Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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To ask the Scottish Government how many inpatients there have been in each year since 2010 in (a) low- (b) medium- and (c) high-secure mental health hospitals, and how many have been clinically assessed as posing a security risk to themselves and others.
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that the rights of unpaid carers are protected and promoted.
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to local authorities to ensure that (a) social care and (b) healthcare support workers are given sufficient training to obtain the necessary vocational qualifications.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to (a) review the impact of and (b) update the Mental Health Strategy for Scotland 2012-2015.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that at least 5,044 primary-aged children have been referred for mental health treatment since 2012, whether it will review the number of inpatient mental health care facilities.
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to local authorities to encourage people to work as carers.
To ask the Scottish Government how many people under the age of 18 have been admitted to adult psychological units in each year since 2010.
To ask the Scottish Government what safeguards are in place to ensure that funding for health and social care integration plans is not reallocated for other purposes.
To ask the Scottish Government how many people assessed under the pre-April 2015 guidelines receive fully-funded continuing health care, broken down by NHS board area.
To ask the Scottish Government what safeguards are in place to ensure that funding for health and social care integration plans is sustainable.