- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 May 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 21 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how it works with voluntary sector organisations that support people living with neurological conditions.
Answer
We work with the voluntary sector in a number of ways, including through their representation on the National Neurological Advisory Group (NNAG), and their role in leading some of the NNAG work groups.
We also support charities through funding projects that help to ensure people in Scotland living with a neurological condition have access to high quality person centred safe and effective healthcare services.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 May 2015
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 20 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to devolve powers to local communities.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 20 May 2015
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 April 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 30 April 2015
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its findings from its consultation, Electronic Cigarettes and Strengthening Tobacco Control in Scotland, which ended on 2 January 2015.
Answer
The analysis of the consultation on Electronic Cigarettes and Strengthening Tobacco Control in Scotland will be published the week commencing 4 May 2015.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 April 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 29 April 2015
To ask the Scottish Government when it will introduce a public health bill to regulate electronic cigarettes.
Answer
We aim to introduce the public health bill prior to summer recess.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 March 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 2 April 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many medical emergencies Community First Responders have responded to in each year since their introduction, broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
The Scottish Ambulance Service has provided information relating to Community First Responder activity back to 2006.
| NHS Health Board Territory | | Community First Responder Scheme Activity | | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | TOTAL | |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 130 | 166 | 114 | 82 | 147 | 191 | 442 | 607 | 638 | 2517 |
| Borders | 0 | 38 | 94 | 129 | 102 | 68 | 92 | 128 | 174 | 825 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 29 | 37 | 56 | 87 | 48 | 55 | 89 | 194 | 396 | 991 |
| Fife | 3 | 47 | 390 | 131 | 209 | 262 | 223 | 159 | 284 | 1708 |
| Forth Valley | 290 | 308 | 316 | 362 | 483 | 388 | 237 | 244 | 235 | 2863 |
| Grampian | 1247 | 1763 | 1660 | 924 | 1015 | 627 | 694 | 678 | 941 | 9549 |
| Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 0 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 75 | 85 | 232 | 280 | 458 | 1179 |
| Highland | 57 | 269 | 434 | 410 | 468 | 569 | 530 | 525 | 741 | 4003 |
| Lanarkshire | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 362 | 287 | 190 | 179 | 181 | 1272 |
| Lothian | 169 | 307 | 555 | 670 | 489 | 539 | 698 | 683 | 551 | 4661 |
| Orkney | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 83 | 72 | 72 | 52 | 33 | 338 |
| Shetland | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 33 | 25 | 29 | 9 | 140 |
| Tayside | 0 | 70 | 303 | 328 | 1045 | 169 | 366 | 457 | 269 | 3007 |
| Western Isles | 16 | 50 | 89 | 148 | 129 | 112 | 95 | 71 | 70 | 780 |
| No Health Board Specified | 25 | 46 | 64 | 57 | 74 | 94 | 82 | 97 | 151 | 690 |
| TOTAL | 1967 | 3108 | 4094 | 3473 | 4749 | 3551 | 4067 | 4383 | 5131 | 34523 |
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 March 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 2 April 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Scottish Ambulance Service's decision to restructure its Community Resilience Department due to a lack of funding.
Answer
The Scottish Ambulance Service work in partnership with a number of public and voluntary organisations including the British Heart Foundation who contribute towards service delivery costs in delivery community resilience related functions and services including. The service are currently reviewing how their core funding from the Scottish Government can achieve best value and are approaching voluntary organisations with a view to enabling partnership working with funding contributions towards community related services.
The Scottish Government has agreed the Local Delivery Plan for the Scottish Ambulance Service for 2015-16 which sets out workstreams to enable continued partner working towards strengthening community resilience. This is echoed in the Scottish Ambulance Service Strategy - Towards 2020 Taking Care to the Patient.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 March 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 31 March 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how much it costs to start a Community First Responder scheme and what the annual running cost is for training and equipment.
Answer
The information requested is broken down in the following table:
| Item | Cost including VAT |
| Total initial start-up cost of a community first responder scheme excluding vehicle costs or expenses claims | Costs vary depending on number of volunteers per scheme – however for a scheme of six members the initial direct costs will be £4000 (approximately). |
| Annual Training Costs Band 3 ambulance staff member visiting a Community First responder Scheme to deliver and quality assure training. 10 hours with a 60 mile round trip including pre planning time. Band 7 Member of ambulance staff visiting a Community First responder Scheme to quality assure training. 10 hours with a 60 mile round trip including pre planning time. | £249 per visit £462 per visit (Approximately 1-2 training visits are carried out per annum) |
| Equipment Costs | Airway / CPR manikin (2 x South West, South East, East Central and West Central Divisions, 4 for North for training – price varies dependant on company and model) £3000 each approx = £36,000 approx. initial costs Replacement lungs, chest skins servicing etc = est. £2000 annually (national) |
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 March 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 31 March 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many Community First Responder groups there are, broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
There are currently 123 Community First Responder Groups throughout Scotland. The Scottish Ambulance Service has information as to how many groups there are broken down by the service’s operational divisions, and that is why the information is presented as such.
| Scottish Ambulance Service Divisional Area |
| North Division which includes NHS Grampian, NHS Highland, NHS Orkney, NHS Shetland and NHS Western Isles. 41 Community First Responder and Co Responder Schemes |
| East Central Division which includes NHS Tayside, NHS Forth Valley and NHS Fife 24 Community First Responder and Co Responder Schemes |
| West Central Division which includes NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Lanarkshire 13 Community First Responder and Co Responder Schemes |
| South East Division which includes NHS Lothian and NHS Borders 25 Community First Responder and Co Responder Schemes |
| South West Division which includes parts of NHS Highland, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Dumfries and Galloway 20 Community First Responder and Co Responder Schemes |
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 March 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 27 March 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many public access defibrillators are available in each NHS board area.
Answer
There are no centrally collected figures on the number of public access defibrillators available in each NHS board area.
The Scottish Government will launch the Scottish Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Strategy on 27 March 2015 which aims to improve all the key elements of the chain of survival, including defibrillation. This will include implementing effective arrangements to ensure that public access defibrillators are mapped to Ambulance Control Centres, maintained and accessible to the public.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 March 2015
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 2 April 2015
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects minimum unit pricing of alcohol to be implemented.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 2 April 2015
