- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent at the launch event for NHS Inform on 3 August 2010.
Answer
The launch of NHS inform took place as part of NHS24''s Annual Review and therefore incurred minimal costs of less than £50.00.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the content of the NHS Inform website has been taken from other NHS websites and what these websites are.
Answer
Information has been drawn from NHS24 and NHS Choices (a comparable website). Other content is still under construction and is being developed in partnership with organisations such as NHS Health Scotland and NHS Education for Scotland, as well as third sector organisations. The Scottish Government Health Directorates will also contribute as necessary.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 15 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it provides funding to the Samaritans’ telephone helpline.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not provide funding to the Samaritans for its telephone helpline and has never done so previously.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 15 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many places were provided to new entrants to the trainee doctor programmes in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10.
Answer
The number of places provided to new entrants to the Foundation Training programmes in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10 has remained at approximately 800.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 15 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what NHS capital projects have been approved at outline business case stage, broken down by NHS board and the notional value of each project.
Answer
The projects approved to outline business case stage but which have yet to reach full business case stage are as follows:
| NHS Board | Project | Capital Value £ million |
| NHS Grampian | Modernisation of Primary Health and Community Care Services in Forres | 12.2 |
| NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde | Modernisation and Redesign in Alexandria | 20.8 |
| NHS Highland | Day Surgery Centre at Raigmore Hospital | 13.9 |
| NHS Lothian | Reprovision of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children | 148.0 |
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 11 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made changes to the number of new entrants to trainee nursing programmes for 2010-11.
Answer
The intake target for new entrants to pre-registration nursing and midwifery programmes remains at 3,060 for the academic session 2010-11. Decisions for 2011-12 will be taken in due course.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 11 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding is provided to the Samaritans.
Answer
The Scottish Government''s Mental Health Division currently provides the Samaritans (in Scotland) with a core grant of £33,000 per year (2010-13) under the grant scheme associated with section 16b of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.
This grant was awarded following an application by the Samaritans for funding to maintain the staff post of their Scottish Development Manager, the core office costs associated with this, publicity work, and to support branches with regional training, events and expenses for volunteers.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 11 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many places were provided for new entrants to trainee nursing programmes in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10.
Answer
The intake targets for new entrants to nursing and midwifery pre-registration programmes in both 2008-09 and 2009-10 were 3,060.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 11 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to evaluate the performance of community health partnerships and community health and care partnerships.
Answer
1. Community health partnerships are not separate statutory bodies. They are committees or sub-committees of NHS boards and are accountable for their performance to NHS boards. Where an NHS board and local authority have established a community health and care partnership then both the NHS board and local authority monitor their performance.
2. The Scottish Government commissioned independent research into the progress that community health partnerships and community health and care partnerships have made since their inception. The report was published in May 2010.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 11 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether all NHS boards have purchased and used the steam cleaners allocated to them.
Answer
Health Facilities Scotland has advised that all NHS boards have received their allocation of steam cleaners and have implemented cleaning programmes for the use of steam.
