- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 9 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to support improvements in care and outcomes for adults with type 1 diabetes.
Answer
As part of the Scottish Diabetes Group, we have a Type 1 Sub-Group, focussing on improving care for people with Type 1 diabetes. The group has been focused on strategies for prevention of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and improving access to technology.
We are currently working with the Centre for Sustainable Delivery (CfSD) on a project which would support the roll-out of diabetes technologies across Scotland. There is now robust evidence on the benefits of Closed Loop Systems on glycaemic control for individuals with Type One Diabetes, and this will be one of the first innovations to be considered for the ANIA pathway
The Scottish Diabetes Education Advisory Group (SDEAG) has established a short life working group which is currently developing a ‘Once for Scotland’ education pathway to ensure that everyone diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes is able to access appropriate and timely education.
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 9 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it last ran a diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) prevention campaign.
Answer
The Scottish Government last ran a diabetic ketoacidosis prevention campaign in January 2015.
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 9 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of 18- to 25-year-olds with diabetes have had optimal glycaemic control, defined as <58mmol/mol in adults and <48mmol/mol in children, in each year since 2007.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 January 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 9 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to improve the healing rates through a reduced rate of major amputations amongst people with diabetes.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-14412 on 9 February 2023. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 January 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 9 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to improve the timely inputting into relevant systems of the details of any patients with diabetes, across all levels of social deprivation, who have foot ulcers.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-14412 on 9 February 2023. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 9 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what work has been done with (a) NHS boards, (b) clinicians and (c) the third sector to promote good practice in mental health support for people with diabetes.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-14415 on 9 February 2023. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Elena Whitham on 9 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many tribunals there are; how (a) much funding and (b) many staff each has in 2022-23, and in which year each was established.
Answer
There are three types of tribunals which operate in Scotland. Scottish tribunals which deal with devolved issues and have specific jurisdiction in Scotland (such as the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland) and tribunals which deal with reserved issues but have specific Scottish jurisdiction and structures (such as the Pensions Appeal Tribunal for Scotland), these are administered by the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service. Other tribunals exist which deal with reserved issues and have Great Britain wide structures administered by His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (such as the Employment Tribunal). The Scottish Government can only comment on those administered by the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service.
As at 1 February 2023, the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service administer the Scottish Tribunals (consisting of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland and the Upper Tribunal for Scotland), the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland, the Lands Tribunal for Scotland, and the Pensions Appeal Tribunal for Scotland. The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland is split into six Chambers.
The respective funding, staffing and year established for each of these tribunals is listed in the following table.
Tribunal | Funding* | Number of staff in post as of 1st February 2023 | Year established |
Created by Tribunals (Scotland) Act December 2014 |
Upper Tribunal for Scotland** | £7,413 | 0 | December 2016 |
First-tier Tribunal for Scotland | Housing and Property Chamber | £4,157,686 | 61 | December 2016 |
Health and Education Chamber | £388,545 | 4 | January 2018 |
Social Security Chamber^ | £3,361,006 | 26 | November 2018 |
General Regulatory Chamber † | -£6,096 | 5 | January 2018 |
Tax Chamber | £116,693 | 2 | April 2018 |
Local Taxation Chamber | £750,414 | 11 | Commences April 2023 |
- Council Tax Reduction Review Panel | £104,790 | 2 | October 2013, functions transfer into the Local Taxation Chamber April 2023 |
Other Tribunals |
Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland | £9,343,829 | 70 | October 2005 |
Pensions Appeal Tribunal Scotland | £399,470 | 4 | Present form since 1943 (in existence since 1919) |
Lands Tribunal for Scotland" | £95,302 | 2 | October 1970 (originally legislated 1949) |
*Funding is for operational funding (direct running costs) and does not include overheads. |
** Does not include judicial resource costs of £93,299 transferred to the Judicial Office for Scotland. |
^staff posts and funding includes additional 11 staff to transfer in from His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service on 1st March 2023. | |
† Costs within the General Regulatory Chamber are recharged to local authorities. |
" Does not include salaried tribunal members. | | |
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 9 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what work has been done with (a) NHS boards, (b) clinicians and (c) the third sector to reduce any variation in the quality of mental health support access for people with diabetes across the country.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-14415 on 9 February 2023. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 9 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to improve the rates of pre-pregnancy counselling, particularly in women with type 2 diabetes, and what data it is using to measure whether those rates are improving.
Answer
Most women with pre-existing diabetes, be it Type 1 or Type 2, can anticipate a successful pregnancy and birth of their baby. However, having diabetes does require careful planning before conception and extra appointments throughout pregnancy due to higher risks involved for both mother and baby. Some NHS Boards already offer counselling within Combined Diabetic Antenatal Clinics (CDANC), and we have established networks for diabetes specialist teams and health psychologists to share good practice in this area.
Data to determine rates of improvement is held on SCI Diabetes. Discussions are ongoing to determine whether this should become part of future annual Diabetes Surveys.
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 9 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of adults with type 2 diabetes received a complete structured education within six months of diagnosis in each year since 2007.
Answer
The information in the format requested is not held centrally. The Scottish Diabetes Survey records the number of people who have attended structured diabetes education at any time and can be found at: https://www.diabetesinscotland.org.uk/publications/#survey-docs.
