- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the timescale is for the creation of the 18 new nurse consultant posts referred to in the announcement on the nursing recruitment and retention action plan by the Minister for Health and Community Care on 7 December 2001.
Answer
We anticipated that 18 consultant nurse/midwife posts would be established by March 2003. Ultimately it is for NHS boards and trusts to make these appointments based on local need and service developments. NHS boards and trusts are currently working towards achievement of this target.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the 18 new nurse consultant posts referred to in the announcement on the nursing recruitment and retention action plan by the Minister for Health and Community Care on 7 December 2001 have been created.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-31852 today. 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: Shona Robison, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many nurse consultant posts have been created since the announcement on the nursing recruitment and retention action plan by the Minister for Health and Community Care on 7 December 2001.
Answer
Since the Facing the Future convention for recruitment and retention of nurses in December 2001 a further four posts have been approved. The NHS boards/trusts involved are at varying stages in the appointment process.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive why the number of section 18 episodes under the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 has increased by 5% over the last year.
Answer
No precise reason can be attributed to the rise, between the years 2000-01 and 2001-02, in the number of patients who had detentions initiated under section 18 of the 1984 act.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what research it is undertaking, or intends to undertake, into the increase in the number of section 18 episodes under the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984.
Answer
A research programme is being developed within the Executive to support, monitor and evaluate the proposed Mental Health (Scotland) Bill. This programme will include research on the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984, for comparative purposes. We know that admissions to hospital under section 18 have risen steadily (nearly doubling between 1990-91 and 2001-02). An important element of the work planned will be an analysis of case records to explore the characteristics of, and outcomes for, people subject to detention under section 18 since 1990.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 26 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications, and for which beaches it currently has for designation as bathing beaches.
Answer
The Executive has received two requests to designate bathing waters since the last round of designations took place in 1998. One from Dundee Council to ask for Broughty Ferry to be designated as a bathing water and one from Largs Beach Watch Group who have requested that Pencil and Largs Main Beaches be designated.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 26 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to see a copy of the European Commission's draft revised bathing water directive.
Answer
The European Commission issued a proposal for the revision of the Bathing Water Directive on 24 October 2002.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 19 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether pre-natal ultrasound scanning services are provided on a uniform basis across Scotland and, if not, what the reasons are for regional differences.
Answer
Pre-natal, that is before pregnancy, ultrasound scanning, is only used in the diagnosis and management of specific conditions and, therefore, there is no uniform service. Ultrasound scanning is, however, routinely conducted throughout Scotland during the antenatal period of pregnancy, at approximately 10 to 12 weeks, to confirm pregnancy, identify progress and carry out accurate dating. Other ultrasound scans may be carried out in relation to the management of specific conditions in pregnancy, but these are not routine. Some trusts provide routine foetal anomaly scanning at around 18 to 20 weeks of pregnancy whilst other trusts only offer this on demand or when a problem arises. The Health Technology Board for Scotland is currently reviewing the scientific evidence for routine ultrasound scanning before the 24th week of pregnancy and the resulting recommendations will inform guidance to the NHSScotland.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 18 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27072 by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 July 2002, whether it has now completed its review of the costs of care for those in residential accommodation and, if so, when it will be published.
Answer
We are, in partnership with local authorities, negotiating with the care home sector on the level of fees to be paid to homes from 1 April 2003. An increase in real terms will be applied to the revenue element of existing care home costs to take account of various pressures, including water rates.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 18 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the results of the review of the costs of care for those in residential accommodation incorporate water charges and, if so, what the basis is of the calculation of those water charges.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-27072 on 10 July 2002. 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.
