Questions and answers

Question reference: S5W-33459

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 23 November 2020
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 10 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) psychiatrists, (b) psychologists, (c) primary mental health workers and (d) psychological therapists it employs in NHS (i) Grampian,(ii) Highland, (iii) Orkney, (iv) Shetland and (v) Eileanan Siar.

a) The number of psychiatrists (WTE) employed by the requested NHS Boards, at September 2020, is set out as follows:

Board	WTE
Grampian	89.9
Highland	54.7
Orkney	0.0
Shetland	1.3
Eileanan Siar	2.1

b) The number of psychologists (WTE) employed by the requested NHS Boards, at September 2020, is set out as follows:

Board	WTE
Grampian	121.6
Highland	56.4
Orkney	6.2
Shetland	3.2
Eileanan Siar	1.0

c) Data is not held on ‘primary mental health workers’ within NES NHSScotland Workforce or Psychology Services Workforce data publications.

d) The number of psychological therapists (WTE) employed by the requested NHS Boards, at September 2020, is set out as follows:

Board	WTE
Grampian	10.8
Highland	12.4
Orkney	0.0
Shetland	0.0
Eileanan Siar	0.0

NES publishes data on 'child and adolescent psychiatry', 'forensic psychiatry', ‘general psychiatry', 'psychiatry of learning disability' and 'old age psychiatry' specialties in its NHSScotland Workforce publication. Figures for ‘psychiatrists’ presented here as total of these specialties.

NES publishes data on ‘Cognitive Behavioural Therapists’ and ‘Other Therapists’ in its Psychology Workforce publications. Figures for ‘psychological therapists’ presented here as total of these specialties.

Data sources:

NHS Education for Scotland Official Statistics release – NHSScotland Workforce Publication for Quarter ending 30 September 2020, published 1 Dec 2020: https://turasdata.nes.nhs.scot/workforce-official-statistics/nhsscotland-workforce/

NHS Education for Scotland Official Statistics release - Psychology Services Workforce in NHSScotland Publication for Quarter ending 30 September 2020, published 1 Dec 2020:

https://turasdata.nes.nhs.scot/workforce-official-statistics/psychology/publications/01-december-2020/

Question reference: S5W-33460

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 23 November 2020
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 10 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how many unfilled vacancies there are for (a) psychiatrists, (b) psychologists, (c) primary mental health workers and (d) psychological therapists in NHS (i) Grampian, (ii) Highland, (iii) Orkney, (iv) Shetland and (v) Eileanan Siar.

a) Vacancy data is only available for consultant-grade psychiatrists. The number of consultant psychiatry vacancies (WTE) within the requested NHS Boards, at September 2020, is as follows

Board	WTE
Grampian	4.0
Highland	8.0
Orkney	0.0
Shetland	1.0
Eileanan Siar	0.0

b) The number of psychology vacancies (WTE) within the requested NHS Boards, at September 2020, is set out as follows:

Board	WTE
Grampian	5.0
Highland	0.0
Orkney	0.0
Shetland	0.0
Eileanan Siar	0.0

c) Data is not held on ‘primary mental health workers’ within NES NHSScotland Workforce or Psychology Services Workforce data publications.

d) The number of psychological therapy (WTE) vacancies within the requested NHS Boards, at September 2020, is set out as follows:

Board	WTE
Grampian	4.0
Highland	0.0
Orkney	0.0
Shetland	0.0
Eileanan Siar	0.0

NES publishes data on 'child and adolescent psychiatry', 'forensic psychiatry', ‘general psychiatry', 'psychiatry of learning disability' and 'old age psychiatry' specialties in its NHSScotland Workforce publication. Figures for ‘consultant-grade psychiatrists’ presented here as total of these specialties.

NES publishes data on ‘Cognitive Behavioural Therapists’ and ‘Other Therapists’ in its Psychology Workforce publications. Figures for ‘psychological therapists’ presented here as total of these specialties.

Data sources:

NHS Education for Scotland Official Statistics release – NHSScotland Workforce Publication for Quarter ending 30 September 2020, published 1 Dec 2020: https://turasdata.nes.nhs.scot/workforce-official-statistics/nhsscotland-workforce/

NHS Education for Scotland Official Statistics release - Psychology Services Workforce in NHSScotland Publication for Quarter ending 30 September 2020, published 1 Dec 2020: https://turasdata.nes.nhs.scot/workforce-official-statistics/psychology/publications/01-december-2020/

Question reference: S5W-33461

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 23 November 2020
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 10 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how many vacancies for (a) psychiatrists, (b) psychologists, (c) primary mental health workers and (d) psychological therapists in NHS (i) Grampian, (ii) Highland, (iii) Orkney, (iv) Shetland and (v) Eileanan Siar have remained unfilled for six months or more.

a) Vacancy data is only available for consultant-grade psychiatrists. The number of consultant psychiatry posts (WTE) vacant for six months or more within the requested NHS Boards, at September 2020, is as follows:

Board	WTE
Grampian	1.0
Highland	7.0
Orkney	0.0
Shetland	1.0
Eileanan Siar	0.0

b) At September 2020, there were no psychology posts vacant for six months or more within the requested NHS Boards.

c) Data is not held on ‘primary mental health workers’ within NES NHSScotland Workforce or Psychology Services Workforce data publications.

d) At September 2020, there were no psychology therapy posts vacant for six months or more within the requested NHS Boards.

