- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 27 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications have been made for salaried dentists in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01, (c) 2001-02, (d) 2002-03 and (e) 2003-04 to date and what percentage of these applications has been approved, broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
The number of substantive applications for salaried dentist posts are shown brokendown by area in the following table:
| NHS Board | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | Total |
| Argyll and Clyde | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 2 | 6 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | | | 3 | | | 3 |
| Borders | | | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | | | | 4 | | 4 |
| Fife | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| Forth Valley | | | | | 9 | 9 |
| Grampian | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | | 10 |
| Highland | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Lanarkshire | | | 1 | | 1 | 2 |
| Lothian | | | | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Orkney | | 1 | | 3 | | 4 |
| Shetland | | 1 | 1 | | | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 65 |
No substantiated applications for salaried posts have been rejected. Information about incomplete or provisional applications for such posts or inquiries about possible such postshas not been retained. There are current discussions with Highland and Greater Glasgow Primary Care NHS Trusts aboutthe possibility of further such posts in their areas.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 27 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what remedies there are to patients who lose access to NHS dental services and are offered the option of purchasing dental services as private patients.
Answer
Patients who lose access to NHS dental services should contact their local NHS board or Primary Care NHS Trust for advice on where to find their nearest NHS dental services, including what NHS emergency dental services may be available in their area.The majority of General Dental Practitioners are independent contractors. They are free to choose whether to join or remain on the dental list of an NHS board or Primary Care NHS Trust and whether to provide NHS treatment to individual patients.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 27 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what resources and guidelines it has given to local authorities in respect of the provision of support for any service provider subject to a complaint investigation by the Care Commission.
Answer
No such resources or guidelines have been provided to local authorities.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 27 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what powers have been given to the Convener of the Care Commission under the terms of the Scheme of Delegation.
Answer
The convener is appointed under Schedule 1 Section 6 of the Regulation of Care(Scotland) Act 2001 and is personally responsible to Scottish ministers for ensuring that the Care Commission’s policies are compatible with those of the Scottish ministers and for ensuring probity in the conduct of the Care Commission’s affairs. The Care Commission is responsible for the operation of its Scheme of Delegation.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29466 by Malcolm Chisholm on 14 October 2002, how much of the #36 million for the modernisation and improvement of general practitioner and dental services was allocated to dental services and for what purposes this allocation was made.
Answer
£4,281,000has been allocated in the third tranche of funding to the following premises modernisation projects under this initiative, which wholly or in part involve dental services.
| Board | Project | Value | Description |
| Borders | Eyemouth | £39,300 | Upgrade of dental facilities at Community School |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Stewartry | £105,000 | Upgrade of 3 GDP practices to accommodate community dental service |
| Grampian | Buckie/Keith | £12,200 | Upgrade of dental facilities in schools |
| Greater Glasgow | Easterhouse Health Centre | £3,125,000 | Reconfiguration of Health Centre including Dental Outreach Facility |
| Highland | Culloden | £81,000 | Extension to medical centre to provide dental clinic and accommodation |
| | Dunbar Hospital | £43,300 | Dental surgery to be provided within hospital at Thurso |
| | Lawson Memorial hospital | £42,200 | Dental surgery to be provided within hospital at Golspie |
| Lothian | Lauriston Walk in Dental Centre | £558,000 | Introduction of a service to meet immediate and medium dental treatment needs |
| Orkney | Stromness | £200,000 | New build community dental facility |
| Tayside | Perth/Dundee | £75,000 | Improvement to emergency dental premises |
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 27 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what body was appointed as external auditor to the Care Commission and what role that body will take in the external review into the operational procedures of the commission.
Answer
Under the terms of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000, the Auditor General is responsible for the external audit of the Care Commission. In addition to conducting the audit of the commission’s accounts,the Auditor General may initiate an examination into the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which the Care Commission has used its resources in discharging its functions. In determining whether such an examination should becarried out, the Auditor General must take into account any proposals made by Parliament.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 20 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what European structural funding has been allocated to (a) each local enterprise company, (b) local authority and (c) area tourist board in the south of Scotland in (i) 1999-2000, (ii) 2000-01, (iii) 2001-02, (iv) 2002-03 and (v) 2003-04 to date, expressed also as a percentage of the economic development budget of each body.
Answer
I have arranged for the information, in table form, to be placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 28235). No structural funding was allocated under the current Objective 2 Programme in 1999-2000 as the programme was not agreed until March 2001. The table will show European allocated in 2000-01 and thereafter it is shown on a yearly basis. The economic development budget of each body is not readily available.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 20 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what European structural funding has been allocated in the south of Scotland and to which projects in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01, (c) 2001-02, (d) 2002-03 and (e) 2003-04 to date.
Answer
I have arranged for the information, in table form, to be placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 28234). No structural funding was allocated under the current Objective 2 Programme in 1999-2000 as the programme was not agreed until March 2001. The table will show European funding allocated in 2000-01. Thereafter it is shown on a yearly basis.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 20 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what powers it has to intervene on health grounds should Scottish Borders Housing Association fail to carry out a health risk assessment following the flooding at the Bannerfield Estate, Selkirk.
Answer
I understand that the Department of Public Health at NHS Borders has already undertaken a health risk assessment in consultation with Scottish Borders Housing Association.NHS Borders has also been involved in public meetings on this issue and discussions with the local authority and other relevant agencies have taken place.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 20 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Bellwin Scheme can be applied to meet costs incurred by Scottish Borders Housing Association as a consequence of flood damage to its properties.
Answer
The Bellwin Scheme would not be applied in these circumstances as it provides emergency payments to local authorities. Damage to Scottish Borders Housing Association property is recognised as an insurable cost, which Scottish Borders Housing Association should seek to claim from its insurers.
