- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 15 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many category (a) purple and (b) red ambulance call-outs took more than (i) 8, (ii) 10, (iii) 15 and (iv) 20 minutes to arrive at the incident in each (A) of the last three calendar years and (B) month to date in 2020, and what proportion of the calls in these categories each represents.
Answer
The following table details the information requested:
Purple and Red Incidents Attended, 01-01-2017 - 30-04-2020 |
| | | | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
National | Purple | Incidents Attended | 8677 | 9591 | 13547 | 5123 |
| | | >8 Minutes | 2544 | 2874 | 4463 | 2040 |
| | | >8 Minutes % | 29.3% | 30.0% | 32.9% | 39.8% |
| | | >10 Minutes | 1623 | 1826 | 2903 | 1337 |
| | | >10 Minutes % | 18.7% | 19.0% | 21.4% | 26.1% |
| | | >15 Minutes | 542 | 604 | 1028 | 452 |
| | | >15 Minutes % | 6.2% | 6.3% | 7.6% | 8.8% |
| | | >20 Minutes | 206 | 230 | 376 | 172 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 3.4% |
National | Red | Incidents Attended | 55549 | 67535 | 80867 | 22628 |
| | | >8 Minutes | 21214 | 28568 | 37101 | 11706 |
| | | >8 Minutes % | 38.2% | 42.3% | 45.9% | 51.7% |
| | | >10 Minutes | 13933 | 19238 | 25877 | 8220 |
| | | >10 Minutes % | 25.1% | 28.5% | 32.0% | 36.3% |
| | | >15 Minutes | 5293 | 7632 | 10610 | 3409 |
| | | >15 Minutes % | 9.5% | 11.3% | 13.1% | 15.1% |
| | | >20 Minutes | 2339 | 3381 | 4783 | 1526 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 4.2% | 5.0% | 5.9% | 6.7% |
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 15 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many category (a) purple and (b) red ambulance callouts took more than 20 minutes to arrive at the incident in each (i) of the last three calendar years and (ii) month to date in 2020, and what proportion of the calls in these categories each represents, also broken down by NHS board.
Answer
The following table details the information requested:
Purple and Red Incidents Attended, 01-01-2017 – 30-04-2020 |
| | | | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
National | Purple | Incidents Attended | 8677 | 9591 | 13547 | 5123 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 206 | 230 | 376 | 172 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 3.4% |
National | Red | Incidents Attended | 55549 | 67535 | 80867 | 22628 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 2339 | 3381 | 4783 | 1526 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 4.2% | 5.0% | 5.9% | 6.7% |
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| | | | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Ayrshire & Arran | Purple | Incidents Attended | 640 | 695 | 1,069 | 397 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 11 | 14 | 40 | 16 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 1.7% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 4.0% |
Ayrshire & Arran | Red | Incidents Attended | 3,945 | 4,718 | 5,681 | 1,577 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 179 | 248 | 403 | 111 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 4.5% | 5.3% | 7.1% | 7.0% |
Borders | Purple | Incidents Attended | 155 | 172 | 214 | 105 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 8 | 14 | 25 | 7 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 5.2% | 8.1% | 11.7% | 6.7% |
Borders | Red | Incidents Attended | 858 | 1,122 | 1,348 | 364 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 93 | 138 | 185 | 54 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 10.8% | 12.3% | 13.7% | 14.8% |
Dumfries & Galloway | Purple | Incidents Attended | 288 | 227 | 372 | 127 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 13 | 19 | 27 | 10 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 4.5% | 8.4% | 7.3% | 7.9% |
Dumfries & Galloway | Red | Incidents Attended | 1,309 | 1,581 | 1,827 | 488 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 134 | 207 | 226 | 60 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 10.2% | 13.1% | 12.4% | 12.3% |
Fife | Purple | Incidents Attended | 565 | 660 | 864 | 345 |
| | | >20 Minutes | <5 | 8 | 11 | 13 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | - | 1.2% | 1.3% | 3.8% |
Fife | Red | Incidents Attended | 3,319 | 3,898 | 4,617 | 1,365 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 84 | 135 | 222 | 96 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 2.5% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 7.0% |
Forth Valley | Purple | Incidents Attended | 416 | 501 | 770 | 259 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 6 | 11 | 26 | 13 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 1.4% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 5.0% |
Forth Valley | Red | Incidents Attended | 2,666 | 3,350 | 4,306 | 1,253 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 121 | 188 | 293 | 120 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 4.5% | 5.6% | 6.8% | 9.6% |
Grampian | Purple | Incidents Attended | 774 | 871 | 1,083 | 431 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 34 | 30 | 39 | 20 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 4.4% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 4.6% |
