- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 23 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has had sight of the Care Commission's inspection report on Glenview Young People's Unit, Galashiels.
Answer
Yes. The Care Commission hasa statutory duty to make inspection reports on registered care services availableto the public and as such we have asked for and received a copy.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 23 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what procedures the Care Commission follows when it has made an inspection of a young people's residential unit.
Answer
I refer the member to the answergiven to question S2W-1901 today. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for whichcan be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Euan Robson on 23 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied with the conditions for staff and young people at Glenview Young People's Unit, Galashiels, in light of recent inspection reports.
Answer
This report was produced by the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (the Care Commission) which becamethe independent regulator of care homes, including those for children, from 1 April 2002. The CareCommission regulates services by inspecting them against associated legislationand the relevant national care standards. It will be for the Care Commission towork with Borders Council to ensure the issues raised in their report are addressed.The Care Commission has powers should they be unsatisfied with the action taken.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 23 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive why the Care Commission report on Glenview Young People's Unit Galashiels, dated 29 May 2003, differs from the commission's report dated 3 March 2003.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-1901 today. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Euan Robson on 23 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what statistics it has on the incidence of staff long-term sickness in young people's residential units.
Answer
The information requested isnot held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish Collegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) publications were issued within the NHS in each of the last four financial years; how many print runs were carried out for such publications; what the cost of these publications was in each of the last four financial years; whether any costings are made of the professional time involved in producing such publications; who receives SIGN publications, and how their effectiveness is monitored.
Answer
SIGN Guidelines Published
| | SIGN Budget |
| 1999-2000 | 5 | £457,000 |
| 2000-01 | 7 | £656,000 |
| 2001-02 | 7 | £817,000 |
| 2002-03 | 11 | £830,000 |
For the majority of these guidelinesonly one print run is carried out. If there is strong interest in a guideline anadditional print run is undertaken.
SIGN budgets for each of thelast four years are shown above. The cost of involving self-employed practitioners(general medical and dental practitioners) and practice nurses are met by the SIGNbudget. The costs associated with NHSScotland employees are currently met by theiremploying NHS boards.
SIGN guidelines and quick referenceguides are distributed free of charge to NHSScotland employees. In addition, allSIGN guidelines are available to download free of charge from their website (
www.sign.ac.uk).The effectiveness of SIGN guidelinesis generally monitored through clinical audit at local level. A report on the implementationof SIGN guidelines was published by Clinical Recourse and Audit Group (CRAG) in2002 (available from http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/crag/).
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many practice pharmacists there are, broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
Information on NHS pharmacistsemployed at 30 September each year is published on the web pages of the Informationand Statistics Division of NHSScotland, in section A of Workforce Statistics atthe following address:
http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/isd/NHSiS_resource/Workforce/workforce_statistics.htmSome pharmacists are employedby NHS trusts not for dispensing medicinebut to advise and support GP practices. The tables on these pages identify numbers of pharmacistsemployed by individual NHS trusts as well as by NHS board areas. However, they donot separately identify practice pharmacists within these overall numbers.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 23 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28903 by Mr Jim Wallace on 18 September 2002, why the process of review of Sheriff Court facilities in Peebles has not been completed; when it will be completed, and what the reasons are for its position on the matter.
Answer
The Scottish CourtService has been involved in detailed discussions with the Scottish Borders Councilon the use of the council premises at Rosetta Road, Peebles, for court hearings. Considerationhad to be given on how best to accommodate the needs of the court within an importanthistoric building, as well as the wider implications for the delivery ofcouncil services in Peebles. Outline agreement has now been reached between officialson a way forward. Should this agreement receive the approval of the council’s electedmembers, the necessary planning consents will be sought and works instructed withthe intention of returning hearings of the Sheriff Court and District Court to Peeblesat an early stage.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 23 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Sheriff Principal of Lothian and Borders regarding the provision of court services in Peebles and the time taken to resolve the situation.
Answer
None. However, the Scottish CourtService, which has operational responsibility for courthouses, has kept the SheriffPrincipal of Lothian and Borders fully advised of its discussions with the ScottishBorders Council on providing court services from an alternative location in Peeblesand the reasons for the delay in concluding these.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 23 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S2W-776 and S1W-30468 by Cathy Jamieson on 23 June 2003 and Mr Jim Wallace on 10 October 2002, what the reasons are for delay in issuing the consultation paper on the future of Peebles Sheriff Court following the feasibility study on the refurbishment being issued to interested parties.
Answer
It would not have been appropriateto issue a consultation paper on the closure of Peebles Sheriff Court and the transferof business to another court, while discussions were continuing on the potentialto deliver court services from another building in Peebles.
The detailed discussions betweenthe Scottish Court Service and the Scottish Borders Council on the use ofcouncil buildings at Rosetta Road for court hearings has resulted in an outlineagreement which will be submitted to elected members for their approval.
If the council’s approval isgiven it will no longer be necessary to transfer the court business from Peeblesand the consultation process previously envisaged would no longer be required. However,it would remain the intention of the Scottish Court Service to involve local interestedparties in discussion on the delivery of court services from the Rosetta Roadbuilding.
