- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 March 2014
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 4 April 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what average number of overtime hours NHS 24 staff have worked in each year since 2007.
Answer
NHS 24 have provided the following table which sets out the total overtime hours worked by NHS 24 staff in each year since 2007, and the monthly average for each year:
Year | Total Annual Overtime Hours | Monthly Average |
2007 | 11,969 | 997 |
2008 | 9,923 | 827 |
2009 | 11,477* | 956 |
2010 | 1,887 | 157 |
2011 | 4,145 | 345 |
2012 | 4,977 | 415 |
2013 | 2,251 | 188 |
* In 2009, NHS 24 were involved in the Scottish Government/NHS response to the H1N1 pandemic and operated the Scottish Flu Response Centre which required additional staffing resource.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 March 2014
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 4 April 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what average number of hours NHS 24 staff work per day and how many breaks they are entitled to.
Answer
NHS 24 staff are employed under the terms of the UK wide Agenda for Change agreement. Agenda for Change allows for all staff working more than 6 hours to be allowed an unpaid rest break during their shift, this is in line with the European Working Time Directive.
NHS 24 advise that their staff will work a range of contracted hours and shifts to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and person centred care. The average number of hours worked across the service is 7.5 hours per day for full time staff and 6 hours per day for part time staff.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 March 2014
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 26 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many GP practices in each NHS board have patient lists that are closed to new registrations.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-20023, on 13 March 2014. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/39875.aspx.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 March 2014
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 26 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time is for non-emergency appointments at GP practices, also broken down by NHS board.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-20038, on 13 March 2014. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/39875.aspx.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 March 2014
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 20 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what the role and remit is of Health Improvement Scotland.
Answer
The role of Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) is to further improvement in the quality of healthcare provided by NHSScotland and independent healthcare services. They support healthcare providers to deliver high quality, evidence-based, safe, effective and person-centred care; and to scrutinise those services to provide public assurance about the quality and safety of that care.
HIS also carries out a programme of inspections to provide assurance that the care of older people in acute hospitals is of a high standard. HIS are also responsible for the inspection and regulation of all independent healthcare services in Scotland.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 March 2014
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 20 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to correct the comment by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing on 17 December 2013 (Official Report, c. 25823), that Health Improvement Scotland "is an independent regulator".
Answer
Healthcare Improvement Scotland is independent from the NHS boards and independent healthcare services which it inspects.
No action has been taken to amend the official report in respect of the comments made by me on 17 December 2013.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 March 2014
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that a second parliamentary chamber would enhance or constrain the parliamentary process in an independent Scotland.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-20061 on 18 March 2014. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 March 2014
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for a second parliamentary chamber in an independent Scotland.
Answer
<>On page 572 of Scotland’s Future: your guide to an independent Scotland (available at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2013/11/9348) the Scottish Government states: ‘The current Scottish Government proposes that, from the date of independence, the Scottish Parliament will keep its current single chamber structure. This is similar to other comparable states which also have single chamber parliaments, such as New Zealand, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.’
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 March 2014
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to a parliamentary framework in an independent Scotland and what its position is on a bicameral parliament.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-20061 on 18 March 2014. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 March 2014
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 17 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether there is an independent healthcare regulator and, if not, what consideration it has given to establishing one.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-20053 on 17 March 2014. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx