- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 25 February 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what is being done to support the development and regulation of the social care sector.
Answer
A single improvement and scrutiny body for social work and social care services, including child protection and the integration of children''s services, Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (SCSWIS) will be established from April 2011. SCSWIS will focus on outcomes for service users to provide a comprehensive picture of how the needs of people using services are met - from service strategy and design, the assessment of need through to the quality of services provided to individuals.
SCSWIS will analyse evidence and other information from inspections, registration, complaints, investigations and other professional intelligence. From this analysis it will report on the quality of services, how risks can be minimised, problems addressed and continuous improvement achieved. SCSWIS will collaborate with other scrutiny bodies to understand and report how services could be improved to achieve better outcomes for individuals.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 24 February 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage growth in demand for medicines has been projected in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15 in determining the free prescription policy.
Answer
Year on year growth in dispensed medications between 1999-2000 and 2008-09 has ranged from 2.9% to 5%. We have seen no evidence thus far to suggest that growth will be out with this range in the specified years.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 24 February 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the reason is for the variation in hourly rates applied to direct payments for social care across local authorities.
Answer
In determining a direct payment rate, local authorities take into account local conditions and workforce considerations. This inevitably leads to variation in direct payment rates across local authorities.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 24 February 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what hourly rates are used by each local authority when determining direct payments for social care.
Answer
We do not collect this information centrally. In line with our guidance, it is for local authorities to determine the direct payment rate. This ensures that local authorities can take into account local conditions and workforce considerations.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 24 February 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has issued guidance to local authorities on the hourly rates to be used in determining the level of direct payments for social care packages.
Answer
Scottish Government''s National Guidance on Self-directed Support advises that direct payment packages should meet the cost of providing a service which is of an equivalent standard to that which the local authority would provide. This means that a direct payment package to purchase a service from a provider should take into account the range of hourly rates for day, night, weekend, bank and local holiday and emergency cover.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 24 February 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it would cost to provide free prescriptions for cancer patients over a one-year period.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-30968 on 4 February 2010. 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.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 24 February 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are eligible for the NHS Minor Ailment Service.
Answer
People who are exempt from paying prescription charges are eligible for the Minor Ailment Service. We estimate this to be approximately 2.9 million people.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 24 February 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children and adolescents have been admitted to adult mental health beds in each year since 2007.
Answer
The highest number of these admissions are of young males aged 15 and over where admissions to adult wards are usually for short periods at times of crisis where there are concerns about the safety of the person. In some cases it will also be the case that admission to an adult facility is judged by clinicians to be the most appropriate setting for the young person, taking account of their needs and safety and the safety of others. The small increase in 2008 is also likely to be in part as a result of the closure of the inpatient facility for young people in Gartnavel Royal Hospital and the opening of the new facility in Skye House as for a transition period admissions were redirected to adult facilities. We expect to see improvement in 2009-10 figures.
| 2006-07 | 186 |
| 2007-08 | 142 |
| 2008-09 | 149 |
We are also working closely with NHS boards to ensure that where a young person is admitted to an adult ward their care is specifically tailored to their needs.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 24 February 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive who is eligible for the NHS Minor Ailment Service.
Answer
People who are exempt from paying prescription charges are eligible for the Minor Ailment Service. The list of exempted categories is specified in paragraphs (a) to (i) of regulation 7(1) of the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 (SSI 2008/27).
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 23 February 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of its special advisers regularly liaise with the press.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31349 on 22 February 2010 which provides information on the special advisers roles and responsibilities.
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.
