- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the visitor numbers have been for (a) Loch Lomond and The Trossachs and (b) Cairngorms National Park in each year since their establishment.
Answer
The estimated number of visitors to the Cairngorms National Park is shown in the following table:
| Year | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| No. Visitors (Millions) | 1.420 | 1.408 | 1.420 | 1.459 | 1.502 | 1.481 |
The Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority do not have year-on-year visitor numbers; however visitor numbers in 2003 were estimated at 2.18 million. The National Park Authority hope to carry out work to ascertain a figure for 2010.
Estimates for both parks are derived from the STEAM model used throughout the UK tourism sector.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 31 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 19 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive who monitors the work of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland.
Answer
This information is available on the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland''s website at
www.mhtscotland.gov.uk.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 31 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 19 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is lay representation on the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland.
Answer
This information is available on the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland''s website at
www.mhtscotland.gov.uk.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 31 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 19 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will outline the composition and operation of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland.
Answer
This information is available on the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland''s website at
www.mhtscotland.gov.uk.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is a Scottish equivalent to the UK Government's National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease.
Answer
The equivalent to the English National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease is the Scottish Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke Strategy, originally published in 2002. The strategy has been revised and was issued as our Better Heart Disease and Stroke Care Action Plan in June this year.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are national standards for the treatment and management of cardiomyopathy.
Answer
The draft standards on coronary heart disease, published by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland in February 2009, contain a standard relating to the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmia, of which cardiomyopathy is one of the causes. An essential criterion in the arrhythmia standard is that patients at risk of and diagnosed with hereditary arrhythmias syndromes are referred to the Familial Arrhythmias Network of Scotland (FANS).
FANS is a national managed clinical network (MCN) which brings together the cardiologists, clinical geneticists and pathologists involved in assessing patients with a proven or suspected familial (inherited) arrhythmia. The MCN aims to raise awareness of familial arrhythmias, define and agree referral protocols and develop national guidance for clinical and genetic testing. The network is currently developing referral guidelines for familial cardiomyopathy and expects to publish these by the end of the year.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time is for adults and children with a diagnosis of cardiomyopathy to see a consultant in (a) Scotland, (b) NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (c) the Clyde division of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Answer
The information requested is not available centrally.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the target waiting time is between a diagnosis of cardiomyopathy and contact with a consultant.
Answer
Our target since 2007 has been that no patient will wait more than 16 weeks for treatment after they have been seen as an outpatient by a heart specialist who has recommended treatment. That target applies to cardiomyopathy. Because of the complexity of the condition, diagnosis is usually provided by a consultant.
In March 2010, NHS Scotland will introduce a 12 week waiting time target for both outpatient assessment and treatment. NHS Scotland is already achieving this target, and in many cases a patient''s clinical need dictates that they are prioritised and seen even earlier than this 12 week target.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether patients can seek IVF treatment from NHS boards outwith their area where waiting times are shorter.
Answer
This is a matter for individual NHS boards.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the waiting time is for IVF treatment in each NHS board.
Answer
This information is not routinely collected or held centrally.
However, as part of the work Infertility Network Scotland will carry out with the government, NHS boards will be asked to provide this information.
