- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 August 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people in the NHS Highland area have waited longer that the 12-week waiting time standard for an outpatient appointment for orthopaedic treatment in each month since January 2020.
Answer
The number of patients who have waited over 12 weeks for Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery in NHS Highland are published by Public Health Scotland (PHS) on a quarterly basis. These details are available on PHS’s website and can be found in table 1.2 through the following link: https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/media/8811/newop_aug21.xlsx
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 August 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Highland regarding any delays experienced by patients waiting for orthopaedic treatment.
Answer
Scottish Government officials are in regular contact with NHS Highland to support the service management team with the delivery of orthopaedic elective procedures within the Health Board.
In response to the pressures on NHS services caused by the pandemic, which we are still firmly in the midst of, the First Minster launched the NHS Recovery Plan, on the 25 August. The Plan sets out the Scottish Governments key headline ambitions and actions to be developed and delivered now and over the next 5 years, including an increase in both inpatient and outpatient capacity across the Country. The plan is backed by more than £1 billion of investment over the next five years.
As part of this, we are investing over £400 million in a network of National Treatment Centres, one of which will be located in NHS Highland. When fully operational, the National Treatment Centres will provide increased capacity for surgeries and procedures across 14 specialties, including hip and knee surgery.
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many doctors have taken early retirement in NHS (a) Highland, (b) Western Isles, (c) Orkney, (d) Shetland and (e) Grampian in each year since 2007.
Answer
The requested information is not centrally held. NHS Education for Scotland publish annual data on joiners/leavers, but this information is not available by reason or destination.
Information on joiners/leavers by staff group for each financial year can be found on the following link:
https://turasdata.nes.nhs.scot/media/tnvdmmwd/turnover_m2021_updated.xlsx
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many paramedics have taken early retirement in NHS (a) Highland, (b) Western Isles, (c) Orkney, (d) Shetland and (e) Grampian in each year since 2007.
Answer
The requested information is not centrally held. NHS Education for Scotland publish annual data on joiners/leavers, but this information is not available by reason or destination.
Information on joiners/leavers by staff group for each financial year can be found on the following link:
https://turasdata.nes.nhs.scot/media/tnvdmmwd/turnover_m2021_updated.xlsx
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many allied health professionals have taken early retirement in NHS (a) Highland, (b) Western Isles, (c) Orkney, (d) Shetland and (e) Grampian in each year since 2007.
Answer
The requested information is not centrally held. NHS Education for Scotland publish annual data on joiners/leavers, but this information is not available by reason or destination.
Information on joiners/leavers by staff group for each financial year can be found on the following link:
https://turasdata.nes.nhs.scot/media/tnvdmmwd/turnover_m2021_updated.xlsx
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many outpatient appointments in each month since March 2020 have taken place (a) face to face, (b) over the telephone and (c) virtually, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
Weekly information on the mode of outpatient clinical interactions by NHS Board is published by Public Health Scotland (PHS) as part of the Wider Impacts Dashboard .
