Questions and answers

Question reference: S4W-09907

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 25 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what protections there are to safeguard employees of (a) private and (b) public sector care providers who want to highlight poor working practices or conditions.

Question reference: S4W-09910

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 25 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what guidance is provided to local authorities regarding the tendering of social work provision to third party providers.

Question reference: S4O-01407

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government when it will set the non-domestic rates poundage for 2013-14.

Question reference: S4W-09867

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 24 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many students have qualified as midwives in each year since 2007-08 and what proportion has gone on to find employment in the NHS.

The number of students graduating as midwives in each year since 2007-08 is as detailed in the following table:

Year	36 Month	18 Month	Total
2007	131	30	161
2008	124	19	143
2009	125	19	144
2010	139	15	154
2011	146	11	157
Total	665	94	759

Statistics from NHS Education from Scotland.

Data on the number of midwifery students joining NHSScotland is not available.

Question reference: S4W-09866

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 24 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent midwives have been employed by the NHS in each year since 2007-08, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S4W-09809

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 24 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 22 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have been referred to primary care units under the Violent Patients Scheme following aggressive behaviour towards their GP in each year since 2007, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S4W-09864

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what the birth rate for twin and multiple births has been in each year since 2007-08, broken down by NHS board.

The birth rate for twin and multiple births in each year since 2007-08, broken down by NHS board, is detailed in the following tables:

NHS Board Areas	Estimated Population 30 June 2007	Multiple Births² 2007	2007 Multiple Birth Rate¹
Scotland	5,144,200	893	0.2
Ayrshire and Arran	367,020	69	0.2
Borders	111,430	17	0.2
Dumfries and Galloway	148,300	30	0.2
Fife	360,428	54	0.1
Forth Valley	288,473	42	0.1
Grampian	535,290	90	0.2
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	1,192,419	212	0.2
Highland	308,790	40	0.1
Lanarkshire	560,042	110	0.2
Lothian	809,764	154	0.2
Orkney	19,860	1	0.1
Shetland	21,950	2	0.1
Tayside	394,134	64	0.2
Western Isles	26,300	8	0.3

NHS Board Areas	Estimated Population 30 June 2008	Multiple Births² 2008	2008 Multiple Birth Rate¹
Scotland	5,168,500	962	0.2
Ayrshire and Arran	367,510	52	0.1
Borders	112,430	13	0.1
Dumfries and Galloway	148,580	15	0.1
Fife	361,815	79	0.2
Forth Valley	290,047	66	0.2
Grampian	539,630	102	0.2
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	1,194,675	213	0.2
Highland	309,900	56	0.2
Lanarkshire	561,174	112	0.2
Lothian	817,727	172	0.2
Orkney	19,890	4	0.2
Shetland	21,980	8	0.4
Tayside	396,942	68	0.2
Western Isles	26,200	2	0.1

NHS Board Areas	Estimated Population 30 June 2009	Multiple Births² 2009	2009 Multiple Birth Rate¹
Scotland	5,194,000	937	0.2
Ayrshire and Arran	367,160	57	0.2
Borders	112,680	18	0.2
Dumfries and Galloway	148,510	25	0.2
Fife	363,385	69	0.2
Forth Valley	291,383	75	0.3
Grampian	544,980	90	0.2
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	1,199,026	199	0.2
Highland	310,530	43	0.1
Lanarkshire	562,215	98	0.2
Lothian	826,231	166	0.2
Orkney	19,960	4	0.2
Shetland	22,210	9	0.4
Tayside	399,550	79	0.2
Western Isles	26,180	5	0.2

NHS Board Areas	Estimated Population 30 June 2010	Multiple Births² 2010	2010 Multiple Birth Rate¹
Scotland	5,222,100	931	0.2
Ayrshire and Arran	366,860	70	0.2
Borders	112,870	19	0.2
Dumfries and Galloway	148,190	18	0.1
Fife	364,945	65	0.2
Forth Valley	293,386	54	0.2
Grampian	550,620	77	0.1
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	1,203,870	239	0.2
Highland	310,830	51	0.2
Lanarkshire	562,477	100	0.2
Lothian	836,711	164	0.2
Orkney	20,110	5	0.2
Shetland	22,400	2	0.1
Tayside	402,641	62	0.2
Western Isles	26,190	5	0.2

