- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 4 September 2003
To ask the First Minister what concerns the Scottish Executive has with regard to the delivery of cancer services.
Answer
There aremany challenges to address, but implementation of the Scottish Cancer Plan ismaking steady progress. More than 300 additional staff are already in place,and we are continuing to support new initiatives such as the Cancer Networks,which are driving down waiting times across Scotland.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 1 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive where the Care Commission report on Glenview Young People's Unit, Galashiels, dated 29 May 2003, can be accessed.
Answer
The report can be accessedby contacting the provider direct or from the Care Commission South EastRegional Office, Stuart House, Eskmills, Musselburgh, EH21 7PB. Telephone number 0131 653 4100.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Euan Robson on 27 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what powers it has to intervene following any critical inspection report by the Care Commission.
Answer
There is no power in the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 relating to a service registered under part 1 of that act which would enable Scottish ministers to intervene in the running of that service.Where a service is registered under part 2 of the act, section 42(1) empowersScottish ministers to take action on receipt of a report by the Care Commission.However, section 6 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 empowers Scottish ministers to carry out inspections of places, facilities and records relating to services provided by virtue of the 1968 act.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 27 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what resources and guidelines it has given to local authorities in respect of the provision of support for any service provider subject to a complaint investigation by the Care Commission.
Answer
No such resources or guidelines have been provided to local authorities.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 27 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether salaried dentists may be appointed when there is no provision of NHS dental services within reasonable access in the Scottish Borders.
Answer
When any NHS board or Primary Care NHS Trust considers that the existing general dental service provision is insufficient to meet the demands of the local population and no independent General Dental Practitioner is available to fill the gap, approval can be sought from Scottish ministers to appoint a salaried dentist.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 27 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what remedies there are to patients who lose access to NHS dental services and are offered the option of purchasing dental services as private patients.
Answer
Patients who lose access to NHS dental services should contact their local NHS board or Primary Care NHS Trust for advice on where to find their nearest NHS dental services, including what NHS emergency dental services may be available in their area.The majority of General Dental Practitioners are independent contractors. They are free to choose whether to join or remain on the dental list of an NHS board or Primary Care NHS Trust and whether to provide NHS treatment to individual patients.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29466 by Malcolm Chisholm on 14 October 2002, how much of the #36 million for the modernisation and improvement of general practitioner and dental services was allocated to dental services and for what purposes this allocation was made.
Answer
£4,281,000has been allocated in the third tranche of funding to the following premises modernisation projects under this initiative, which wholly or in part involve dental services.
| Board | Project | Value | Description |
| Borders | Eyemouth | £39,300 | Upgrade of dental facilities at Community School |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Stewartry | £105,000 | Upgrade of 3 GDP practices to accommodate community dental service |
| Grampian | Buckie/Keith | £12,200 | Upgrade of dental facilities in schools |
| Greater Glasgow | Easterhouse Health Centre | £3,125,000 | Reconfiguration of Health Centre including Dental Outreach Facility |
| Highland | Culloden | £81,000 | Extension to medical centre to provide dental clinic and accommodation |
| | Dunbar Hospital | £43,300 | Dental surgery to be provided within hospital at Thurso |
| | Lawson Memorial hospital | £42,200 | Dental surgery to be provided within hospital at Golspie |
| Lothian | Lauriston Walk in Dental Centre | £558,000 | Introduction of a service to meet immediate and medium dental treatment needs |
| Orkney | Stromness | £200,000 | New build community dental facility |
| Tayside | Perth/Dundee | £75,000 | Improvement to emergency dental premises |
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 27 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what powers have been given to the Convener of the Care Commission under the terms of the Scheme of Delegation.
Answer
The convener is appointed under Schedule 1 Section 6 of the Regulation of Care(Scotland) Act 2001 and is personally responsible to Scottish ministers for ensuring that the Care Commission’s policies are compatible with those of the Scottish ministers and for ensuring probity in the conduct of the Care Commission’s affairs. The Care Commission is responsible for the operation of its Scheme of Delegation.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 27 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications have been made for salaried dentists in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01, (c) 2001-02, (d) 2002-03 and (e) 2003-04 to date and what percentage of these applications has been approved, broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
The number of substantive applications for salaried dentist posts are shown brokendown by area in the following table:
| NHS Board | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | Total |
| Argyll and Clyde | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 2 | 6 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | | | 3 | | | 3 |
| Borders | | | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | | | | 4 | | 4 |
| Fife | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| Forth Valley | | | | | 9 | 9 |
| Grampian | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | | 10 |
| Highland | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Lanarkshire | | | 1 | | 1 | 2 |
| Lothian | | | | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Orkney | | 1 | | 3 | | 4 |
| Shetland | | 1 | 1 | | | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 65 |
No substantiated applications for salaried posts have been rejected. Information about incomplete or provisional applications for such posts or inquiries about possible such postshas not been retained. There are current discussions with Highland and Greater Glasgow Primary Care NHS Trusts aboutthe possibility of further such posts in their areas.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 27 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what body was appointed as external auditor to the Care Commission and what role that body will take in the external review into the operational procedures of the commission.
Answer
Under the terms of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000, the Auditor General is responsible for the external audit of the Care Commission. In addition to conducting the audit of the commission’s accounts,the Auditor General may initiate an examination into the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which the Care Commission has used its resources in discharging its functions. In determining whether such an examination should becarried out, the Auditor General must take into account any proposals made by Parliament.