Table one shows new and return outpatient face to face appointments by NHS Board of Treatment between 2 March 2020 to 27 December 2020
NHS Board of Treatment | Time Period (2020) |
2 Mar- 29 Mar | 30 Mar- 26 Apr | 27 Apr- 31 May | 1 Jun- 28 Jun | 29Jun– 26 Jul | 27 Jul– 30 Aug | 31 Aug - 27 Sep | 28 Sep -1 Nov | 2 Nov – 29 Nov | 30 Nov- 27 Dec |
National Facility NHS Louisa Jordan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 399 | 572 | 805 | 1,106 | 945 |
National Waiting Times Centre | 1,308 | 326 | 583 | 377 | 454 | 823 | 1,099 | 1,823 | 1,872 | 2,001 |
NHS Ayrshire & Arran | 16,637 | 4,165 | 5,766 | 5,029 | 5,646 | 8,864 | 8,282 | 11,844 | 10,336 | 10,411 |
NHS Borders | 6,479 | 1,858 | 3,488 | 3,503 | 3,671 | 5,300 | 4,742 | 5,873 | 4,910 | 4,666 |
NHS Dumfries & Galloway | 7,305 | 2,096 | 2,784 | 2,532 | 3,105 | 5,225 | 5,052 | 6,255 | 5,503 | 5,285 |
NHS Fife | 21,301 | 5,586 | 8,581 | 8,011 | 9,759 | 14,580 | 14,434 | 18,852 | 17,025 | 16,124 |
NHS Forth Valley | 15,893 | 7,632 | 12,219 | 11,361 | 11,089 | 13,611 | 12,696 | 15,228 | 12,883 | 11,843 |
NHS Grampian | 20,611 | 4,918 | 5,294 | 5,122 | 6,325 | 12,865 | 11,387 | 13,662 | 13,089 | 12,412 |
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde | 73,378 | 28,703 | 41,693 | 43,658 | 41,882 | 59,045 | 55,234 | 64,941 | 59,851 | 56,668 |
NHS Highland | 10,490 | 2,653 | 3,976 | 3,706 | 4,499 | 6,873 | 6,651 | 8,832 | 8,236 | 8,010 |
NHS Lanarkshire | 23,286 | 8,187 | 12,725 | 14,042 | 12,814 | 18,520 | 16,207 | 21,114 | 18,666 | 18,263 |
NHS Lothian | 45,675 | 23,217 | 32,796 | 28,642 | 26,889 | 37,537 | 34,308 | 44,658 | 39,281 | 35,816 |
NHS Orkney | 750 | 189 | 342 | 267 | 236 | 452 | 393 | 579 | 434 | 487 |
NHS Shetland | 678 | 231 | 322 | 423 | 490 | 691 | 779 | 964 | 877 | 767 |
NHS Tayside | 23,482 | 5,454 | 6,088 | 5,807 | 5,820 | 8,339 | 9,441 | 12,697 | 12,799 | 12,337 |
NHS Western Isles | 1,222 | 167 | 307 | 440 | 543 | 922 | 850 | 1,051 | 948 | 789 |
Non-NHS Provider | 222 | 51 | 129 | 288 | 194 | 214 | 224 | 132 | 115 | 70 |
Other | 854 | 1,685 | 3,753 | 4,444 | 4,877 | 6,130 | 5,216 | 5,340 | 4,400 | 3,595 |
Table two shows new and return outpatient telephone appointments by NHS Board of Treatment between 2 March 2020 to 27 December 2020
NHS Board of Treatment | Time Period (2020) |
2 Mar- 29 Mar | 30 Mar- 26 Apr | 27 Apr- 31 May | 1 Jun- 28 Jun | 29Jun– 26 Jul | 27 Jul– 30 Aug | 31 Aug - 27 Sep | 28 Sep -1 Nov | 2 Nov – 29 Nov | 30 Nov- 27 Dec |
NHS Ayrshire & Arran | 604 | 2,363 | 4,809 | 6,200 | 5,151 | 6,546 | 5,113 | 5,468 | 5,245 | 4,555 |
NHS Borders | 433 | 1,478 | 2,627 | 2,334 | 1,748 | 1,715 | 1,412 | 1,698 | 1,491 | 1,376 |
NHS Dumfries & Galloway | 362 | 844 | 2,116 | 1,498 | 1,508 | 1,255 | 826 | 1,268 | 1,130 | 1,043 |
NHS Fife | 797 | 2,653 | 4,534 | 3,681 | 3,423 | 3,807 | 3,082 | 3,276 | 3,027 | 2,674 |
NHS Forth Valley | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1,082 | 2,360 | 4,082 | 4,197 | 4,967 | 4,600 | 4,190 |
NHS Grampian | 423 | 3,117 | 8,674 | 7,326 | 6,025 | 4,231 | 4,904 | 5,925 | 5,482 | 5,787 |
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde | 509 | 3,079 | 6,520 | 7,510 | 6,514 | 11,336 | 10,854 | 12,651 | 11,604 | 11,200 |
NHS Highland | 767 | 2,944 | 5,868 | 4,603 | 3,583 | 4,182 | 3,245 | 3,498 | 3,241 | 2,982 |
NHS Lanarkshire | 211 | 1,150 | 2,334 | 1,894 | 2,750 | 3,533 | 3,616 | 4,779 | 5,130 | 5,262 |
NHS Lothian | 15 | 20 | 2,576 | 3,958 | 5,073 | 6,982 | 5,294 | 6,123 | 5,770 | 5,801 |
NHS Orkney | 0 | 54 | 152 | 50 | 97 | 5 | 15 | 64 | 72 | 5 |
NHS Shetland | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 29 | 32 |
NHS Tayside | 270 | 3,276 | 8,468 | 8,012 | 7,100 | 8,350 | 6,982 | 7,257 | 6,717 | 5,944 |
NHS Western Isles | 37 | 66 | 284 | 172 | 145 | 190 | 106 | 178 | 98 | 92 |
Non-NHS Provider | 15 | 31 | 25 | 41 | 55 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
Other | 379 | 1,243 | 1,591 | 1,198 | 1,095 | 1,193 | 836 | 1,097 | 970 | 853 |
Table three shows new and return outpatient video link appointments by NHS Board of Treatment between 2 March 2020 to 27 December 2020
NHS Board of Treatment | Time Period (2020) |