NHS Board Areas	Estimated Population 30 June 2011	Multiple Births² 2011	2011 Multiple Birth Rate¹
Scotland	5,254,800	862	0.2
Ayrshire and Arran	366,890	49	0.1
Borders	113,150	23	0.2
Dumfries and Galloway	148,060	21	0.1
Fife	367,292	52	0.1
Forth Valley	295,541	47	0.2
Grampian	555,280	97	0.2
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	1,210,254	206	0.2
Highland	311,960	44	0.1
Lanarkshire	563,185	107	0.2
Lothian	848,727	153	0.2
Orkney	20,160	1	0.0
Shetland	22,500	5	0.2
Tayside	405,721	57	0.1
Western Isles	26,080	0	0.0

Source - National Records of Scotland.

Notes:

1. Rate per 1,000 population.

2. Multiple births figures for twins and triplets etc are the numbers of multiple birth events rather than the number of babies born. A multiple birth may involve both live births and stillbirths. For example, a “twin” birth could involve two live births, one live birth and one stillbirth, or two stillbirths. “Stillbirths”.

Question reference: S4W-09865

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of pregnant women has been identified as (a) smokers, (b) drug users and (c) alcohol users at the time of their first appointment in each year since 2007-08, broken down by NHS board.

The proportion of pregnant women identified as (a) smokers, (b) drug users and (c) alcohol users at the time of their first appointment in each year since 2007-08, broken down by NHS board, is shown in the following tables:

(a) Proportion of Women¹ Smoking at Booking² Recorded on SMR02 by NHS Board of Residence³; Year Ending 31 March

2008

2009

2010^P

	% smoking	% not known	% smoking	% not known	% smoking	% not known
NHS Ayrshire and Arran	26.8	1.6	26.4	1.3	26.2	1.9
NHS Borders	23.5	2.2	22.7	5.2	23.2	5.9
NHS Dumfries and Galloway	24.2	5.1	24.7	6.1	22.3	4.2
NHS Fife	24.3	2.2	25.4	0.7	24.8	1.3
NHS Forth Valley	21.9	8.4	18.6	19.0	19.9	2.6
NHS Grampian	20.3	2.6	17.7	1.6	17.5	0.7
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde	15.5	33.2	16.6	25.8	18.0	8.4
NHS Highland	23.0	5.6	21.8	3.6	22.2	3.7
NHS Lanarkshire	18.3	21.1	18.9	19.9	19.4	8.0
NHS Lothian	14.8	4.7	8.0	23.0	10.7	41.8
NHS Orkney	18.0	2.1	9.9	4.9	9.0	2.1
NHS Shetland	15.0	7.5	17.9	3.6	14.5	7.8
NHS Tayside	22.0	16.6	24.9	1.6	23.0	1.0
NHS Western Isles	5.3	54.1	15.7	9.9	15.6	11.0
Other⁴	16.3	18.6	8.9	32.2	10.9	28.1
Scotland	19.2	14.1	18.1	14.2	18.8	10.7

^PProvisional.

Notes:

1. Excludes home births and births at non-NHS hospitals.

2. In recent years there have been concerns about the completeness and quality of the SMR02 data. There is considerable pressure on women not to smoke during pregnancy and it is anticipated that some women may not be completely truthful when describing their smoking behaviour at the booking clinic.

3. Scotland data includes births where NHS board of residence is unknown or outside Scotland.

4. Patients resident outwith Scotland or Scottish residents who cannot be assigned to a NHS board.

(b) Proportion of Women¹ with Drug Misuse During Pregnancy² Recorded on SMR02 by NHS Board Of Residence³; Year Ending 31 March

2008

2009

2010

	% using drugs	% not known	% using drugs	% not known	% using drugs	% not known
NHS Ayrshire and Arran	2.4	5.5	2.2	13.9	2.0	3.6
NHS Borders	*	99.8	*	99.7	0.6	77.9
NHS Dumfries and Galloway	1.2	23.3	1.3	7.7	1.2	6.9
NHS Fife	1.5	55.8	1.4	36.9	1.0	4.9
NHS Forth Valley	1.1	76.6	1.1	64.0	0.0	99.1
NHS Grampian	0.4	76.8	1.6	4.6	1.4	4.8
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde	0.3	96.7	0.2	96.1	1.3	79.8
NHS Highland	0.8	87.8	0.9	87.1	1.1	57.2
NHS Lanarkshire	0.5	99.1	0.4	98.8	0.4	96.1
NHS Lothian	0.4	99.4	0.2	99.5	3.3	49.0
NHS Tayside	1.0	65.5	1.3	57.8	2.2	34.5
NHS Island boards⁴	*	55.5	*	61.8	*	71.8
Other⁵	0.0	93.0	0.0	90.6	1.8	65.1
Scotland	0.7	80.0	0.8	69.8	1.5	52.6

Notes:

1. Excludes home births and births at non-NHS hospitals.

2. Recording of Drug misuse during this pregnancy became mandatory in April 2011.

Definition

Drug misuse at any time during the current pregnancy. Includes use of illegal drugs, solvents and gases, drugs prescribed for someone else’s use (i.e. “street use”). Also included are drugs which are prescribed to the woman by a doctor as a substitute for the drug(s) of addiction (e.g. prescribed methadone) or to alleviate the symptoms of withdrawal (e.g.prescribed diazepam). Excludes tobacco, alcohol or “over the counter” medicines.

3. Scotland data includes births where NHS board of residence is unknown or outside Scotland.

4. NHS Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles.

5. Patients resident outwith Scotland or Scottish residents who cannot be assigned to a NHS board.

*Indicates values that have been suppressed due to the potential risk of disclosure.

(c) Proportion of Women¹ Recorded as Consuming Alcohol² on SMR02 by NHS Board of Residence³; Year Ending 31 March

2008

2009

2010

% using alcohol

% not known

% using alcohol

% not known

% using alcohol

% not known

NHS Ayrshire and Arran	21.9	6.9	8.7	11.2	14.9	7.1
NHS Borders	5.0	50.6	12.9	46.1	15.5	28.6
NHS Dumfries and Galloway	*	99.0	*	99.3	*	99.5
NHS Fife	1.0	75.8	1.6	69.0	5.8	24.0
NHS Forth Valley	0.8	77.3	0.8	58.8	*	98.8
NHS Grampian	2.6	77.3	14.7	4.5	22.0	2.3
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde	0.1	97.0	0.2	92.4	2.5	79.0
NHS Highland	2.7	63.9	3.9	49.5	3.7	39.4
NHS Lanarkshire	*	99.5	*	99.0	0.1	96.4
NHS Lothian	0.3	98.8	0.4	92.8	8.6	44.1
NHS Tayside	2.5	67.7	1.9	58.9	1.2	37.5
NHS Island boards⁴	*	74.8	2.6	63.8	5.5	71.8
Other⁵	1.7	77.9	5.6	78.4	6.7	53.9
Scotland	2.4	81.8	3.1	68.9	6.5	53.6

Source: SMR02, ISD Scotland, Date extracted: September 2011. Ref: IR2012-01694.

Notes:

1. Excludes home births and births at non-NHS hospitals.

2. Reporting of Typical Weekly Alcohol Consumption on SMR02 became mandatory on 1 April 2011.

Definition: Number of units of alcohol consumed in the course of a typical week.

3. Scotland data includes births where NHS board of residence is unknown or outside Scotland.

4. NHS Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles.

5. Patients resident outwith Scotland or Scottish residents who cannot be assigned to a NHS board.

*Indicates values that have been suppressed due to the potential risk of disclosure.

The data in the tables above is based on information provided in the Scottish Woman Held Maternity Record (SWHMR). The collection of data on alcohol, smoking and drugs was not mandatory until April 2011, therefore the information was not always collated.

The latest figures for financial year 2010-11 will be published in the next few months.

The Scottish Woman Held Maternity Record (SWHMR), was updated in 2011, and is part of a range of actions underway to support NHS boards’ implementation of the Refreshed Framework for Maternity Care (2011), to ensure that care in Scotland is person centred, safe and effective. As set out in the framework, it is the responsibility of NHS boards to ensure that Maternity Services gather, record and report on a wide range of information for both local and national purposes, and have IT systems that comply with nationally identified data requirements.

NHS boards received funding in early June 2012, for 2012-13, outlining the government’s continued support with implementation of recommendations in the framework, and this specifically includes data collection. NHS boards recently provided an update on their progress with this, which indicated that they are planning to move towards electronic systems for information collection and analysis.

The Refreshed Framework for Maternity Care in Scotland states that health boards are expected to have evidence that their IT systems comply with nationally identified data requirements.

Work is also currently ongoing on improving the quality of data collected.

