- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff with specialist training in the treatment and care of people with eating disorders are currently employed by the NHS in Scotland.
Answer
NHS trusts are responsible for recruiting the staff, specialist and otherwise required for the effective delivery of service outcomes. Information on the staffing levels for individual departments is not held centrally but is held by local NHS trusts. Contact details for NHS trusts are available on www.show.scot.nhs.uk.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people with eating disorders have been referred to consultant psychiatrists by their general practitioner in the last 12 months.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what advice is available to general practitioners to assist them in recognising the symptoms of (a) anorexia nervosa and (b) bulimia.
Answer
The Health Department issued HDL(2001)75 on 9 October 2001, to provide guidance on eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa and bulimia, as part of the Framework for Mental Health Services in Scotland. This guidance is available on the SHOW website.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what information is made available to education authorities and further and higher education institutions to assist in the identification of eating disorders in girls and women in the (a) 11-15 and (b) 16-24 age groups.
Answer
Our published guidance calls for agencies to work together to access accurate information to better inform parents, education, health and social work professionals and others in the identification of the early and other signs of eating disorders.For schools, the advice contained in National Guidance 5-14 Health Education already includes strands on physical, emotional, and social health. These in turn link to suggested discussion areas for pupils on body image, peer and media influences and how this can impact on lifestyle choices.For those in higher education the institutions already provide a range of welfare, personal counselling and advisory services to students on a range of life issues and in some cases specific reference is already made to eating disorders.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to promote cognitive behavioural therapy as a treatment for people with eating disorders.
Answer
The promotion of individual care therapies and treatments are a matter for clinicians in consultation with the relevant professional staff/multi-disciplinary team. Decisions in each case should always be based on individually assessed needs.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidelines it has issued to NHS boards to support the development of self help support groups and voluntary sector organisations specialising in the care of people with eating disorders.
Answer
The published guidelines, Patient Focus Public Involvement, set out detailed proposals on building capacity and communications, patient information and meaningful involvement. It shows how NHSScotland will better link, listen and support individuals and groups. The development of eating disorder care, support and advocacy groups will benefit with all other interests in terms of the steps set out and the ambition shown in the published guidance.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients diagnosed with eating disorders are currently waiting to receive specialist treatment.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 20 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-20486 by Lewis MacDonald on 12 December 2001, whether it will instruct BEAR Scotland Ltd to undertake an urgent investigation of the A90 Friarton Bridge area in light of the most recent fatal accident.
Answer
Following the fatal road accident which occurred on 5 February 2002, BEAR has been asked to undertake an urgent review of all recent accidents in the vicinity of Friarton Bridge, in conjunction with Tayside Police, and to provide a report outlining what, if any, action is recommended.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 20 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1O-4170 by Lewis Macdonald on 20 November 2001, when it now expects to publish the results of the camera surveillance exercise of the A9 at Ballinluig Junction.
Answer
The A9 Ballinluig Junction camera surveillance report will be placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre by 28 February 2002.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 14 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met representatives of NHS Tayside.
Answer
I met with the Chairman of NHS Tayside and the Chairman and Chief Executive of Tayside Acute Hospitals Trust on 8 February 2002. Scottish Executive officials maintain regular contact with representatives of NHS Tayside.
