- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what procedures were followed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in relation to the outbreak of clostridium difficile in the Vale of Leven Hospital and when
Answer
The independent review which I announced on 18 June 2008 will examine this key issue. The review team’s report will be published at the end of July 2008.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps should be taken and in what timescale for (a) notifying and (b) controlling the outbreak of infection in hospitals.
Answer
The exact steps required in the control of an incident or outbreak is an issue for each local incident management team. These will vary depending on the circumstances and the organism concerned. The Chief Nursing Officer wrote to NHS Scotland in November 2007 to clarify the arrangements for reporting healthcare associated infection incidents and outbreaks.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that all cases of clostridium difficile in the Vale of Leven Hospital from December 2007 to June 2008 have now been identified.
Answer
Yes, I am advised by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde that this represents a complete record of all laboratory confirmed cases.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing was first informed about the outbreak of clostridium difficile in the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
I refer the member to the statement I made to the Parliament on 18 June 2008.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive on what dates the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing held discussions with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde about the outbreak of clostridium difficile in the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
I refer the member to the statement I made to the Parliament on 18 June 2008.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is concerned about the percentage mortality rate in relation to the outbreak of clostridium difficile in the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
The apparent high mortality rate amongst clostridium difficile patients at the Vale of Leven Hospital is a deep cause of concern, and is why I announced on 18 June 2008 that an independent review into the circumstances surrounding this excess of cases would be held.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the procedure is for dealing with the outbreak of infection in hospitals.
Answer
The management of outbreaks in hospitals is set out in Annex 4 of the 2003 interim guidance document
Managing Incidents Presenting Actual or Potential Risks to the Public Health: Guidance on the Roles and Responsibilities of Incident Control Teams, which may be accessed at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2003/01/16243/17308.
This document is currently under review and an updated version of Annex 4 will be issued shortly.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 19 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there has been a change in protocol since May 2007 regarding the advance notification of constituency and list MSPs and MPs of ministerial visits by Scottish ministers.
Answer
There has been no change in protocol.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 19 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether MPs are given advance notification of ministerial visits by Scottish ministers to their constituencies.
Answer
Yes. Advance notification of a ministerial visit is issued by ministerial private office staff to MSPs and MPs for the relevant Scottish and UK parliamentary constituencies.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 19 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average Housing Association Grant allocation per unit in West Dunbartonshire (a) was for 2007-08 and (b) is for 2008-09.
Answer
The information on average Housing Association Grant allocation per unit for West Dunbartonshire for 2007-08 and 2008-09 is not available. The grant allocation at the beginning of each financial year is a single figure which includes provision for all relevant elements of the Affordable Housing Investment. Programme. This is not broken down to an allocation per unit.
Over the period 2008-11 the Scottish Government will be providing investment of over £1.5 billion for affordable housing across Scotland. £493 million in 2008-09, £566 million in 2009-10 and £591 million in 2010-11. Taking into account the local government settlement this is 19% more than planned by the previous administration for 2005-08. Over the period 2008-11 the Scottish Government aims to deliver more than 21,500 new affordable homes nationally which is in line with levels of approvals achieved for 2005-08 despite increasing costs. These will be split 6,000 in 2008-09, 7,100 in 2009-10 and 8,400 in 2010-11.