Question reference: S4W-09863

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what the birth rate has been in each year since 2007-08, broken down by NHS board.

The birth rate for each year since 2007-08, broken down by NHS board is detailed in the following tables:

NHS Board Areas	Estimated Population 30 June 2007	Live Births 2007	2007 Birth Rate¹
Scotland	5,144,200	57,781	11.2
Ayrshire and Arran	367,020	3,861	10.5
Borders	111,430	1,169	10.5
Dumfries and Galloway	148,300	1,507	10.2
Fife	360,428	4,076	11.3
Forth Valley	288,473	3,405	11.8
Grampian	535,290	6,108	11.4
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	1,192,419	13,750	11.5
Highland	308,790	3,073	10.0
Lanarkshire	560,042	6,548	11.7
Lothian	809,764	9,378	11.6
Orkney	19,860	190	9.6
Shetland	21,950	244	11.1
Tayside	394,134	4,209	10.7
Western Isles	26,300	263	10.0

NHS Board Areas	Estimated Population 30 June 2008	Live Births 2008	2008 Birth Rate¹
Scotland	5,168,500	60,041	11.6
Ayrshire and Arran	367,510	3,919	10.7
Borders	112,430	1,138	10.1
Dumfries and Galloway	148,580	1,430	9.6
Fife	361,815	4,349	12.0
Forth Valley	290,047	3,454	11.9
Grampian	539,630	6,323	11.7
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	1,194,675	14,221	11.9
Highland	309,900	3,289	10.6
Lanarkshire	561,174	6,848	12.2
Lothian	817,727	9,886	12.1
Orkney	19,890	214	10.8
Shetland	21,980	278	12.6
Tayside	396,942	4,435	11.2
Western Isles	26,200	257	9.8

NHS Board Areas	Estimated Population 30 June 2009	Live Births 2009	2009 Birth Rate¹
Scotland	5,194,000	59,046	11.4
Ayrshire and Arran	367,160	3,914	10.7
Borders	112,680	1,157	10.3
Dumfries and Galloway	148,510	1,507	10.1
Fife	363,385	4,135	11.4
Forth Valley	291,383	3,345	11.5
Grampian	544,980	6,433	11.8
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	1,199,026	14,015	11.7
Highland	310,530	3,189	10.3
Lanarkshire	562,215	6,575	11.7
Lothian	826,231	9,719	11.8
Orkney	19,960	199	10.0
Shetland	22,210	273	12.3
Tayside	399,550	4,358	10.9
Western Isles	26,180	227	8.7

NHS Board Areas	Estimated Population 30 June 2010	Live Births 2010	2010 Birth Rate¹
Scotland	5,222,100	58,791	11.3
Ayrshire and Arran	366,860	3,819	10.4
Borders	112,870	1,161	10.3
Dumfries and Galloway	148,190	1,445	9.8
Fife	364,945	4,172	11.4
Forth Valley	293,386	3,330	11.4
Grampian	550,620	6,254	11.4
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	1,203,870	14,106	11.7
Highland	310,830	3,230	10.4
Lanarkshire	562,477	6,445	11.5
Lothian	836,711	9,824	11.7
Orkney	20,110	197	9.8
Shetland	22,400	266	11.9
Tayside	402,641	4,307	10.7
Western Isles	26,190	235	9.0

NHS Board Areas	Estimated Population 30 June 2011	Live Births 2011	2011 Birth Rate¹
Scotland	5,254,800	58,590	11.1
Ayrshire and Arran	366,890	3,887	10.6
Borders	113,150	1,108	9.8
Dumfries and Galloway	148,060	1,396	9.4
Fife	367,292	4,268	11.6
Forth Valley	295,541	3,154	10.7
Grampian	555,280	6,276	11.3
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	1,210,254	14,067	11.6
Highland	311,960	3,090	9.9
Lanarkshire	563,185	6,502	11.5
Lothian	848,727	9,794	11.5
Orkney	20,160	205	10.2
Shetland	22,500	242	10.8
Tayside	405,721	4,366	10.8
Western Isles	26,080	235	9.0

Source: National Records of Scotland.

Note: 1. Rate per 1,000 population.

Question reference: S4W-09467

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 10 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 24 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) which applications since September 2001 for the modification or discharge of planning obligations have related to obligations that (i) would safeguard or enhance the natural environment and (ii) were required as a result of the conclusions of environmental impact or habitats regulations assessment.

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