- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 18 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish Ambulance Service Special Operations Response Team staff are employed in the north east.
Answer
As at 10 November 2008, there are 22 Scottish Ambulance Service Special Operations Response Team (SORT) staff based in Aberdeen. This team covers the entire north of Scotland area.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 18 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents the Scottish Ambulance Service Special Operations Response Team in the north east (a) were called to and (b) attended in each of the last three years.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17567 on 18 November 2008. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 18 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents the Scottish Ambulance Service Special Operations Response Team in the north east attended for which the incident required the full team to be deployed in each of the last three years.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17567 on 18 November 2008. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 18 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many category (a) A, (b) B and (c) C calls were received in the north east for which more than one ambulance was required to attend and how long it took for the last vehicle to arrive on scene in each of the last three years.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17567 on 18 November 2008. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 18 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many category (a) A, (b) B and (c) C calls were received in the north east for which an ambulance was not immediately dispatched in each of the last three years.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17567 on 18 November 2008. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 18 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many additional Scottish Ambulance Service Special Operations Response Team staff it intends to recruit in the north east in the next three years.
Answer
Discussions are on-going between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Ambulance Service about future resourcing for Special Operations Response Teams.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 18 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many category (a) A, (b) B and (c) C calls were received in the north east for which an ambulance was not immediately dispatched but was subsequently in each of the last three years.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17567 on 18 November 2008. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 18 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many category A calls were attended by Scottish Ambulance Service rapid response units in under eight minutes in the city of Aberdeen in each of the last three years.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17585 on 18 November 2008. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 18 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many ambulances are operated by the Scottish Ambulance Service in the north east.
Answer
The total numbers of all categories of accident and emergency vehicles for the (former) north east operating division, which comprises NHS Grampian, NHS Orkney and NHS Shetland is set out in the following table. While the north east and north and west operating divisions have now been merged, vehicle numbers are still recorded under the previous structures.
| | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
| Accident and Emergency Units | 49 | 49 | 42 | 42 |
| Rapid Response Vehicles | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 2nd Responder | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Island Vehicle | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Neo-natal / Special Accident and Emergency Units | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 |
Notes:
*Information provided by the Scottish Ambulance Service.
**Information for 2008-09 is as at 11 November 2008.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 18 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish Ambulance Service rapid response units are in service on each day of the week between (a) 6 am and 6 pm and (b) 6 pm and 6 am in the north east and where these vehicles are located.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17567 on 18 November 2008. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
