- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 6 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will limit the number of GPs prescribing to patients in care homes.
Answer
We have no plans to limit the number of GPs prescribing to patients in care homes.
Any GP of an individual practice in Scotland, where a patient has their name on the list, is required to prescribe for the patient as appropriate. Should it be deemed necessary for a patient to change practices, it would be for the appropriate health board to take action to ensure the patient is placed on another practice list.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the responses to the consultation on the proposed Healthcare Environment Inspectorate, rather than a summary of responses.
Answer
The responses, minus any personal references to respondents, will be published on the NHS Quality Improvement Scotland website as soon as possible.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether antimicrobial prescribing policies apply to care homes.
Answer
All persons authorised to prescribe antimicrobial agents in healthcare settings, including care homes, are required to adhere to local antimicrobial prescribing policy.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there have been incidents or outbreaks of Clostridium difficile in care homes that have been investigated by the Care Commission.
Answer
The Care Commission is responsible for ensuring that care homes meet the legislative requirement to have appropriate procedures for the control of infections. Care homes are required to notify the commission of any outbreaks of infectious diseases that occur, and the commission will follow up on cleanliness, hygiene and infection control measures in care homes if it has concerns.
How that follow-up is carried out, and the number of times the commission has followed up concerns about infection control, are operational matters for the Care Commission. Details can be obtained from the Chief Executive:
Mrs Jacquie Roberts, Chief Executive, Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care, Compass House, 11 Riverside Drive, Dundee, DD1 4NY, telephone: 0845 603 0890, email:
[email protected].
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the timescale for completion of the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry will be flexible.
Answer
In accordance with the terms of reference, I expect the inquiry to complete its work within one year of its set up date.
However, the inquiry chairman may seek an extension, if he considers it necessary. Any such request will be given due consideration.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive where the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry will be held.
Answer
The Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Team is based in offices at Lothian Chambers, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh.
It will be for the inquiry to decide on a suitable venue for public hearings and evidence sessions.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 30 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) provisional and (b) actual budget outturns were for the budget as a whole, including annual managed expenditure, for (i) 2006-07, (ii) 2007-08 and (iii) 2008-09.
Answer
The relevant provisional and final budget outturns are shown in the following table:
| 2006-07 | Provisional | Final |
| | £000 | £000 |
| Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL) | 25,365 | 25,389 |
| Annual Managed Expenditure (AME) | 4,448 | 4,072 |
| | 29,813 | 29,461 |
| 2007-08 | | |
| DEL | 27,368 | 27,368 |
| AME | 5,191 | 4,739 |
| | 32,558 | 32,107 |
| 2008-09 | | |
| DEL | 27,944 | N/A1 |
| AME | 5,214 | N/A1 |
| | 33,159 | N/A1 |
Note: 1. Final figures will be published by HM Treasury in Public Expenditure Statistical Analysis (PESA) in July 2010.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 30 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, when reporting financial outturn, whether it will distinguish between government and non-departmental public body spend and provide explanations for any underspend, as has been the case with previous reporting.
Answer
The Scottish Government provides explanations for any underspend in our consolidated accounts. Non-departmental public bodies will do likewise in their own accounts.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 30 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will report actual rather than provisional outturn for comparative purposes, as outlined in paragraph 6 of its report, Provisional Outturn and End Year Flexibility 2004-05.
Answer
Table 4 in the annex to the Draft Budget 2010-11 compares actual outturn for previous years. The 2008-09 figures are provisional at the time of publication, but will be updated to show final outturn in next year''s Draft Budget.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 30 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the figure of a £496 million reduction in the planned departmental expenditure limit budget for 2010-11 quoted by ministers includes the pre-Budget report consequentials of £5.2 million.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-27334 on 30 September 2009. 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.
