales it has set NHS Tayside to improve the quality and safety of its mental health services.

The Scottish Government is clear that everyone should feel safe whilst receiving treatment or working in our mental health services. We are investing significantly into mental health and expect services to be delivered to the highest standard.

The Scottish Government is providing Health Improvement Scotland (HIS) with additional support for oversight of mental health services in Tayside to ensure they are delivered safely and effectively. Health Improvement Scotland will continue to work with NHS Tayside on their improvement programme, including the timescale to ensure improvement is effective and sustainable.

I have set out my clear expectations that this should begin without delay when I met with the NHS Tayside Board on 21 May 2019. The Scottish Government has agreed to augment the local team at NHS Tayside to accelerate and support the pace of change. We will work closely with HIS and NHS Tayside to ensure the appropriate people are in place as quickly as possible.

The final report from the Independent Inquiry will provide a number of recommendations which will be used to shape how mental health services are delivered across Scotland. This Inquiry is independent and therefore the Scottish Government has no influence over the timescale in which the final report will be published.

Question reference: S5W-23481

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 11 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of equality impact assessments (EQIAs) in (a) 2017-18 and (b) 2018-19 were published as "partial EQIAs".

The Scottish Government does not hold this information centrally. In line with The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (Regulation 5), which requires listed public authorities to assess the impact of their policies or practices against the requirements of the Equality Act 2010, and to publish the results, Equality Impact Assessments (EQIAs) are routinely produced across the range of the Scottish Government’s activities and can be found on relevant Scottish Government web pages.

Question reference: S5W-23567

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 03 June 2019
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 7 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what support there is for people who experience spontaneous coronary artery dissection; what aftercare is available, and what plans it has to improve care.

The diagnosis and treatment for those affected by SCAD is provided by the relevant health boards in Scotland. The Scottish Government expects all those affected by acute coronary syndrome, which includes myocardial infarction or heart attacks to be provided with the care they need in line with the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) guidelines.

Our plans to improve rehabilitation are set out in our heart disease improvement plans. We are working in partnership with national health service boards, the voluntary sector and a range of providers across health and social care, to ensure that people who have heart disease get access to the care and support that they need to help them to return to independent living.

Question reference: S5W-23568

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 03 June 2019
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 7 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many people with spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) in each NHS board area have been referred to the specialist SCAD team at Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, in each of the last five years, broken down by gender.

Question reference: S5W-23430

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 5 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to update the research in the 2018 report, Health and Homelessness in Scotland, on an annual or regular basis and, if so, when it will next do so.

Question reference: S5W-23429

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 5 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government which NHS hospitals have an onsite staff (a) nursery and (b) crèche.

The requested information is not centrally held by ISD.

Childcare facilities in NHS hospitals are provided by a range of providers. The Care Inspectorate maintain records of all registered care services, but it is not possible to readily establish which of these are on a hospital site.

Their datastore gives information on all childcare settings.

http://www.careinspectorate.com/index.php/publications-statistics/93-public/datastore

Further notes:

Further information on the statistics, including information on how the data are collected and notes to aid interpretation, is given in the 'FAQs' section of the Workforce Statistics website at http://www.isdscotland.org/workforce/ .

Question reference: S5W-23428

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 5 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what data it gathers regarding the use of health services by people experiencing homelessness.

Question reference: S5W-23480

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 4 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government when the updated equality impact assessment for the national Mental Health Strategy will be published.

Question reference: S5W-23238

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 30 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the claim by the Chief Nursing Officer at the 2019 Future of Mental Health Nursing Conference that school nurse numbers have grown, how many school nurses there have been in each of the last five years, broken down by the (a) whole-time equivalent and (b) headcount figure.

The number of school nurses employed by NHSScotland over the last four years by Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) and headcount is shown in Table 1. As pre-2015 data is not comparable with recent ISD data, this information is not provided for 2014.

NHSScotland workforce statistics

Table 1 - Nursing and midwifery (qualified and support) staff by specialty

School Nursing	Dec-15	Dec-16	Dec-17	Dec-18
Whole time Equivalent (WTE)	358.1	350.7	345.6	352.1
Headcount	476	470	470	466

Source: ISD published national data from Scottish Workforce Information Standard System (SWISS).

The Chief Nursing Officer made reference at the 2019 Future of Mental Health Nursing Conference to the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2018 commitment to an additional 250 School Nurses across Scotland by 2022.

Nurse leaders have developed a model which will deliver this Programme for Government commitment on time and in full.