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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.

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Question reference: S5W-01302

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time has been to see a paediatrician in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.

The specific information is not available centrally. Information on the median wait for a patient to see a consultant in the specialties of paediatric and paediatric surgery for the calendar years 2010 to 2015 by NHS Board is provided in the following table.

Median Waiting Time To See A Paediatrician By NHS Board For The Calendar Years 2010 to 2015

NHS Board	2010 (Days)	2011 (Days)	2012 (Days)	2013 (Days)	2014 (Days)	2015 (Days)
Ayrshire & Arran	45	59	71	69	68	68
Borders	45	27	38	49	41	44
Dumfries & Galloway	35	26	26	39	42	40
Fife¹	-	-	-	-	38	48
Forth Valley	60	33	36	42	54	57
Grampian	42	43	33	42	40	50
Greater Glasgow & Clyde	45	33	41	54	47	42
Highland	43	46	33	45	40	50
Lanarkshire	48	61	72	67	64	45
Lothian	36	35	37	35	50	55
Orkney	31	47	44	40	50	56
Shetland	26	21	31	37	32	46
Tayside²	-	-	-	-	-	57
Western Isles	23	17	16	20	35	26
NHSScotland	40	34	36	44	49	48

¹Fife – no data available prior to 2014 due to data quality issues.

² Tayside – no data available prior to 2015 due to data quality issues with the paediatric data.

Source: ISD Scotland

Question reference: S5W-01313

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to update the professions listed as registered medical practitioners for the purposes of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000.

The Scottish Government recently consulted on the Scottish Law Commission’s review of the Adults with Incapacity legislation. Analysis of the responses to this consultation are available at http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/07/5000 and officials are now working towards developing revised legislation. This work will involve an extensive review of the current practices and processes for dealing with Adults with Incapacity, including consideration of which professionals may be included on the list of registered medical practitioners.

Question reference: S5W-01306

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many compensation payments for clinical neglect have been made in each year since 1999.

The following table details the total number of clinical negligence payments made across NHSScotland in each year since 1999:

	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05
Compensation Payments	156	176	166	207	175	186

	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11
Compensation Payments	182	199	150	155	147	132

	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16
Compensation Payments	179	191	176	213	251

Source: NHS National Services Scotland

The number of compensation payments made in any one year does not reflect the year in which the incident took place. The number of cases settling from year to year varies due to some claims taking several years to conclude. This can be down to disputes around liability; the readiness for both sides to negotiate a settlement and the access to legal aid. However, the length of time taken to settle cases is reducing, due to a number of factors including more rigorous case management by the Courts.

Question reference: S5W-01304

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been treated for the effects of exposure to organophosphates in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S5W-01303

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many GPs have undertaken social prescribing in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.

The information is not held centrally.

Individual GPs are responsible for assessment, diagnosis and treatment of their patients. In addition, GPs may signpost/refer patients who require non-medical support to community and third sector services but often they do not have the capacity and knowledge to do this appropriately. Therefore, the Scottish Government has committed to recruiting 250 community Links Workers in GP practices to ensure that patients in disadvantaged areas receive the support they need.

Question reference: S5W-01316

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS staff have been suspended on pay in each year since 1999 in each NHS board and at what cost.

This information is not held centrally.

The Management of Employee Conduct PIN Policy sets out the rights and responsibilities of boards, managers, employees and trade unions/professional organisations in respect of employees who are subject to any disciplinary action and includes guidance on the suspension of staff. Decisions relating to disciplinary action and how any related statistics are collected are matters for each individual Health Board within the framework of the relevant conduct policy and procedures.

Question reference: S5W-01301

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many children have had baby teeth removed due to tooth decay in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.

Information on extractions of deciduous teeth (''baby-teeth'') due to tooth decay is not collected. We are able to provide information on deciduous and permanent tooth extraction in children which is shown in the following table.

NHS Board	00-01	01-02	02-03	03-04	04-05	05-06	06-07	07-08
Ayrshire & Arran	6814	6975	6646	6354	5888	5724	5889	5529
Borders	1428	1329	1186	1213	1151	1180	1058	1087
Dumfries & Galloway	2396	2280	2270	2220	2000	1877	1723	1603
Fife	3867	3710	3764	3447	3170	3102	3147	3325
Forth Valley	4159	4012	3925	3351	3215	3032	3034	3009
Grampian	7317	7196	7110	6072	4939	4864	4773	4799
Greater Glasgow & Clyde	26355	24729	23629	22540	20933	21108	19469	17967
Highland	3820	3330	3529	3918	3887	3455	3175	3242
Lanarkshire	10514	10658	10359	10517	10088	9702	9221	8351
Lothian	9636	9198	9282	9393	8864	8857	9266	8643
Orkney	85	82	71	103	181	189	257	192
Shetland	89	90	148	201	176	196	230	243
Tayside	5755	5718	5548	5273	5220	4728	4537	4703
Western Isles	158	137	133	109	132	121	164	189

NHS Board	08-09	09-10	10-11	11-12	12-13	13-14	14-15	15-16
Ayrshire & Arran	5471	5148	5313	4964	4615	4456	4274	4134
Borders	1128	1208	1053	1017	998	927	981	1041
Dumfries & Galloway	1633	1586	1665	1760	1526	1463	1394	1337
Fife	3173	3237	3355	3488	3698	3479	3049	3051
Forth Valley	2926	2933	2939	3240	3116	2495	2708	2475
Grampian	4575	4301	3911	4398	4829	4387	4191	4903
Greater Glasgow & Clyde	16892	17025	15869	15398	14011	13257	12842	12516
Highland	3188	3353	3350	3440	3172	2951	2907	2713
Lanarkshire	8346	9065	8774	8163	8395	8916	8376	8068
Lothian	8692	8450	8081	8584	8390	7581	8153	8118
Orkney	165	143	174	227	211	167	213	201
Shetland	270	184	269	217	193	155	139	174
Tayside	4515	4292	4324	4656	4477	4222	4133	4377
Western Isles	161	130	135	148	178	211	170	146

Source: ISD Scotland

Notes:

The table shows in total the number of children undergoing tooth extractions in primary care, secondary care, and as an out-patient, for financial years 2000-2001 to 2015-2016, broken down by NHS board. Data is only available from the year 2000.

Children are defined as dental patients under the age of 18.

Reasons for extractions can include decay, trauma and orthodontic treatment.

Teeth extracted from dental patients under the age of 18 may be deciduous teeth, or permanent teeth.

Question reference: S5W-01157

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 30 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 28 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been fitted with hearing aids by each NHS board in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S5W-01376

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 27 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government which local authorities provide specialist day respite care for people with neurological conditions and how many people have used these services in each year since 2010-11.

Question reference: S5W-01364

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 27 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government which local authorities provide specialist residential respite care for people with neurological conditions and how many people have accessed these services in each year since 2010-11.