- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 September 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 22 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what the location was of all the dental practices that were operating in (a) Fife and (b) Forth Valley during each financial year from 1999-2000 to 2003-04.
Answer
This is a local matter and NHSFife and Forth Valley would be in the best position to respond for their respectiveareas.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 22 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will evaluate the impact on the business of the drug court in Kirkcaldy of increased waiting times for drug addicts seeking access to rehabilitation services.
Answer
The drug court team is aware of pressure on the services and is in discussion with Fife Primary Care Trust to ensure that court business continues to be discharged efficiently.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 22 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will liaise with NHS Forth Valley regarding the stability and sustainability of funding for drug rehabilitation services in its area.
Answer
Current funding levels for drug treatment and rehabilitation services will not be reduced. Indeed the minister for Justice announced on 27 October that an additional £6 million per annum will be provided to support drug treatment and rehabilitation services from 2005-06. This will bring direct support for services to a total of £32.5 million per annum; an increase of 23% from 2004-05.
In making this announcement Ms Jamieson stated that future resource allocations will be linked to the delivery of improved and more integrated services, increased numbers entering treatment and reduced waiting times.
The Scottish Executive will work closely with local drug action teams to ascertain the best use of these additional resources to ensure real improvements to drugs services in line with Ms Jamieson’s comments.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 22 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to ensure that the new GP contract does not impact on services for drug addicts seeking access to drug rehabilitation services.
Answer
The new General Medical Services (GMS) contract is underpinned by a patient service guarantee which ensures that patients will continue to receive the services they need, although they may not be delivered in the same way. The Executive continues to monitor the introduction of the new GMS contract and will formally evaluate the initial impact.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 22 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will liaise with Fife Drug and Alcohol Action Team regarding the stability and sustainability of funding for drug rehabilitation services in its area.
Answer
Current funding levels for drug treatment and rehabilitation services will not be reduced. Indeed the minister for Justice announced on 27 October that an additional £6 million per annum will be provided to support drug treatment and rehabilitation services from 2005-06. This will bring direct support for services to a total of £32.5 million per annum; an increase of 23% from 2004-05.
In making this announcement Ms Jamieson stated that future resource allocations will be linked to the delivery of improved and more integrated services, increased numbers entering treatment and reduced waiting times.
The Scottish Executive will work closely with local drug action teams to ascertain the best use of these additional resources to ensure real improvements to drugs services in line with Ms Jamieson’s comments.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 September 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 12 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many dentists are currently employed in the NHS Fife board area and how many it is estimated are required to carry out a safe and effective level of service.
Answer
Information on the number ofdentists is collected via the annual census, on 30 September, the latest of whichis correct at 30 September 2003. On this date, there were 36 dentists employed in communityand hospital dental services and 131 general dentists in NHS Fife.
It is the responsibility of individualNHS boards to ensure safe and effective services are provided within their geographicalarea.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 September 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 12 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what the location is of all the dental practices in (a) Fife and (b) Forth Valley.
Answer
This is a local matter and NHSFife and Forth Valley would have the most up-to-date information and thereforebe in the best position to respond for their respective areas.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 September 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 12 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what specific proposals it has to increase the number of dentists currently available in Fife.
Answer
Responsibility for the overallprovision of NHS dental services in an area rests with the NHS board. When an NHSboard considers that the existing general dental service provision is insufficientto meet the demands of the local population, and no independent general dental practitioneris available to fill the gap, approval can be sought from Scottish ministers toappoint salaried dentists.
Currently, workforce planningarrangements are being developed at local, regional and national levels. IndividualNHS boards are reviewing and identifying the way in which local health services,such as dentistry, are provided. The staffing implications of these reviews willbe factored into these mechanisms.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 September 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 12 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many dentists were employed in the NHS Fife board area in each year from 1999-2000 to 2003-04.
Answer
The following table providesa breakdown at 30 September of each year of the number of dentists employed in boththe Community and Hospital Dental Services and the General Dental Services in NHSFife.
Dentists in the Fife NHS BoardArea (Headcount); at 30 September
| Year | Community and Hospital Dental Services1 | General Dental Services2 | All Dental Services |
| 1999 | 36 | 126 | 162 |
| 2000 | 36 | 131 | 167 |
| 2001 | 39 | 134 | 173 |
| 2002 | 37 | 137 | 174 |
| 2003 | 36 | 131 | 167 |
Sources – from ISD Scotland.
MEDMAN (Medical & DentalWorkforce Census).
MIDAS (Management Information& Dental Accounting System).
Notes:
1. Comprises all community andhospital dental grades.
2. Comprises non-salaried andsalaried principals, assistants and vocational trainees.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 October 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 9 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of UK Sport’s World Class Performance Management Programme funding has been spent in Scotland in the current financial year and will be spent in the next four financial years, broken down by (a) sport and (b) local authority area.
Answer
UK Sport has no World Class Performance Management Programme but operates a World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) which is aimed at supporting UK-level athletes and UK National Governing Bodies (NGBs) to compete at the highest level in high performance sport. Entry onto the WCPP is based on athletes’ performanceand not on a set proportion of representatives from each home country. Athletesare nominated onto the WCPP by their UK NGB.
As at 31 October 2004, 525 athletes are on the WCPP of which 41 are Scottish(7.8%). Due to the nature of the WCPP, UK Sport is unable to predict how many Scottish athletes will be on it over the next four years. In the current Olympiad (1 April 2001 to 31 March 2005), UK Sport expects to spend £92.4 million on the WCPP. The total estimated spend per sport over that period is set out below. It is not possible to break this down to local authority area.
| | No. Athletes | No. (and Percentage) Scottish Athletes | Total Spend |
| Archery (incl Disability Archery) | 8 | 2 (25%) | £841,620 |
| Athletics | 64 | 4 (6%) | £11,333,748 |
| Bobsleigh# | 0 | 0 | £555,720 |
| Badminton* | 0 | 0% | £291,100 |
| Boccia | 4 | 1 (25%) | £253,503 |
| Canoeing | 18 | 1 (6%) | £4,683,745. |
| Cycling (inc Disability Cycling) | 33 | 3 (9%) | £8,629,887 |
| Disability Athletics | 31 | 3 (10%) | £3,396,568 |
| Disability - Power lifting | 5 | 0% | £357,243 |
| Disability - Shooting | 3 | 1 (33%) | £247,604 |
| Disability Swimming | 31 | 6 (19%) | £4,508,731 |
| Disability Table Tennis | 8 | 0% | £390,101 |
| Disability Tennis | 8 | 0% | £472,812 |
| Diving | 9 | 1 (11%) | £1,421,456 |
| Equestrian (incl Disability Equestrian) | 25 | 1 (4%) | £4,411,298 |
| Gymnastics - Artistic | 10 | 0% | £3,695,645 |
| Gymnastics - Sports Acrobatics** | 15 | 0% | £1,760,603 |
| Judo (incl Disability Judo) | 18 | 2 (11%) | £4,135,710 |
| Modern Pentathlon | 11 | 1 (9%) | £2,045,263 |
| Orienteering** | 1 | 0% | £542,477 |
| Rhythmic Gymnastics | 1 | 0% | £124,584 |
| Rowing | 57 | 1 (2)% | £10,607,208 |
| Sailing (inc Disability Sailing) | 40 | 1 (3%) | £7,578,600 |
| Skeleton | 2 | 0% | £469,133 |
| Skiing | 3 | 2 (67%) | £559,862 |
| Snowboarding | 2 | 1 (50%) | £264,310 |
| Speed Skating | 4 | 0% | £800,211 |
| Swimming | 48 | 8 (17%) | £6,525,785 |
| Taekwondo | 6 | 0% | £568,271 |
| Target Shooting | 8 | 0% | £1,484,007 |
| Trampolining | 5 | 0% | £363,006 |
| Triathlon | 16 | 2 (13%) | £2,623,233 |
| Water skiing**# | | | £1,095,708 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0% | £55,450 |
| Wheelchair Basketball | 18 | 0% | £1,849,521 |
| Wheelchair Fencing | | 0% | £124,513 |
| Wheelchair Rugby | 12 | 0% | £527,210 |
| British Olympic Association | - | - | £1,981,788 |
| British Paralympic Association | - | - | £800,000 |
| Total | 525 | 41 (7.8) | £92,395,208 |
Notes:
*Home Country based sport.
**Non-Olympic UK Sports.
#No longer supporting athletes – previously supported inthe past.
