Chamber and committees

I refer to the member to the answer to question S3W-37689 on 9 December 2010. The guidance referred to in that answer, which had been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 52181) made clear that progress against the target will be monitored as part of each board''s annual workforce plans and projections. Boards'' workforce plans and projections for 2010-11 were already in place when the target was announced on 16 October 2010. I would therefore expect progress against the target to begin to feature in boards'' workforce plans and projections for 2011-12 which will be available later this year.

All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

Information on which NHS boards have used public relations companies in the last year is not held centrally.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-40442 on 17 March 2011. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Scottish Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

All calls to NHS24 that are categorised as P3 have been through a rigorous process of assessment. As such, these calls are not considered to have an clinical urgency associated with them and will be most likely to require advice on self management.

Information about category P3 calls to NHS24 is not held centrally by the Scottish Government, however these calls are monitored internally by NHS24.

The Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry is an independent Inquiry. The procedure and the conduct of an Inquiry is determined by the Inquiry''s Chairman in accordance with his/her duties under the Inquiries Act 2005. For further information, please contact the Secretary of the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Team at [email protected].

Information on numbers broken down by pay scales is not available centrally for all employed staff groups. Numbers according to pay band are available in relation to Agenda for Change staff and these can be found on the Information Services Division website at www.isdscotland.org/isd/796.html.

Information about category P3 calls to NHS24 is not held centrally by the Scottish Government, however these calls are monitored internally by NHS24.

The Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry is an independent Inquiry. The procedure and the conduct of an Inquiry is determined by the Inquiry''s Chairman in accordance with his/her duties under the Inquiries Act 2005. For further information please contact the Secretary of the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Team at [email protected].

NHS24 has not employed the BIG Partnership specifically for public relations services for the NHS inform website. However, they have been used by NHS24 to support national campaigns and the development of social media channels.

NHS24''s own communications team is entirely responsible for managing and delivering all communications functions for NHS inform. This includes the marketing, stakeholder engagement and public relations work relating to the service.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-40442 on 17 March 2011. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Scottish Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.