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Question reference: S3W-15689

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how much capital funding has been committed to projects by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde for (a) 2008-09 and (b) the next three financial years.

Capital funding has been set for the current spending review period being 2008-09 and the following two years only. The capital resources available to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in that period are detailed in the following table:

	Firm 2008-09 (£ million)	Indicative 2009-10 (£ million)	Indicative 2010-11 (£ million)
Capital Formula	97.417	98.920	100.423
Medical Equipment	7.874	7.874	7.874
Primary Care Modernisation	8.100	10.030	11.47
Ophthalmic Practices	1.631	-	-
Renfrew/ Barrhead Scottish Government Capital Support	5.000	5.000	5.000
Scottish Government Support “ Southern General	-	18.000	101.000
Total	120.022	139.824	225.767

Question reference: S3W-15798

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 August 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-14362 by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008, whether the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing will now comment on whether she considers (a) the employment of one infection control nurse covering all infection monitoring at the Vale of Leven Hospital to be sufficient and (b) that NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde should increase the number of people in the infection control team based at the Vale of Leven Hospital.

The number of staff employed for the provision of services is a matter for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Guidance was issued to NHS boards under cover of HDL(2005)8 asking them to ensure that an appropriate and adequate level of resource for prevention and control of infection control and communicable disease was in place.

A letter reinforcing the accountability of chief executives, for ensuring that all the appropriate policy and procedures in relation to healthcare associated infection were in place, was issued on 28 June 2008.

Question reference: S3W-15686

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) new capital funding is available and (b) what capital funding has already been planned for (i) 2008-09, (ii) 2009-10 and (iii) 2010-11 for the Vale of Leven Hospital.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has almost £1.5 million of capital funds committed in 2008-09 for the Vale of Leven Hospital. This includes a general provision of £1 million which will be used specifically to fund capital schemes aimed at strengthening the hospital''s capacity to control the spread of hospital acquired infection. The remaining £500,000 is earmarked for minor capital schemes of a more routine nature, which are carried out on a year to year basis.

Beyond 2008-09, the capital plan includes provision for ongoing investment in minor schemes on a year to year basis. There are proposals for Alexandra Health Centre to be re-provided on the Vale of Leven campus in the next five years, and there is an expectation that a firm timescale for the project would emerge subject to forthcoming public consultation on the wider future of the Vale of Leven Hospital.

The provisional estimate of capital expenditure required in relation to Alexandra Health Centre re-provision is £17 million but the NHS board have still to complete a detailed business case following public consultation which will consider the costs and delivery arrangements for the project.

Question reference: S3W-15491

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 August 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-14337 by Nicola Sturgeon on 15 July 2008, what action was taken by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing following interim reports on the outbreak of Clostridium difficile at the Vale of Leven Hospital on 13 and 17 June 2008.

Following the interim reports which I received from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde on 13 and 17 June 2008, I announced in Parliament on 18 June 2008 an independent review of the Clostridium difficile outbreak in the Vale of Leven Hospital.

I also asked Kevin Woods, Chief Executive of NHS Scotland to ask Health Protection Scotland (HPS) to collate data from NHS boards on whether there were other unidentified outbreaks and excess deaths associated with CDAD (Clostridium difficile Associated Disease).

Both reports were published on 7 August 2008.

Question reference: S3W-15571

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 15 August 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether NHS Quality Improvement Scotland carried out a follow-up inspection after its report in May 2005 showing that NHS Argyll and Clyde had not met approximately 40 of the 69 criteria for hospital-acquired infections.

Question reference: S3W-15470

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 August 2008
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what the ambulance demand and performance was for the Vale of Leven for 2007-08 against national targets for (a) category A, (b) category B and (c) urgent calls.

Question reference: S3W-15495

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 August 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing on 7 August 2008 of her gratitude to the bereaved families for their open and constructive contribution to the work of the review team, whether she will now ensure that the 21 freedom of information requests relating to the outbreak of Clostridium difficile at Vale of Leven Hospital are fully answered.

Question reference: S3W-15604

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 15 August 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether annual reports from the Healthcare Associated Infection Task Force to the Chief Medical Officer and the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing are published.

Question reference: S3W-15579

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 15 August 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether infection control managers report directly to the Chief Executive of NHS Scotland.

Question reference: S3W-15590

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 15 August 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether all deaths from Clostridium difficile should be reported to the Procurator Fiscal as a matter of routine.