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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)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S4W-02676

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has decided to withdraw its major event medicine service from 31 October 2011.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have three responsibilities in relation to public events: they advise as part of the event licensing process to ensure proposals for on site medical and first aid cover is adequate; they provide back up through their hospital and primary care services; and if there is a major incident then they are responsible for ensuring there is a comprehensive NHS response. The responsibility to provide and pay for event medical and first aid cover lies with the organisers, not with the NHS and the public purse.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has never had a major event service but have previously taken responsibility on behalf of event organisers to arrange medical and nursing cover. The NHS board has now concluded that this approach has confused responsibility and has shifted costs from event organisers to the NHS.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will continue to scrutinise event organisers’ medical plans so that the highest standards of medical and first aid care are provided to the public.

Question reference: S4W-02679

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde took of possible increased attendance at accident and emergency units that could arise prior to deciding to withdraw its major event medicine service from 31 October 2011.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde considered this issue in the context of the arrangements that exist in other parts of the country and has drawn up a clear specification and standards for event organisers to use in commissioning medical services providers. The services provided will be monitored by the NHS board and the local authority licensing departments through local multi-agency arrangements.

Question reference: S4W-02682

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the decision by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to withdraw its major event medicine service as from 31 October 2011 constitutes a major service change that should be reviewed by the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy.

Question reference: S4O-00253

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 October 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it last wrote to NHS boards about their budget allocations for 2012-13.

Question reference: S4W-02395

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 August 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what role it has in monitoring the practices of local authorities on the procurement of social care.

The Scottish Government has established a Development Group with responsibility for supporting implementation of its 2010 guidance on the Procurement of Care and Support Services. The Development Group, which is chaired by the Scottish Government, has agreed a work programme which includes activity to identify and disseminate good practice. It involves all key stakeholder interests, including service user and carer representative organisations, service providers, local authorities, COSLA, Scotland Excel and the Care Inspectorate.

As part of its wider powers to scrutinise social work services, the Care Inspectorate is able to consider local authorities' commissioning practices and make recommendations in its reports.

Question reference: S4F-00165

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 26 September 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 September 2011

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is on reported concerns by the Royal College of Nursing that nurses are at breaking point due to fears over workloads, job security and falling care standards.

Question reference: S4W-02496

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-00967 by Nicola Sturgeon on 29 June 2011, whether there continue be concerns regarding Ranaich House.

Question reference: S4W-02547

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the establishment numbers were for (a) the Care Commission, (b) Social Work Inspection Agency and (c) HM Inspectorate of Education on 1 April 2010.

Question reference: S4W-02687

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 26 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the timescale required for support workers in adult care homes to make a compulsory registration with the Scottish Social Services Council differs from that for residential childcare workers.

As indicated in the response to question S4W-02685 on 26 September 2011 registration of the social services workforce has been taken forward in a phased and clearly time-tabled way. Registration of these workers started at different times because of the agreement to phase registration of social care workers.

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Question reference: S4W-02686

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 26 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the compulsory date for support workers in adult care homes to register with the Scottish Social Services Council was set at 30 September 2015.