- Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 24 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many bank and agency nurses have been used at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee over the last year and what the cost of using such nurses was.
Answer
The information you have asked for has been provided for 2000-01 for Tayside University Hospitals NHS Trust of which Ninewells hospital forms a part. Information on individual hospitals use of bank and agency nurses is not available centrally but may be available directly from the trust.
| | Number (Average Whole Time Equivalent) | Cost |
Bank Nurses | 32.31 | £634,139 |
Agency Nurses | 18.41 | £782,114 |
Source: ERBOD (via the Scottish Standard Payroll System), ISD Scotland.Note: 1. On any given day an average of 32.3 bank nurses and 18.4 agency nurses were employed by the trust.
- Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 24 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many nursing posts are currently vacant at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 24 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to reduce the use of bank and agency nurses in the NHS.
Answer
NHSScotland employers are expected to employ staff on a permanent basis. Where the use of bank and agency nurses is necessary, employers are to apply the criteria in the Accounts Commission for Scotland Report Temporary Measures which was published in February 2000. The criteria are:flexible rota management;asking part-time staff to work extra hours;sharing staff across wards or departments;appointing a bank nurse;offering overtime to existing staff;appointing an agency nurse.It is also recognised that action must be taken to provide nurses and midwives with career appointments in Scotland. With this in mind, Facing the Future, the Report of the Convention on Recruitment and Retention in Nursing and Midwifery, has recognised a need for; an increase in employment opportunities in Scotland; greater commitment to meeting continuing professional development needs; and innovative schemes to provide flexibility, choice and options in working practices. The network of Workforce Centres announced at the conference will help develop the current and future shape of the nursing workforce on the basis of sound principles and research. To boost the pool of nurses the Scottish Executive is funding a recruitment campaign to reach the care workforce at regional and national level. In addition, guidance on family friendly policies was issued to NHSScotland in January to help employers in their efforts to encourage new recruits and to retain staff who wish the opportunity to balance work with family commitments.
- Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 20 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19778 by Rhona Brankin on 21 November 2001, in light of the announcement made by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs that #6 million will be allocated to English local authorities to help with the storage of old refrigerators and free'ers, when it will make an announcement regarding additional funding to Scottish local authorities.
Answer
My reply to question S1O-4233 on 6 December 2001, confirmed that the Executive will provide additional funding to Scottish local authorities for the remainder of this financial year and that I would announce the allocations once firmer costs had been identified. That is still the position, but I hope to have more information shortly.
- Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 20 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what inquiries it has made regarding how much it will cost local authorities to store domestic refrigerators and free'ers following the introduction of EC Regulation 2037/2000.
Answer
I confirmed on 6 December in response to question S1O-4233 on 6 December 2001, that financial assistance would be available for local authorities. With a view to ensuring that our estimates of their needs are as accurate as possible we wrote to them on the same day asking them for feedback on the prices they have been quoted. We are also taking cognisance of prices being quoted by the waste management industry.
- Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 17 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it was represented at the Waste Summit hosted by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 21 November 2001 and, if so, by whom.
Answer
The Waste Summit was convened to discuss waste management in England. The Executive was invited to send a representative on 21 November as an observer (as were the other devolved administrations). The Head of the Recycling and Waste Team, Environment and Rural Development Department attended.
- Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what research has been carried out into the effectiveness of clot-busting drugs.
Answer
The Chief Scientist Office (CSO) within the Scottish Executive Health Department has responsibility for encouraging and supporting research into health services and patient care within the NHS in Scotland. The National Research Register (NRR) records that there are over 300 research projects in the UK into thrombolytic or clot busting drugs. Of these, 14 are in Scotland, five of which are on-going and are being funded or supported by CSO. Details of these projects are available from the NRR, a copy of which is in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 17404).
- Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 26 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what research has been carried out into the delivery of clot-busting drugs by paramedics before patients are taken to hospital for emergency treatment.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to S1W-19635 on 16 November 2001.
- Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 26 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents of injuries caused by fireworks to (a) domestic pets and (b) other animals were reported (i) prior to 5 November, (ii) on 5 November and (iii) after 5 November in each of the last five years.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Andrew Welsh, MSP for Angus, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 September 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 26 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what monitoring it undertakes of the use of antibiotics in hospitals.
Answer
Detailed information about the use of antibiotics in hospitals is not held centrally.The Executive has issued guidance to NHSScotland on the systems and processes, including monitoring, required to support the safe and effective use of antibiotics in primary and secondary care.
