- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 July 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff are employed at the (a) Vale of Leven Hospital, (b) Dumbarton Joint Hospital and (c) Helensburgh Victoria Infirmary, broken down by profession.
Answer
Information on NHS staff employed by each NHS organisation is published on the Scottish Health Statistics website under Workforce Statistics, at
www.isdscotland.org/workforce.Section A gives a summary by staff group. Latest figures for NHS Argyll and Clydeas at 30 September 2003 are available via the drop-down link.
Centrally held information does not allow a breakdown by hospital within NHS trusts (Operating Divisions) nor NHS boards.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 July 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff employed at the (a) Vale of Leven Hospital, (b) Dumbarton Joint Hospital and (c) Helensburgh Victoria Infirmary reside in the postcode sector for (i) Dumbarton, (ii) Vale of Leven, (iii) Helensburgh and (iv) the Rosneath peninsula and how many reside in other Glasgow postcode sectors.
Answer
Information on areas of residence of staff employed in NHS Scotland is not collected centrally.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 15 July 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what services are provided at Dumbarton Joint Hospital.
Answer
In terms of inpatient services,I understand that there are 29long stay care of the elderly beds and 12 dementia beds currently provided at theDumbarton Joint Hospital.
A range of outpatientservices and clinics are also provided at the hospital. A full list is availablefrom NHS Argyll and Clyde.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 15 July 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what services are provided at Helensburgh Victoria Infirmary.
Answer
In terms of inpatient services,I understand that there are 29long stay care of the elderly beds and six GP beds currently provided at the VictoriaInfirmary in Helensburgh.
A range of outpatientservices and clinics are also provided at the hospital. A full list is availablefrom NHS Argyll and Clyde.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 June 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 15 July 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation mechanisms NHS Argyll and Clyde will use in the consultation on its clinical strategy review.
Answer
This is largely a matter forNHS Argyll and Clyde as long as their consultation process is consistent withExecutive guidelines on public engagement.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 June 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 15 July 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps have been taken by NHS Argyll and Clyde to involve the public as fully as possible in the consultation on its clinical strategy review.
Answer
While the details are a matterfor NHS Argyll and Clyde, at the conclusion of the process I will want to be assured that all views have been takeninto account in drafting the proposals and that the consultation has been fullyconsistent with the Executive guidance on public engagement.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 6 July 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it can provide any information in respect of the si'e of land banks available for development held by private housing developers and, if not, where such information can be obtained.
Answer
The Scottish Executive does not collate information centrally on the land and property holdings of private companies.
Information about the ownership of land can be obtained, upon payment of a fee, from the Registers of Scotland. However, the Registers of Scotland do not record whether land is available or has authorisation for development.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive under what circumstances course fees would be paid for HND students who repeat any part of their course.
Answer
The Student Awards Agency for Scotland can pay tuition fees on behalf of higher education students for repeated or extended study where there are medical or strong compassionate reasons such as the death or serious illness of a close relative.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the cost of an HND course fee is paid for by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council and whether this contribution is considered as student support for the purpose of calculating future assistance.
Answer
The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council (SHEFC) allocates funding for teaching to higher education institutions in the form of a block grant. Allocations are based on the number of funded places in each of 13 funding subject groups and the unit resource cost attributed to each group. Institutions are not, however, required to allocate the funding internally using the same formula. The proportion of the cost of providing a particular HND course which is attributable to SHEFC funding will, therefore, depend partly upon decisions made by individual institutions.
From academic year 2004-05 the fact that a student has previously taken up a place on a SHEFC funded course will be disregarded by SAAS when assessing a student’s eligibility for tuition fee support.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 28 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will review pages 15 and 16 of the Code of Practice for the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 which determine the application of legal aid for guardianship applications and intervention orders.
Answer
As part of an overall monitoring exercise of the implementation of the Adults with Incapacity Act 2000, the Executive is in discussion with the Scottish Legal Aid Board, the Law Society of Scotland and other interested parties with a view to identifying difficulties in accessing legal aid and measures which will improve the current situation. Any amendment to the code of practice will be considered on conclusion of these discussions.
