- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 June 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 22 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-8592 by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 June 2004, what range of decisions the minister can take in relation to the proposals for closure of the Queen Mother's Hospital and what factors the minister is required to take into account in arriving at a decision.
Answer
As I said in my earlier reply the reconfiguration proposals from NHS Greater Glasgow are subject to my approval. In coming to a view I will need to consider the adequacy of the public consultation and the substantive proposals – in particular the consistency of the proposed reorganisation with national policy on the organisation of maternity services.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 June 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 17 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to improve community access to buses.
Answer
The Executive is supporting a significant number of community access and demand responsive bus projects, both in rural areas and in Scotland’s cities.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether additional neonatal consultants will be required as a result of the closure of the Queen Mother's Hospital as part of plans for the reconfiguration of maternity services in Greater Glasgow.
Answer
NHS Greater Glasgow’s proposals for the reconfiguration of maternity services include a proposal for the recruitment of two additional neonatal consultants in order to ensure neonatal support for the Royal Hospital for Sick Children.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what factors will be taken into account when considering whether there should be a third accident and emergency service in Greater Glasgow as a result of the acute services review.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-8366 on 15 June 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that plans for the reconfiguration of maternity services in Greater Glasgow to reduce the number of neonatal units to two will not affect the quality of care delivered at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill.
Answer
I would expect Greater Glasgow NHS Board to ensure that high quality care is delivered on all hospital sites in any reconfiguration of maternity services.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 15 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will review the decision on the provision of accident and emergency services in Greater Glasgow.
Answer
During the debate on the Acute Services Review (Glasgow) on 12 September 2002, I supported a commitment from Greater Glasgow NHS Board that a review of the accident and emergency services would take place in two years time involving staff, patient and community groups, Glasgow Health Council and the Scottish Royal Colleges. This will take place over the summer and the outcome of that review will be reported to the NHS board for consideration in the autumn. The review will focus on the robustness and appropriateness of the decision relatingto accident and emergency services in Glasgow and will test if the decision taken by the NHS board in 2002 remains appropriate.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 14 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the plans for the reconfiguration of maternity services in Greater Glasgow will have on extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation services for neonates.
Answer
Plans for the reconfigurationof maternity services in Glasgow include a proposal for the relocation of extra‑corporeallife support services (ECLS) from the Queen Mother’s Maternity Hospital to thePrincess Royal Maternity Hospital.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any concerns that specialist staff may leave Scotland as a result of the loss of the combined model of care at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children and the Queen Mother's Hospital as part of plans for the reconfiguration of maternity services in greater Glasgow.
Answer
I would expect Greater GlasgowNHS Board to consider this issue in any reconfiguration of maternity services.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 10 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans for a new multi-arts performance centre in Glasgow.
Answer
The Executive has no currentplans for a new performing arts venue in Glasgow or elsewhere.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any concerns that mothers across Scotland may be separated from sick new-born babies as a result of the closure of the Queen Mother's Hospital as part of plans for the reconfiguration of maternity services in Greater Glasgow.
Answer
I am considering this issue aspart of my wider consideration of the board's proposals.
