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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.

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: S3W-40166

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2011
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 16 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive, in view of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde promising to treat children with chronic pain up to ages 16 or 18 from 2015, whether it will be in breach of (a) patients’, (b) children’s or (c) human rights if it limits inpatient services to new chronic pain patients over 13.

Question reference: S3W-40143

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how much each NHS board spends on hospital food per patient per day.

This information is not held centrally, however Scottish Health Service Costs publishes information on catering costs per patient consumer week:

NHS Board	Catering Expenditure	Number of Patient Consumer weeks	Cost per patient consumer week
NHS Board	£000s		£
NHS Ayrshire and Arran	6,399	73,212	87.4
NHS Borders	1,719	23,455	73.3
NHS Dumfries and Galloway	2,420	28,142	86.0
NHS Fife	4,629	62,961	73.5
NHS Forth Valley	3,843	50,261	76.5
NHS Grampian	8,057	104,143	77.4
NHS Greater Glasgow	21,222	299,152	70.9
NHS Highland	5,172	55,664	92.9
NHS Lanarkshire	6,664	98,713	67.5
NHS Lothian	13,280	165,990	80.0
NHS Orkney	360	2,485	145.0
NHS Shetland	495	3,016	164.1
NHS Tayside	7,549	98,258	76.8
NHS Western Isles	812	6,630	122.5
Total	82,619	1,072,082	77.1

Question reference: S3W-40460

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the capital allocation is for the health budget in 2011-12.

The net capital budget for health in 2011-12 is £488 million. I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-39569 on 11 February 2011 which provides details of initial resources, including capital, being made available to NHS boards and Special Health Boards in 2011-12.

All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

Question reference: S3W-40459

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) revenue and (b) capital allocation is for each NHS board for 2011-12.

Question reference: S3W-40433

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 16 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many civil servants are employed by its health directorate, broken down by pay scale.

The following table lists the number of civil servants employed within the Health and Social Care DG area:

Pay Range	Number of Permanent Staff Employed	Number of Fixed Term Appointment Staff Employed
A3	96	0
A4	21	0
B1	69	0
B2	124	0
B3	91	1
BFS	6	0
C1	59	1
C2	52	1
C3	6	1
SCS	29	0
Total	553	4

Notes:

Data correct as at 28 February 2011. Inward secondees are not included.

Directorates included are:

Directorate for Chief Medical Officer, Public Health and Sport;

Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Patients, Public and Health Professions;

Directorate for Children and Families;

Directorate for Health and Healthcare Improvement;

Directorate for Health and Social Care Integration;

Directorate for Health Delivery;

Directorate for Health Finance and Information;

Directorate for Health Workforce, and

DG and Support Team.

Question reference: S3W-40427

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 16 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have participated in the Life Begins at 40 pilot in 2010-11.

Question reference: S3W-40429

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many complaints about the Scottish Ambulance Service there have been in each year since 2007-08.

Question reference: S3W-40464

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will maximise receipts for the sale of surplus NHS land and buildings.

Although held in the name of Scottish Ministers, the day-to-day management of NHS property is a matter devolved to individual NHS boards to undertake following well established guidance and mandatory procedures as directed by the NHSScotland Property Transactions Handbook.

It is essential that management of transactions is based upon best commercial practice informed by public accountability requirements and that property is bought, sold and leased at a price and on other conditions which are best obtainable for the public interest at that time.

Question reference: S3W-40430

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether ambulance staff are expected to be available to attend emergencies while on scheduled breaks.

Under the terms of the UK Agenda for Change NHS pay modernisation programme staff, including ambulance crews, are entitled to a break during their shift and should not be disturbed during that period.

However, in an agreement reached in partnership with their trade unions, the Scottish Ambulance Service offer frontline operational staff the opportunity to make themselves available during their scheduled break. Staff who to choose to do so receive an annual payment as well as an additional payment each time they are called upon during their break.

It is the responsibility of the Scottish Ambulance Service to maintain operational cover and ensure continuity of service delivery to patients, while at the same time ensuring the wellbeing of staff.

Question reference: S3W-40421

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how it measures the performance of NHS24.

The performance of NHS 24 is measured continuously and in a range of ways.

The Scottish Government agrees annually a local delivery plan (LDP) with NHS 24. This sets out the key performance targets for that year and performance against these is reported externally, for example within the published NHS 24 board papers. Where they apply to NHS 24, the LDP includes national NHS HEAT targets. These LDP targets are not the only indictors of the performance of NHS 24, they also report publically on a range of service indicators. These can be found within the published NHS 24 board papers. The NHS 24 LDP for 2010/11 and can be found at:

http://www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=s21_57.

As with all NHS boards, NHS 24 is subject to a public annual review, which includes the publication of a self assessment document. NHS 24 also publish an annual report and accounts. All of these documents can be found on their website.

Finally, ministers and officials across the Health Directorates and wider Scottish Government are in regular contact with NHS 24 on a range of strategic, policy and service matters and the Scottish Government receives frequent management reporting information from NHS 24 about a range of services.