- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 12 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-28625 by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 November 2009, how many of the 1.3 million people in the priority groups for the influenza A (H1N1) vaccination programme have been vaccinated.
Answer
Health boards have indicated that vaccination has been offered to all those in the initial priority groups. Data for patients in the clinical priority groups estimate that the uptake rate for vaccination to date equates to 45.6% for all clinical at risk groups.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 12 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on employing bank nurses in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09 and will be spent in 2009-10, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
The cost of employing NHS Scotland bank nurses by NHS board in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09 can be found on the ISD website
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/5685.html. Information on NHS Scotland Bank nurse spend in 2009-10; broken down by NHS board will be published in June 2010.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 12 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-28899 by Shona Robison on 19 November 2009, whether all local authorities have confirmed that their local arrangements for access to social care services and timescales for access to personal and nursing care services are compatible with the national definitions and standards set out in the guidance, National Standard Eligibility Criteria and Waiting Times for the Personal and Nursing Care of Older People.
Answer
Yes. All 32 local authorities have confirmed that their local arrangements for access to social care services and timescales for access to personal and nursing care services are consistent with the guidance.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 12 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the role is of a dementia specialist nurse.
Answer
In Scotland the precise term dementia specialist nurse is not recognised as such; rather there are clinical nurse specialist and nurse consultants as registered nursing professionals who have also acquired additional knowledge, skills and experience, together with a professionally and/or academically accredited post-registration qualification in a clinical specialty.
They practice at an advanced level and may have sole responsibility for care episode or defined client/group such as those with dementia. NHS boards'' nurses specialising in dementia have a range of roles including: playing a key role in the delivery of an individually-focused service to people with dementia; providing expert advice to other nurses, carers and agencies; leading and disseminating research; educating and supporting staff in care homes, as well as informing national policy development.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 12 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-28892 by Shona Robison on 25 November 2009, how many pregnant women have benefited from the healthy start scheme.
Answer
There are currently 37,957 healthy start beneficiaries in Scotland, of which approximately 3,000 are pregnant women.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 12 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-28892 by Shona Robison on 25 November 2009, whether all pregnant woman qualify for vouchers under the healthy start scheme.
Answer
No. Healthy start is open to pregnant women and families with children under the age of four who are on income support, income-based jobseekers'' allowance or child tax credit (but not working tax credit unless their family is receiving working tax credit run-only) with an income of £16,040 a year or less.
All pregnant women under the age of 18 also qualify for the scheme, whether or not they are on benefits.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 12 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the timetable is for the regulations on banning tobacco displays for (a) small and (b) large retailers and what time will be provided for consultation.
Answer
The Scottish Government announced at the introduction of the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Bill that the display ban of tobacco products in shops will be introduced for small shops in 2013 and larger retailers in 2011. The Scottish Government intend to consult on draft regulations as soon as practicable after Royal Assent of the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Bill. As is current best practice, three months has been allowed for the consultation process on the regulations.
Draft regulations were shared with the Health and Sport Committee in advance of its stage 2 consideration of the Bill and can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/committees/hs/TGPBill/documents/2009.11.03TPMSBill-Draftregulations.pdf.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 12 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that those people with Asperger syndrome who are placed in non-specialist hospital facilities receive treatment appropriate to their needs.
Answer
The Scottish Government is supporting NHS boards to take forward a change programme to address the health inequalities facing people with a learning disability and/or autism spectrum disorder. A learning network of NHS boards will give them a forum to share learning and good practice. The first meeting of the full learning network is scheduled for February.
More generally, the Fair for All agenda looks to ensure that whatever the individuals circumstances, they have access to the right health services for their needs.
Guidance entitled Achieving Fair Access was issued to the NHS in April 2007 and is available at http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/2033.aspx.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 12 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the value of having dementia specialist nurses in the NHS to improve the experience of patients with dementia accessing acute health care.
Answer
In Scotland the precise term dementia specialist nurse is not recognised as such; rather there are clinical nurse specialist and nurse consultants as registered nursing professionals who have also acquired additional knowledge, skills and experience, together with a professionally and/or academically accredited post-registration qualification in a clinical specialty.
They practice at an advanced level and may have sole responsibility for care episode or defined client/group such as those with dementia. NHS boards'' nurses specialising in dementia have a range of roles which will include helping to improve the experience of those with dementia in accessing acute health services.
Nationally, there are three posts funded by Alzheimer Scotland for specialist nurses to work in accident and emergency and acute care, to lead the development and delivery of an individually focused service to people with dementia in those settings. Other approaches to provision in acute care include the Dementia Champions being set up in several NHS boards in Scotland, and The University West of Scotland is piloting a programme wherein general nurses from acute care undertake training in dementia and lead change in their area.
We will set out future plans for dementia service development and improvement in the National Dementia Strategy which will be published in April.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 12 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-28892 by Shona Robison on 25 November 2009, how the £19 million to NHS boards has been allocated for (a) improving nutrition of pregnant woman, (b) increasing breast feeding rates and (c) training for health professionals.
Answer
Funding over the three year period is being allocated in an annual lump sum to NHS health boards. It is for them to determine how best to use that funding to meet local needs, within the broad criteria set out in CEL 36.
Details of the allocation were outlined in CEL 36(2008) Nutrition of women of childbearing age, pregnant women and children under five in disadvantaged areas, which can be found at:
http://www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk/mels/CEL2008_36.pdf.
