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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To ask the Scottish Government how it works with NHS boards and integration authorities to ensure that spending on fixed costs is economical, in particular with regard to the (a) management of utility costs and (b) minimisation of spending on areas such as agency staff spending or developing new healthcare facilities.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the national performance standard target for child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) patients to be seen within 18 weeks is not being met on a regular basis, and when it expects to achieve this on a sustained basis.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will require all NHS boards and integration authorities to routinely publish all board and committee meeting papers and minutes.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to Audit Scotland's comment that "significant culture change for people providing care and the public" is required to achieve the 2020 Vision for transforming healthcare and the health of the population.
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making towards achieving its objective of having more information and better specialist advice available locally, and whether it considers that more investment in GP services is needed, including giving GPs an enhanced leadership role in primary and community care.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will implement Audit Scotland’s recommendation that it "needs to consider giving NHS boards more financial flexibility" by allowing them to manage their finances to within plus or minus 0.5% of break-even and, if so, within what timeframe.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to the comments by Audit Scotland that (a) a lack of long-term planning and financial flexibility are barriers to moving more care into the community and (b) there are "unsustainable" approaches by NHS boards, including using short-term accounting measures to break even.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will be taking in response to figures suggesting that there has been a 40% increase in the number of domestic abuse incidents reported to the police in the Scottish Borders since 2008, and how this figure compares with the national average.
To ask the Scottish Government what impact business rates rises in 2017-18 have had on NHS boards, and what its position is on granting rates relief to them.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in light of its recently-published figures suggesting that there has been an increase in the number of people smoking in the Scottish Borders, while there has been a corresponding decline in the number in the area using cessation services.