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Question reference: S3W-24210

Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 3 June 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the theatre utilisation is of all hospitals with theatre capacity.

The following table shows the total number of operating theatres by hospital site (excluding maternity), the total number of hours operating theatres at each site were in use per week, and the average number of operating hours per theatre per week.

This data is publicly available and is published by the Information Services Division (ISD) and is available at www.isd.org.uk.

			Theatres	Total Operating Hours	Average Operating Hours Per Theatre
Total/Average			327¹	8,274²	25³
West Hospitals⁴	G	A1	19	385	20
Glasgow Royal	G	A1	21	465	22
Edinburgh Royal	S	A1	21	718	34
Aberdeen Royal	N	A1	23	669	29
Ninewells	T	A1	18	655	36
Western General, Edinburgh	S	A1	11	327	30
Southern General (SGH)	G	A2	19	422	22
Royal Alexandra Hospital	G	A2	12	215	18
Crosshouse Hospital	A	A2	17	390	23
Wishaw General	L	A2	11	242	22
Stirling Royal Infirmary	V	A2	8	177	22
Raigmore, Inverness	H	A2	9	335	37
Monklands Hospital	L	A2	9	250	28
Queen Margaret Hospital	F	A2	9	248	28
Hairmyres, East Kilbride	L	A2	8	250	31
St. John''s at Howden	S	A2	13	274	21
Inverclyde Royal Hospital	G	A2	6	94	16
Stobhill, Glasgow	G	A2	9	117	13
Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow	G	A2	8	99	12
Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary	Y	A2	8	260	32
The Ayr Hospital	A	A2	9	296	33
Perth Royal Infirmary	T	A2	8	215	27
Borders General	B	A2	6	125	21
Victoria Kirkcaldy	F	A2	6	151	25
Falkirk Royal Infirmary	V	A2	5	89	18
Dr. Gray''s, Elgin	N	A3	5	91	18
Vale of Leven, Alexandria	G	A3	2	21	11
Western Isles, Stornoway	W	A3	2	79	40
Caithness General	H	A3	1	24	24
Balfour, Kirkwall	R	A3	1	28	28
Belford	H	A3	1	25	25
Gilbert Bain, Lerwick	Z	A3	2	29	15
Galloway Community Hospital	Y	A3	1	19	19
Stracathro	T	A3	3	55	18
Mackinnon Memorial	H	A3	1	2	2
RHSC, Yorkhill	G	A4	7	238	34
RHSC, Edinburgh	S	A4	5	144	29
Royal Aberdeen Children''s	N	A4	3	48	16

Notes:

1. Total number of operating theatres - excludes maternity hospitals.

2. Total number of operating hours per week - this is the total number of hours that all theatres at the site were actually in use per week.

3. Average number of operating hours per theatre per week - this figure is derived by dividing the total number of operating hours in column 2 by the number of theatres in column 1.

4. Combined data for the Western Infirmary and Garnavel General, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Question reference: S3W-24211

Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 3 June 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average rate of theatre utilisation is in each NHS board.

The following table shows average theatre utilisation (including maternity) by NHS board area for financial year 2007-08.

This data is publicly available and is published by the Information Services Division (ISD) at www.isdscotland.org.

More detailed information about theatre utilisation can also be found on the ISD website in the Scottish Health Service Costs Book section.

Totals or Averages	348¹	8,723²	25³
NHS Ayrshire and Arran	26	686	26
NHS Borders	6	125	21
Golden Jubilee	10	201	20
NHS Fife	17	449	26
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde	103	2,057	20
NHS Highland	13	387	30
NHS Lanarkshire	28	743	27
NHS Grampian	37	979	26
NHS Orkney	1	28	28
NHS Lothian	52	1,491	29
NHS Tayside	29	926	32
NHS Forth Valley	13	266	20
NHS Western Isles	2	79	40
NHS Dumfries and Galloway	9	279	31
NHS Shetland	2	29	15

Notes:

1. Total number of operating theatres including maternity.

2. Total number of operating hours per week “ this is the total number of hours that all theatres in the NHS board area were actually in use per week.

3. Average number of operating hours per theatre per week for each NHS board “ this figure is derived by dividing the figure at column two, number of hours theatres actually in use by the figure at column one, and total number of operating theatres.

Question reference: S3W-24220

Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 2 June 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how much each NHS board spends in sending patients to the Spire Murrayfield Hospital and the Goldren Jubilee National Hospital.

Information on the amount of expenditure spent by NHS boards on the use of the independent healthcare sector is not held centrally.

The Scottish Government has made clear that its policy is to invest in the NHS in Scotland and to build sustainable services for the benefit of all NHS patients. However, NHS boards can use the independent sector to help meet short-term pressures and to provide capacity from time-to-time where that is necessary to treat patients quickly. This will always be at the margins.

Information on the expenditure spent by NHS boards at Golden Jubilee National Hospital by NHS board for 2008-09 is provided in the following Table:

NHS Board	2008-09 (£000)
Ayrshire and Arran	619
Borders	72
Dumfries and Galloway	1,594
Fife	0
Forth Valley	1,320
Grampian	569
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	2,576
Highland	0
Lanarkshire	3,704
Lothian	1,454
Orkney	214
Shetland	0
Tayside	0
Western Isles	50
Total	12,172

Source: National Waiting Times Centre Board.

Question reference: S3W-24219

Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 2 June 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many doctors who work in trauma and orthopaedics work both at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and Spire Murrayfield Hospital.

Question reference: S3W-24218

Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 2 June 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many doctors who work at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary also work at Spire Murrayfield Hospital.

Question reference: S3W-24222

Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 2 June 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what private healthcare providers are used by each NHS board.

Question reference: S3W-24221

Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 29 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how much each NHS board spends on services provided by Vanguard Healthcare, also known as Nuffield Health.

Question reference: S3O-07153

Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 28 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will help to improve bus services in the Livingston parliamentary constituency.

Question reference: S3W-23184

Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 23 April 2009
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 24 April 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how it proposes to respond to the recommendations of the independent working group, Securing Our Future Initiative, which published its report on 27 February 2009.

Question reference: S3W-21252

Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 20 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 18 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will support the Scottish Auto Cycle Union to develop a national recreational rider registration system.