2 Mar- 29 Mar | 30 Mar- 26 Apr | 27 Apr- 31 May | 1 Jun- 28 Jun | 29Jun– 26 Jul | 27 Jul– 30 Aug | 31 Aug - 27 Sep | 28 Sep -1 Nov | 2 Nov – 29 Nov | 30 Nov- 27 Dec |
NHS Ayrshire & Arran | 0 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 105 | 199 | 149 | 159 | 156 | 114 |
NHS Borders | 0 | 0 | 5 | 161 | 361 | 332 | 242 | 337 | 311 | 237 |
NHS Dumfries & Galloway | 13 | 134 | 869 | 797 | 748 | 790 | 467 | 694 | 693 | 570 |
NHS Fife | 550 | 476 | 1,340 | 1,653 | 1,844 | 2,229 | 1,990 | 2,070 | 2,021 | 1,678 |
NHS Forth Valley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 380 | 467 | 741 | 758 | 863 | 927 | 817 |
NHS Grampian | 314 | 890 | 2,149 | 2,286 | 2,235 | 2,648 | 2,369 | 2,702 | 2,413 | 2,356 |
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde | 501 | 297 | 1,388 | 1,990 | 2,118 | 3,277 | 3,203 | 3,450 | 3,419 | 2,975 |
NHS Highland | 201 | 460 | 1,258 | 1,584 | 1,701 | 1,955 | 1,722 | 2,024 | 1,876 | 1,668 |
NHS Lanarkshire | 0 | 80 | 368 | 483 | 658 | 751 | 939 | 975 | 1,013 | 915 |
NHS Lothian | 0 | 36 | 454 | 958 | 732 | 906 | 751 | 990 | 764 | 587 |
NHS Orkney | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 20 | 90 | 23 |
NHS Shetland | 0 | 33 | 70 | 53 | 108 | 52 | 25 | 71 | 36 | 106 |
NHS Tayside | 30 | 241 | 731 | 1,061 | 1,112 | 1,523 | 1,677 | 1,916 | 2,011 | 1,655 |
NHS Western Isles | 72 | 59 | 165 | 179 | 164 | 107 | 72 | 96 | 74 | 30 |
Non-NHS Provider | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 |
- Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 September 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date the COVID-19 treatment, Ronapreve, will be available for use.
Answer
NHS National Procurement has confirmed that arrangements have been made to make Ronapreve available in Scottish Hospitals.
Commissioning guidance was issued to Health Boards on 17 September, and work is ongoing to ensure that Ronapreve can be administered as quickly as possible where clinically appropriate.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 September 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what modelling it has undertaken to measure the potential impact of COP26 on NHS capacity.
Answer
We have worked closely with a range of delivery and partner organisations to prepare, plan and respond to a range of issues and risks which may impact on NHS services. Planners and officials are using a range of modelling and intelligence to minimise potential impact of COP26 and to help protect NHS services across our communities.
Our planning has also used the experience and learning from previous large-scale events in Scotland, the UK and internationally including previous UN COP summits .
The Scottish Government publishes a weekly Research Findings which models the COVID-19 epidemic in Scotland. The Research Findings includes a section which estimates infections, as well as hospital and ICU bed demand from COVID-19. This gives an assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on the NHS in the next few weeks. This will provide information in the run up to COP26 and after the event has taken place.
The publications can be found on the Scottish Government website at the following link:
https://www.gov.scot/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-modelling-the-epidemic/
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 September 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Moderator and/or other panel members of the Transvaginal Mesh Case Record Review have been granted access to all of the medical information required to complete the investigation.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-03321 on
18 October 2021. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 September 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with NHS boards to ensure the Transvaginal Mesh Case Record Review panel is given access to medical records, where women have provided consent.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-03321 on
18 October 2021. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers