- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 25 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients as at 31 December 2000 had been waiting longer than 12 months for treatment on the NHS and had been excluded from the Patients' Charter guarantees, broken down by NHS Trust.
Answer
On 31 December 2000, only 13 patients (0.01% of the waiting list) with a waiting times guarantee had waited more than 12 months for treatment.
On that date, 601 patients (0.7% of the waiting list) had declined treatment offered to them within 12 months of joining the waiting list or had asked for their treatment to be deferred; 168 patients (0.2% of the waiting list) were awaiting very low clinical priority treatments, such as tattoo removal, and had agreed with their consultant that they could wait longer than 12 months for treatment; and 197 patients (0.2% of the waiting list) required highly specialised treatment such as organ transplants.
This information, by NHS Trust, is given in the table.
NHSScotland: Patients on the Inpatient/Day Case Waiting List with an Exception to the Waiting Times Guarantee, who had Waited More Than 12 Months for Treatment on 31 December 2000 - by NHS Trust.
| NHS Trust | Reason For Exception |
| | Patients Declined/Deferred Treatment | Patients Awaiting Treatment Of Low Clinical Priority | Patients Awaiting Highly Specialised Treatment |
| Argyll and Clyde Acute Hospitals | 76 | 3 | 1 |
| Ayrshire and Arran Acute Hospitals | 34 | 12 | 8 |
| Fife Acute Hospitals | 73 | 8 | 35 |
| Forth Valley Acute Hospitals | 4 | - | 3 |
| Grampian University Hospitals | 143 | 30 | 2 |
| Highland Acute Hospitals | - | 18 | - |
| Lothian University Hospitals | 2 | - | 50 |
| North Glasgow University Hospitals | 2 | - | 50 |
| South Glasgow University Hospitals | - | - | 22 |
| Tayside University Hospitals | 267 | 40 | 24 |
| West Lothian Healthcare | - | 57 | - |
| Yorkhill | - | - | 2 |
| Scotland | 601 | 168 | 197 |
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 25 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any NHS Trusts are unable to operate the new MRI scanners provided by the Executive and what reasons they have given for this.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is making available substantial resources for NHSScotland to procure new and replacement radiology equipment. In 2001-02, this includes six MRI scanners and seven CT scanners. All the NHS Trusts receiving this equipment have demonstrated that they will be able to operate it.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 17 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when interviews for the posts of chair and non-executive board members of NHS 24 are expected to be completed.
Answer
Arrangements are currently being made to interview applicants for the post of chair. Once this is complete, interviews for non-executive board members will take place. It is hope that the process can be completed during May.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 17 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications were received for the post of chair of NHS 24.
Answer
18 applications were received for the post of chair of NHS 24.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 17 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications were received for the posts of non-executive board members of NHS 24.
Answer
208 applications were received for the posts of non-executive board members of NHS 24.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 17 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the current occupancy rate is for beds in psychiatric wards in the NHSiS.
Answer
The bed occupancy rate for psychiatric specialties in Scotland was 84.2% for the year ending 31 December 2000.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 17 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what is happening to any MRI scanners it has purchased which are not being used by NHS Trusts due to insufficient resources.
Answer
There are no MRI Scanners in that position in Scotland. Every MRI Scanner purchased by NHSScotland is being used to benefit patient care.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 5 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to meet parents from the organisation Fastrax to discuss improvements in the provision of paediatric wheelchairs.
Answer
Officials from the Health Department have previously met with the founders of the Fastrax Mobility Trust. They also arranged their attendance at a meeting of the Rehabilitation Technology Services Advisory Group in 1998 to allow them to address the heads of NHSScotland rehabilitation technology services.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 5 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-6954 by Susan Deacon on 2 June 2000, when the Rehabilitation Technology Information Service will report its findings.
Answer
The Rehabilitation Technology Information Service (ReTIS) is due to provide an initial progress report in the near future.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 5 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children in Scotland use a wheelchair.
Answer
There are around 8000 children (under 18 years of age) in Scotland currently using wheelchairs.