NES publishes data on 'child and adolescent psychiatry', 'forensic psychiatry', ‘general psychiatry', 'psychiatry of learning disability' and 'old age psychiatry' specialties in its NHSScotland Workforce publication. Figures for ‘consultant-grade psychiatrists’ presented here as total of these specialties.

NES publishes data on ‘Cognitive Behavioural Therapists’ and ‘Other Therapists’ in its Psychology Workforce publications. ‘Psychological therapists’ refers to the total number of vacancies in these specialties.

Data sources:

NHS Education for Scotland Official Statistics release – NHSScotland Workforce Publication for Quarter ending 30 September 2020, published 1 Dec 2020: https://turasdata.nes.nhs.scot/workforce-official-statistics/nhsscotland-workforce/

NHS Education for Scotland Official Statistics release - Psychology Services Workforce in NHSScotland Publication for Quarter ending 30 September 2020, published 1 Dec 2020: https://turasdata.nes.nhs.scot/workforce-official-statistics/psychology/publications/01-december-2020/

Question reference: S5T-02576

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 07 December 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccination programme.

Question reference: S5W-33457

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 23 November 2020
Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 4 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how many people waited more than 12 weeks for a referred psychiatric appointment in each month between March and November 2020 in NHS (a) Grampian, (b) Highland, (c) Orkney, (d) Shetland and (e) Eileanan Siar.

Question reference: S5W-33458

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 23 November 2020
Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 4 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how many people waited more than 12 weeks for a referred CAMHS appointment in each month between March and November 2020 in NHS (a) Grampian, (b) Highland, (c) Orkney, (d) Shetland and (e) Eileanan Siar.

The table shows how many children and young people waited less than and more than 12 weeks to start treatment in CAMH services in each month between March 2020 and September 2020. Data for October 2020 and November 2020 are not yet available. The Scottish Government national standard is that 90% of children and young people should start treatment within 18 weeks of referral.

Table 1: The number of children and young people who waited less than and more than 12 weeks to start CAMHS treatment in each month between March and September 2020 in NHS (a) Grampian, (b) Highland, (c) Orkney, (d) Shetland and (e) Eileanan Siar.

Month	Patients Seen	0-12 weeks	12+ weeks
NHS Grampian
Sep-20	105	90	15
Aug-20	125	97	28
Jul-20	113	86	27
Jun-20	95	50	45
May-20	114	61	53
Apr-20	150	111	39
Mar-20	80	41	39
NHS Highland
Sep-20	94	68	26
Aug-20	50	32	18
Jul-20	54	40	14
Jun-20	43	32	11
May-20	45	35	10
Apr-20	42	39	3
Mar-20	32	24	8
NHS Orkney
Sep-20	5	1	4
Aug-20	6	4	2
Jul-20	*	*	*
Jun-20	*	*	*
May-20	*	*	*
Apr-20	*	*	*
Mar-20	9	8	1
NHS Shetland
Sep-20	7	6	1
Aug-20	6	3	3
Jul-20	*	*	*
Jun-20	*	*	*
May-20	*	*	*
Apr-20	*	*	*
Mar-20	*	*	*
NHS Western Isles
Sep-20	18	18	-
Aug-20	7	7	-
Jul-20	7	7	-
Jun-20	6	6	-
May-20	*	*	*
Apr-20	6	6	-
Mar-20	*	*	*

* Data are supressed to prevent disclosure, “-“ nil

Question reference: S5W-32657

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 October 2020
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 3 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people eligible for a flu vaccine in each NHS board area has (a) been invited for a vaccination and (b) received their vaccination to date.

Health Boards are aiming to vaccinate 2.4 million people by the end of January 2021. Current plans by Health Boards will result in 71% of all those eligible will be vaccinated by end of January 2021.

The Scottish Government has procured sufficient vaccines to vaccinate all those who are eligible, including the expanded groups, in line with our uptake assumptions.

Health Boards have estimated that 1,276,711 people will be vaccinated by the end of week commencing 2 November, or 52% of the total people who will receive the vaccine during this flu season.

Those who are clinically vulnerable, and over the age of 65 will have received a vaccine by the end of November as part of Phase 1 of the Seasonal Flu Programme. The process of issuing invitation letters to everyone in Phase 1 is well under way and almost everyone in this phase has already been invited for a vaccination.

It is anticipated those aged between 55 - 64 years will be invited to receive a vaccine in December as vaccine supplies allow.

The extended seasonal flu vaccination season main activities will finish by the end of February, however it will still be possible for some cohorts (e.g. pregnant women) to receive a vaccination until end of March 2021.

Question reference: S5W-33456

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 23 November 2020
Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 3 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how many people were recorded as having died by suicide in each month between March and November 2020 in NHS (a) Grampian, (b) Highland, (c) Orkney, (d) Shetland and (e) Eileanan Siar.

Question reference: S5O-04848

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to improve the A83 at Rest and Be Thankful and A82 at Fort William.

Question reference: S5W-33249

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 13 November 2020
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 2 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how many home visits dental health support workers delivered in each month in 2020 as part of the ChildSmile Practice programme.

Home visits are part of the Childsmile Core Programme managed by the NHS Boards rather than the Childsmile Practice Programme and I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-33247 on 2 December 2020. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .

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