- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 October 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what the criteria are for approving orthodontic treatment; when these were agreed and what changes were made to previous criteria as a result.
Answer
The purpose of NHS General Dental Service (GDS) provision, including orthodontics, is to secure and maintain the oral health of the patient. Orthodontic cases have always been assessed on this basis. Orthodontic Treatment Need gives an evidence based framework to the system (IOTN) and brings clarity to the system.
The use of IOTN was first proposed in the Dental Action Plan (DAP) in 2005, and was introduced with effect from 1 October 2011 as an assessment method to ensure that NHS orthodontic resources are focussed clearly on those children who have a clinical need for treatment and who will have an oral health benefit at completion of treatment.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 October 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) children and (b) adults have received orthodontic treatment in each year since 2007.
Answer
The number of people who have received NHS orthodontic treatment under the General Dental Services (GDS) and the number who have attended an outpatient orthodontic specialty are shown in the following tables.
General Dental Services Orthodontic Treatment
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2007-08
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2008-09
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2009-10
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2010-11*
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2011-12*
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All ages
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93,217
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96,488
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99,178
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98,815
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101,214
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eChildren (ages 0-17)
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89,403
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92,321
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94,251
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93,373
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94,278
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Adults (ages 18 and over)
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3,814
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4,167
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4,927
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5,442
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6,936
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SMR00 Orthodontic Outpatient Attendance
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2007-08
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2008-09
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2009-10
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2010-11*
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2011-12*
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All ages
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10,091
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10,481
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10,937
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10,235
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9,464
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Children (ages 0-17)
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7,993
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8,030
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7,941
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7,453
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6,985
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Adults (ages 18 and over)
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2,098
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2,451
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2,996
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2,782
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2,479
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Note: *Data for 2010-11 and 2011-12 are provisional.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 October 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) NHS and (b) National Services Division's budget has been for orthodontic treatment in each year since 2007.
Answer
There is no separate budget for the provision of NHS orthodontic treatment.
Funding in Scotland under the NHS is available for all cases where the treatment is necessary to secure and maintain oral health.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 October 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how much in fees has been paid out for orthodontic treatment in each year since 2007.
Answer
The amount in fees that has been paid out for orthodontic treatment in each year since 2007 is shown in the following tables.
Practitioner Services Division Total Fees Paid to Orthodontic Specialists Item of Service Treatments During Period
Orthodontic Fee Spend (£)
Scotland
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2006-07
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2007-08
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2008-09
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2009-10
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2010-11
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2011-12
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14,902,355
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16,220,017
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17,973,315
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18,246,379
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18,957,211
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20,547,355
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The figures above do not include fees paid to non-orthodontic General Dental Practitioners who undertake orthodontic treatment as these figures are not held.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 October 2012
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 25 October 2012
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the latest labour market statistics suggesting that there has been a quarterly increase in unemployment in Scotland compared with a fall across the rest of the UK.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 25 October 2012
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 September 2012
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 20 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish its plans for broadcasting in an independent Scotland before the referendum.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 20 September 2012
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 7 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of how it calculated the underspend in the (a) Rural Affairs and the Environment, (b) Education and Lifelong Learning and (c) Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth portfolio that were reported in Provisional Outturn 2011-12 and Shovel-Ready Projects.
Answer
The Provisional Outturn 2011-12 and Shovel-Ready Projects paper of 27 June 2012 provided unaudited figures in respect of performance against budget. As in previous years, the Scottish Government will publish an Analysis of Major Variances (including these DEL variances) based on audited figures in the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts. The accounts for the year ended 31 March 2012 are expected to be published in late September.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 29 June 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 11 July 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish prescribing guidelines for the drug, eculizumab.
Answer
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has issued two pieces of advice for eculizumab (Soliris®) for NHS Scotland. Number 436/07 was issued on 8 November 2011 and is not recommended for use in NHS Scotland for the treatment of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH). The manufacturer did not supply any health economic analysis and cost-effectiveness was not demonstrated in an independent economic analysis therefore eculizumab cannot be recommended for use within NHS Scotland.
Number 767/12 was issued on the 13 February 2012 and is not recommended for use in NHS Scotland, in the absence of a submission from the holder of the marketing authorisation, for the treatment of patients with atypical haemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS.)
There are no plans to issue any further prescribing guidance.
Manufacturers are free to resubmit to SMC at any time.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 June 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 27 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what major changes there have been in police training over the last eight years.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-08040 on 27 June 2012. 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/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 June 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 27 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many new recruits have completed police training in each of the last eight years.
Answer
The recruitment and training of police officers is an operational matter for chief constables.