Questions and answers
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.
- Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
- Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber
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Question reference: S6W-01563
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the alleged findings of the report, External Review – Culture and Governance, Emergency Department, Forth Valley Royal Hospital, what (a) action it is taking and (b) discussions it is having with NHS Forth Valley to ensure that people who had not been informed of mistakes in their patient care are now advised of these errors, and, to avoid the risk of a claim being time-barred, whether it will ensure that any subsequent legal or civil action can be dated from the date that the person was informed an error had taken place, and not the date of the error.
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Question reference: S6W-01564
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the alleged findings of the report, External Review – Culture and Governance, Emergency Department, Forth Valley Royal Hospital, what (a) action it has taken and (b) discussions it has had with NHS Forth Valley to ensure that the A&E department at the hospital has had sufficient appropriately-trained, qualified and experienced staff, with proper supervision, since July 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-01566
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that people are not being directed away from NHS A&E departments without a proper clinical assessment.
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Question reference: S6W-01559
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people were directed away from the A&E department at Forth Valley Royal Hospital without a correct clinical assessment (a) in 2020 and (b) from 1 January to 30 June 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-01632
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how many anaesthetists in training (a) were hired and (b) remained unemployed following the most recent recruitment process, and what measures it is taking to assist anaesthetic trainees who are facing problems in the recruitment process due to technical failures with exams and communication disruptions from numerous sources.
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Question reference: S6W-01560
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the alleged findings of the report, External Review – Culture and Governance, Emergency Department, Forth Valley Royal Hospital, what (a) action it is taking and (b) discussions it is having with NHS Forth Valley to (i) protect and (ii) offer independent support to staff at the hospital who did not report mistakes in patient care for fear of being victimised.
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Question reference: S6W-01711
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to increase diagnostic capacity for breast cancer services.
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Question reference: S6W-01706
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in each of the last five years, also broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-01709
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will undertake a metastatic breast cancer audit, and, if so, when.
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Question reference: S6W-01708
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many specialist secondary breast cancer nurses are currently employed by each NHS board.
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