Chamber and committees

Current undergraduate mentalhealth nursing programmes address the subject of eating disorders and their prevalencein both men and women, as well as its aetiology and treatment.

NHSEducation for Scotland have work in process to address training needs for NHS staffdealing with eating disorders in children and young people. This focus is aimedat addressing the issue early, so that young people who are vulnerable or at riskare identified and have access to appropriate treatment as early as possible. Itis anticipated that some of this work will provide resources and guidance that willbe applicable to adults with eating disorders.

Appropriate training and awarenessraising is also highlighted in the NHS Quality Improvement Scotland Recommendationsfor health care professionals on the management and treatment of eatingdisorders.

AllNHS secondary and specialist care services offer care, support and advice to bothgenders. Treatment will vary according to individually assessed needs.

NHS Quality Improvement Scotlandpublished recommendations for the management and treatment of eating disorders lastyear (Bib. number 41194). We continue our work with NHS boards and other care partnersto improve the provision and quality of inpatient and specialist eating disorderservices in Scotland.

The information requested isnot held centrally. Tables from Information and Statistics Division Scotland showingthe number of patients discharged from general and psychiatric hospitals with adiagnosis of eating disorder are available in the Scottish ParliamentInformation Centre (Bib. number 41449).

The information requested isgiven in table 1.3 of NHS General Dental Services Information a copy of which hasbeen placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 41550).

The information requested isgiven in table 1.2 of NHS General Dental Services Information a copy of which hasbeen placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 41550).

Separate data are not maintainedon dental patients who are deregistered as NHS patients by general dental practitioners;these will be included among those patients whose registration status indicates“withdrawn”.

Data on the number of adult NHSgeneral dental service patients whose registration status indicates “withdrawn”in the year in question are robust from 2000-01 only and are provided in table 1.4 of NHS General Dental Services Information a copyof which has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number41550). Some registrations may have beenwithdrawn because a patient has registered with another NHS dentist.

The information requested isgiven in table 1.1 of NHS General Dental Services Information a copy of which hasbeen placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 41550).

Separate data are not maintainedon dental patients who are deregistered as NHS patients by general dental practitioners;these will be included among those patients whose registration status indicates“withdrawn”.

Data on the number of child NHSgeneral dental service patients whose registration status indicates “withdrawn”in the year in question are robust from 2000-01 only and are provided in table 1.5 of NHS General Dental Services Information a copyof which has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number41550). Some registrations may have beenwithdrawn because a patient has registered with another NHS dentist.

The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route and Fastlink, which are programmed for completion by2011, will provide a safe and reliable route for traffic wishing to bypass the cityand to access areas around the western perimeter. This will be of considerable benefitto the industrial areas around Dyce and Aberdeen Airport. The proposed Fastlinkwill relieve the increasingly congested A90 between Stonehaven and Aberdeen androutes into and through the city centre including the Bridge of Dee.I also refer the member to the answer to question S2W-30814 on 25 January 2007. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

The Scottish Executive and NorthEast of Scotland Transport Partnership (NESTRANS) jointly funded a study on trunkroad access to the Bridge of Dee from the south, in order to identify measures to reducecongestion. A draft report has been produced, and further work is required to considerthe impact of the revised route of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR).