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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.

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Question reference: S4W-15678

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 June 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 25 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-14856 by Alex Neil on 3 June 2013, when the meeting with Earl Howe, due to take place on 3 July 2013, was requested.

Question reference: S4W-15677

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 June 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 25 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-14855 by Alex Neil on 3 June 2013, what meetings have been attended by officials representing the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing.

Question reference: S4W-15673

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 June 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 25 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-15081 by Alex Neil on 5 June 2013, what criteria was used to project a need for one trainee perfusionist at the Golden Jubilee Hospital and none at the other NHS boards.

NHSScotland boards are expected to follow workforce planning guidance as outlined in NHS CEL 32(2011). It is the responsibility of each health board to produce workforce plans on an annual basis and to take into consideration the training and development needs of their staff. Demand is based upon NHS board workforce projections for staffing groups while supply is determined by the current stock of trainees.

We are advised by the Golden Jubilee Hospital that its projection to recruit a trainee clinical perfusionist for academic year September 2014, forms part of its workforce planning arrangements, taking into account future succession planning, and potential plans to establish a national training centre or programme at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital for trainee clinical perfusionists.

Question reference: S4W-15674

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 June 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 25 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-15082 by Alex Neil on 5 June 2013, on what basis NHS boards hire locum perfusionists instead of taking on new staff.

Question reference: S4W-15672

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 June 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 25 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-15081 by Alex Neil on 5 June 2013, how many trainee perfusionists will be needed in each of the next five years.

Question reference: S4W-15667

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 June 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 25 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the stated view of the Swedish Medical Products Agency and the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare that clinics should be advised to contact women with Poly Implant Prothèse implants to keep them informed about the implants.

Question reference: S4W-15666

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 June 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 25 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the stated view of the Swedish Medical Products Agency and the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare that breast implants made by Poly Implant Prothèse should be removed for preventative reasons.

The Scottish Government has noted the Swedish report and remains in contact with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. The advice remains that all patients should be offered a clinically appropriate package of care by their healthcare providers. The NHS will support removal of NHS PIP implants if, after clinical assessment, a woman with her doctor decide that it is medically necessary do so.

Question reference: S4W-15663

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 June 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 25 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government in what percentage of cases a designated medical practitioner has disagreed with the responsible medical officer about the need to compel a patient to take unwanted medication in each year since 2003-04.

Question reference: S4W-15665

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 June 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 25 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how the life expectancy of people subject to compulsory treatment compares with the national average.

Question reference: S4W-15661

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 June 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 25 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been recorded under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 as having experienced ill-treatment in each year since 2003-04.