Grampian | Red | Incidents Attended | 4,341 | 5,084 | 5,580 | 1,643 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 312 | 375 | 432 | 131 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 7.2% | 7.4% | 7.7% | 8.0% |
Greater Glasgow & Clyde | Purple | Incidents Attended | 2,289 | 2,549 | 3,621 | 1,367 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 14 | 18 | 25 | 20 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.5% |
Greater Glasgow & Clyde | Red | Incidents Attended | 15,960 | 19,746 | 24,396 | 6,553 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 347 | 490 | 801 | 238 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 2.2% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 3.6% |
Highland | Purple | Incidents Attended | 492 | 514 | 723 | 249 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 40 | 47 | 67 | 27 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 8.1% | 9.1% | 9.3% | 10.8% |
Highland | Red | Incidents Attended | 2,679 | 3,258 | 3,623 | 1,037 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 348 | 463 | 552 | 148 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 13.0% | 14.2% | 15.2% | 14.3% |
Lanarkshire | Purple | Incidents Attended | 906 | 1,036 | 1,569 | 625 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 23 | 15 | 24 | 15 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 2.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2.4% |
Lanarkshire | Red | Incidents Attended | 5,797 | 7,276 | 8,951 | 2,539 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 187 | 320 | 457 | 148 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 3.2% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 5.8% |
Lothian | Purple | Incidents Attended | 1,285 | 1,359 | 1,876 | 732 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 15 | 11 | 23 | 13 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 1.8% |
Lothian | Red | Incidents Attended | 9,261 | 11,038 | 12,572 | 3,554 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 228 | 374 | 534 | 204 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 2.5% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 5.7% |
Orkney | Purple | Incidents Attended | 24 | 19 | 22 | 9 |
| | | >20 Minutes | <5 | <5 | <5 | |
| | | >20 Minutes % | - | - | - | |
Orkney | Red | Incidents Attended | 92 | 111 | 133 | 37 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 11 | 23 | 26 | 8 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 12.0% | 20.7% | 19.5% | 21.6% |
Shetland | Purple | Incidents Attended | 25 | 20 | 22 | <5 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 5 | <5 | 8 | |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 20.0% | - | 36.4% | |
Shetland | Red | Incidents Attended | 130 | 103 | 126 | 38 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 35 | 28 | 35 | 5 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 26.9% | 27.2% | 27.8% | 13.2% |
Tayside | Purple | Incidents Attended | 673 | 747 | 1,025 | 355 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 23 | 30 | 45 | 12 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 3.4% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 3.4% |
Tayside | Red | Incidents Attended | 3,808 | 4,443 | 5,312 | 1,488 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 209 | 302 | 472 | 145 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 5.5% | 6.8% | 8.9% | 9.7% |
Western Isles | Purple | Incidents Attended | 37 | 45 | 60 | 19 |
| | | >20 Minutes | <5 | 5 | 9 | <5 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | - | 11.1% | 15.0% | - |
Western Isles | Red | Incidents Attended | 190 | 206 | 199 | 58 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 18 | 26 | 25 | 13 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 9.5% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 22.4% |
Unknown | Purple | Incidents Attended | 108 | 176 | 257 | 99 |
| | | >20 Minutes | <5 | <5 | <5 | <5 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | - | - | - | - |
Unknown | Red | Incidents Attended | 1,194 | 1,601 | 2,196 | 634 |
| | | >20 Minutes | 33 | 64 | 120 | 45 |
| | | >20 Minutes % | 2.8% | 4.0% | 5.5% | 7.1% |
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 15 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-28192 by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 April 2020, whether the communications will include materials in (a) Plain English and (b) BSL.
Answer
An independent research agency on behalf of Zero Waste Scotland is currently engaging with national representative organisations and local authority equalities officers to understand best practice regarding communications with key groups which have protected characteristics (in particular disability and age).
The recommendations from this work will inform our approach to communications with these groups regarding Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme and will be shared with any scheme administrator(s) once approved.
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 April 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 13 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the number of people who have died at home from heart failure each day since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, and how this compares to figures prior to the outbreak.
Answer
In the 50 days between 1 March and 19 April 2020, 209 death were registered where the deceased died at home or in a non-institutional setting and heart failure was mentioned on the death certificate either as the underlying cause or as a contributory cause of death. The equivalent figure for the previous 50 days (11 January to 29 February 2020) was 135.
Footnotes
Based on ICD-10 code I50
Figures based on date of registration rather than date of death.
Figures are provisional and may change before final publication in June 2021
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 April 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 13 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its publication, Beating Cancer: Ambition and Action (2016) update: achievements, new action and testing change, what progress it has made with ensuring that all cancer patients get a treatment summary at the end of their treatment, and by what date this will be possible.
Answer
NES Digital Services (NDS) and Innovative Healthcare Delivery Programme (IHDP) are currently working on the digital services required to roll out treatment summaries in Scotland. These summaries will cover primary care, secondary care, and people undergoing or having completed treatment. The initial release in NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde was projected for March 2021, but the latter stages of work require significant input from end users- both patients and NHS staff. With the NHS on an emergency footing and current physical distancing measures in place, this will be delayed until we move through the recovery phase. We fully recognise the potential value of these and anticipate work on them resuming with urgency as soon as that becomes possible again.
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 April 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 13 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the number of people dying at home each day from cardiac arrest since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, and how this compares to the figures prior to this.
Answer
In the 50 days between 1 March and 19 April 2020, 43 death were registered where the deceased died at home or in a non-institutional setting and cardiac arrest was mentioned on the death certificate either as the underlying cause or as a contributory cause of death. The equivalent figure for the previous 50 days (11 January to 29 February 2020) was 26.
Footnotes
Based on ICD-10 code I46
Figures based on date of registration rather than date of death.
Figures are provisional and may change before final publication in June 2021.
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 April 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 13 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that people with non-COVID-19 health conditions, including cancer, are (a) seeking and (b) getting the treatment that they require during the lockdown.
Answer
Scottish Government launched the ‘ NHS is Open’ campaign on Friday 23 April. This campaign encourages people to promptly seek help for urgent non-coronavirus health concerns, possible cancer signs and to attend immunisation appointments. It reinforces that GP surgeries and hospitals are still open, and patients or anyone in need should continue to contact their GP surgery or call 111 out of hours and 999 in an emergency. The campaign is initially running on TV, radio, newsprint, and digital and social media from 23 April – 14 May.
Patient safety remains an absolute priority for the Scottish Government, and COVID-19 is a very significant new risk in relation to cancer treatment. Because of this risk, many patients – in discussion with their clinical team – will be offered alternative or delayed treatment plans.
Vital cancer treatments will continue where clinically agreed. We are working hard to ensure vital and urgent care remains, including the use of private hospitals to treat these NHS patients. Alongside this, our national COVID-19 cancer treatment response group continues to meet weekly to provide ongoing advice and support around cancer treatments.
Any cancer patient worried about symptoms should call their cancer treatment helpline or the national Cancer Treatment Helpline on 0800 917 7711.
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 12 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown by group of the 97,000 children who have been classified in its report on the impact of COVID-19, Supporting Vulnerable Children and Young People, as "vulnerable".
Answer
It has always been made clear that the figure of 97,000 vulnerable children is an estimate, based on the number of children who are believed to have multi-agency plans. We do not have an exact number, because local partnerships have not maintained central data bases of all children with child's plans.
Those plans co-ordinated by a lead professional in education are recorded in SEEMIS, and we know this accounts for around 6% of the school-aged population. Given the number of looked after children, children on child protection registers and other children with social work led plans, we estimate this at a further 2% of the child population. Health and 3rd sector led plans are estimated at around the same level. These various figures lead to the overall estimate of 97,000 children.
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 May 2020
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 21 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what the furthest distance is that any mother had to travel to a mother and baby unit in 2019.
Answer
Answer expected on 21 May 2020
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 April 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 28 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting local authorities in tackling fly tipping during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Answer
We are clear that fly tipping is illegal, dangerous and unnecessary. Responsibility for responding to such behaviour rests with local councils as part of their wider role in the management of local waste services. We are committed to working with councils to support the resilience of those services and to monitor the impact that any temporary, necessary, disruption is having on illegal activity.
We recognise the importance of communicating with the public about how best to manage and dispose of waste at this time and, on 27 April, we launched a waste management marketing campaign and web resource that sets out how the public can manage waste at this difficult time, including messages on fly tipping prevention. Local authorities continue to play an important role in providing advice on changes to services at a local level.
