- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 19 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-14364 by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008, whether it considers that lack of knowledge on the causes and control measures to prevent the spread of Clostridium difficile were a contributory factor to the outbreak at the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
As was made clear in the Independent Review Report on Clostridium Difficile Outbreaks at the Vale of Leven Hospital a series of organisational and structural issues needed to be addressed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. All recommendations in the review team''s report are being taken forward by the board.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 19 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-14360 by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008, whether the cover for the infection control nurse based at the Vale of Leven Hospital is provided at the hospital or from a remote location.
Answer
Cover for the infection control nurse is provided by one of the infection control team; all of them operate from hospitals within the west sector of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 19 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-15604 by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 September 2008, whether the Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Task Force reports annually to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing setting out progress against the targets contained in the HAI delivery plans and, if so, whether these reports are published.
Answer
Yes. The summary reports for the two previous HAI Delivery Plans (2002-05 and 2005 and 2008) are available from the HAI Task Force website, the link to which is:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health/NHS-Scotland/19529/2005.
The annual report for the current three year delivery plan will be submitted to me and published on the HAI Task Force website.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 19 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing expects to receive advice from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in relation to any action to be taken following the outbreak of Clostridium difficile at the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
The Lord Advocate has asked the Area Procurator Fiscal for Argyll and Clyde to make urgent enquiries into the circumstances of the deaths at the Vale of Leven and report its findings to Crown Counsel. It will then be a matter for Crown Counsel to consider what further action is required in light of the circumstances which have emerged.
The Procurator Fiscal will be required to consider the terms of the expert reports carefully, as well as carrying out his own independent investigations in consultation with Crown counsel. Given the number of deaths involved, it is not possible to put a timescale on the inquiries, however, in light of the concerns which these matters have given rise to, the investigations will be completed as quickly as possible.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-14336 by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008, when the outbreaks of Clostridium difficile were notified to (a) Health Protection Scotland and (b) the public in the case of (i) Stobhill Hospital, (ii) Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and (iii) the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
For (i) Stobhill Hospital and (ii) Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-14688 on 24 July 2008, and for (iii) Vale of Leven Hospital, I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-14687 on 24 July 2008. 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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what specific guidance is issued on Clostridium difficile.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-15580 on 10 September 2008. 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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 18 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average number of monthly applications for the central heating programme (a) was prior to the changes in the programme and (b) is now.
Answer
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing announced on 22 May that she was prioritising the new applications of the central heating programme (CHP) with immediate effect to give priority to the fuel poor and allow headroom for reform of the Programme. This decision was supported by Lindsay Scott of Help the Aged who said the universal scheme was unsustainable. With rising energy costs it is more important than ever that it is targeted at those who are in fuel poverty.
Households currently having their applications processed under the priority arrangements announced by the Cabinet Secretary are:
those over 60 who have no central heating system;
those aged 60 to 79 with a systems that has broken down, who are in receipt of the guaranteed element of Pension Credit, and
over 80s with a systems that has broken down.
The actual and average number of applications to the programme from January 2007 until August 2008 are shown in the following table.
| Period | Total Applications Received | Average in Each Quarter | Average Over the Year |
| January 2007 | 2,514 | | |
| February 2007 | 2,721 | | |
| March 2007 | 2,605 | | |
| Total | 7,840 | 2,613 | N/A |
| April 2007 | 2,838 | | |
| May 2007 | 2,951 | | |
| June 2007 | 2,755 | | |
| Total | 8,544 | 2,848 | |
| July 2007 | 2,362 | | |
| August 2007 | 2,292 | | |
| September 2007 | 1,910 | | |
| Total | 6,564 | 2,188 | |
| October 2007 | 2,581 | | |
| November 2007 | 2,554 | | |
| December 2007 | 1,340 | | |
| Total | 6,475 | 2,158 | |
| January 2008 | 2,320 | | |
| February 2008 | 2,364 | | |
| March 2008 | 2,100 | | |
| Total | 6,784 | 2,261 | 2,364 |
| April 2008 | 2,327 | | |
| May 2008 | 2,067 | | |
| June 2008 | 914 | | |
| Total | 5,308 | 1,769 | |
| July 2008 | 871 | - | |
| August 2008 | 671 | - | |
| Total | 1,542 | N/A | |
Note:
1. Prior to the Cabinet Secretary''s announcement of 22 May 2008 information on the number of people applying who may have been in the priority group is not known.
2. Average provided for the year is based on financial year i.e. 1 April to 31 March.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 18 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-15472 by Shona Robison on 4 September 2008, how it will ensure that the Scottish Ambulance Service demonstrates that it is improving performance in meeting the revised national target for category A calls across Scotland and, specifically, for rural areas.
Answer
The Scottish Ambulance Service and the Scottish Government will continue to collect information and monitor performance across all parts of Scotland, including rural areas.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 18 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-15472 by Shona Robison on 4 September 2008, whether the reduced national performance target for the Scottish Ambulance Service for category A calls from 75% for each NHS board to 75% across Scotland is due to a reduction in resources or the need to meet efficiency targets.
Answer
The category A performance target was revised to ensure that it was both challenging yet deliverable. There has been no reduction in resources provided to the Scottish Ambulance Service, neither was the requirement to achieve efficiency savings a factor.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 18 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-15472 by Shona Robison on 4 September 2008, whether it will continue to collect data at an NHS board and local area level to assess performance by the Scottish Ambulance Service against targets for category A call response times.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-16185 on 18 September 2008. 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/webapp/wa.search.
