Chamber and committees

Information on areas of residence of staff employed in NHS Scotland is not collected centrally.

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.

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. 

This is largely a matter forNHS Argyll and Clyde as long as their consultation process is consistent withExecutive guidelines on public engagement.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The information requested is given in Student Support in Scotland: Guide to student support 2004-2005 (SAS 4) produced by the Student Awards Agency for Scotland. A copy is available in the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 33041) and on the agency’s website at www.saas.gov.uk.