- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 25 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what barriers exist to increasing chlamydia screening among men to at least the levels of screening among women and what action could be taken to overcome such barriers.
Answer
Generally, men do not access health services as often as women. The reasons for this may be embarrassment, a lack of awareness of the services which are available or not recognising when they may be at risk.
It is our aim to increase chlamydia testing in men. This can be achieved through a variety of interventions such as better partner notification, young people friendly services including drop-in services and testing initiatives targeted at men, provided in venues they regularly attend.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 25 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to NHS boards regarding improved recording of repeat testing of individuals for chlamydia in order to improve the accuracy of statistics.
Answer
Health Protection Scotland, on behalf of the Scottish Government and in association with chlamydia testing laboratories, is exploring ways to develop existing monitoring systems so that a greater understanding of repeat testing among individuals can be achieved.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 25 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to introduce a national screening programme for chlamydia.
Answer
No. Chlamydia testing in Scotland takes place on an opportunistic basis by GPs and other health care professionals, which is in line with the SIGN guidelines.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 25 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many diagnoses of chlamydia were reported to Health Protection Scotland in the third quarter of 2007-08.
Answer
Health Protection Scotland received 4,381 laboratory reports of genital chlamydia for the 3rd quarter of 2007-08, i.e. for the period October to December 2007.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 25 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been made of the success of the Ayrshire and Arran pilot of chlamydia screening through pharmacies.
Answer
There has as yet been no formal assessment of the chlamydia testing feasibility study in Ayrshire and Arran. This is due to the small number of community pharmacies and patients which took part.
NHS Ayrshire and Arran are now planning to increase the number of community pharmacies offering this service and to promote the service with local authority and other health care professionals.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 11 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive who is prevented from donating blood; what the scientific justification is for each category of person prevented from donating blood, and what plans it has to reconsider who can and who cannot donate blood.
Answer
People prevented from donating blood can be placed broadly in two categories:
(1.) Those whose medical history, travel history, or behaviours put them at risk of passing on transfusion transmissible infections and
(2.) Those whose medical history suggests that giving blood could place them at risk of the adverse affects of donation.
Full details of the current UK donor selection guidelines, with explanatory notes, can be found at: www.transfusionguidelines.org.
The guidelines are reviewed on a regular basis at UK level through the Advisory Committee for the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs and the Joint Professional Advisory Committee for the four UK transfusion services, based on the latest epidemiological information from the Health Protection Agency, Health Protection Scotland and other experts in this field.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many volunteer drivers there have been to take patients to health-related appointments in each year since 1997, also broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
The following table details the number of volunteer ambulance car drivers since 2004, broken down by NHS board area. Information is not held for the years previous to 2003-04.
| NHS Board | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
| Argyll and Clyde | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
| Borders | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 |
| Fife | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
| Forth Valley | 29 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
| Grampian | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 47 | 46 | 45 | 38 |
| Highland | 57 | 58 | 64 | 64 |
| Lanarkshire | 28 | 30 | 32 | 26 |
| Lothian | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Orkney | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Shetland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tayside | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Western Isles | 12 | 13 | 14 | 9 |
| Scotland | 315 | 324 | 305 | 280 |
Notes: * Information provided by the Scottish Ambulance Service
# Dissolution of NHS Argyll and Clyde “ figures for 2005-06 and 2006-07 included in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Highland
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total number of vehicles was in the Scottish Ambulance Service’s fleet in each year since 1997, also broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
The total number of Scottish Ambulance Service fleet vehicles for the years 2001-02 to 2007-08 is outlined in the table. The information is provided in terms of Scottish Ambulance Service division areas and is not available broken down into NHS board areas. This information is not available for the years 1997 to 2001.
| Total Number of Vehicles By Division | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
| East Central | 228 | 235 | 235 | 247 | 252 | 242 | 244 |
| North East | 133 | 136 | 137 | 148 | 153 | 138 | 140 |
| North West | 108 | 109 | 111 | 119 | 123 | 122 | 125 |
| South East | 208 | 211 | 211 | 222 | 223 | 211 | 218 |
| South West | 280 | 281 | 283 | 315 | 316 | 293 | 293 |
| West Central | 272 | 287 | 289 | 319 | 322 | 331 | 329 |
| Total Number of Vehicles for Scottish Ambulance Service | 1,245 | 1,276 | 1,283 | 1,386 | 1,406 | 1,354 | 1,354 |
Note: *Information provided by the Scottish Ambulance Service
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many complaints have been registered against the Scottish Ambulance Service in each year since 1997, also broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
Details of the number of complaints against the Scottish Ambulance Service from 1997-98 to 2007-08 are outlined in the following table. The information is only available broken down into complaints relating to Scottish Ambulance Service Divisional Areas and Emergency Medical Dispatch Centres (EMDCs).
| > | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 |
| Air Ambulance | Complaints Recorded Against Divisional Area |
| East Central | 23 | 21 | 101 | 141 | 104 | 128 |
| East EMDC | EMDC Established 2003-04 |
| North East | Not Provided | Not Provided | 57 | 51 | 49 | 48 |
| North EMDC | EMDC Established 2003-04 |
| North West | Not Provided | Not Provided | Not Provided | 22 | 5 | 5 |
| South East | Not Provided | 52 | 50 | 55 | 43 | 50 |
| South West | 144 | 137 | 69 | 74 | 61 | 32 |
| West Central | 240 | 135 | 89 | 131 | 92 | 103 |
| West EMDC | EMDC Established 2003-04 |
| Total | 407 | 345 | 366 | 474 | 354 | 366 |
| > | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007 to 28-02-08 |
| Air Ambulance | Complaints Recorded Against Divisional Area | 2 |
| East Central | 79 | 30 | 60 | 42 | 36 |
| East EMDC | 50 | 39 | 65 | 91 | 44 |
| North East | 65 | 19 | 34 | 27 | 10 |
| North EMDC | 34 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 7 |
| North West | 17 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
| South East | 61 | 21 | 44 | 32 | 42 |
| South West | 58 | 21 | 34 | 33 | 21 |
| West Central | 122 | 31 | 77 | 87 | 63 |
| West EMDC | 35 | 31 | 77 | 103 | 53 |
| Total | 521 | 198 | 399 | 440 | 286 |
Note: *Information provided by the Scottish Ambulance Service
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to attract and retain volunteer drivers to take patients to and from health-related appointments.
Answer
Community transport organisations play a vital role in proving access to NHS facilities. Recent guidance to the NHS in Scotland sets out a three-year action plan aimed at increasing the focus on volunteering in Scotland''s NHS. The guidance is available at:
http://www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk/mels/CEL2008_10.pdf.
In addition, each division of the Scottish Ambulance Service places their own advertisements for volunteer drivers according to their recruitment needs.
