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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
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Question reference: S2W-08607

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
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.

Question reference: S2W-08627

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
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.

Question reference: S2W-08611

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
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.

Question reference: S2W-08614

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average length of stay has been for mothers delivered of babies at the Princess Royal Maternity Hospital in Glasgow in each year since it opened.

Question reference: S2W-08617

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what accommodation arrangements are in place for staff of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, currently accommodated in the Queen Mother's Hospital, should the Queen Mother's Hospital close as part of plans for the reconfiguration of maternity services in greater Glasgow.

Question reference: S2W-08618

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements will be made for births and post-natal care for mothers whose babies require to be transferred to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children 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.

Question reference: S2W-08615

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what guidelines are issued concerning the length of stay for mothers delivered of babies at maternity hospitals.

A Framework for MaternityService in Scotland, published in 2001, sets out a vision and philosophyfor maternity services which provides women with high quality, accessible and responsivematernity care.

The framework makes it clearthat health professionals should adopt a flexible and evidence based approach topost-natal care, working in partnership with women. The duration of a post-natalhospital stay should be individualised, using clinical judgement, to meet the specificneeds of the mother and baby. It should be reinforced by a comprehensive supportservice in the community after discharge. There are no specific guidelines issuedfor post-natal hospital stay.

Question reference: S2W-08612

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average length of stay has been for mothers delivered of babies at the Queen Mother's Hospital in each year since 1999.

NHSiS - Mean Stay PerEpisode¹; Obstetric Specialty: Years Ending 31 March 2000-04

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004^P
Queen Mother's	3.1	3	2.9	2.8	2.8
Southern General	3	2.8	2.6	2.4	2.3
Glasgow Maternity	2.9	2.6	2.8	2.9	2.8

Source: ISD Scotland[Form ISD(S)1].

Reference:ISD/ACIG/IR2004-01653.

Date: 04/06/04.

^PProvisional.

Note:

1. Derived as total occupiedbed days/in-patient episodes.

Question reference: S2W-08613

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average length of stay has been for mothers delivered of babies at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S2W-08610

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that clinical research at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children will not be affected by the closure of the Queen Mother's Hospital as part of plans for the reconfiguration of maternity services in Greater Glasgow.