- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 3 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-14339 by Nicola Sturgeon on 15 July 2008, on what dates from December 2007 terminal cleans occured at the Vale of Leven Hospital; in which wards, and for what reason.
Answer
The 18 full ward terminal cleans were carried out as follows:
| Date | Ward | Reason |
| 21 December 2007 | Ward 6 | Norovirus Outbreak |
| 28 December 2007 | Ward F | Norovirus Outbreak |
| 7 January 2008 | Ward 15 | Norovirus Outbreak |
| 10 January 2008 | Ward 14 | Norovirus Outbreak |
| 16 January 2008 | Ward 14 | Norovirus Outbreak |
| 24 January 2008 | Ward 15 | Norovirus Outbreak |
| 11 February 2008 | Ward 15 | Norovirus Outbreak |
| 25 February 2008 | Ward F | Norovirus Outbreak |
| 25 April 2008 | Ward F | No subsequent confirmed diagnosis |
| 14 May 2008 | Ward 6 | Preventative measure as part of management linked 027 C.diff cases at VOL and RAH |
| 15 May 2008 | Ward 3 | Preventative measure as part of management linked 027 C.diff cases at VOL and RAH |
| 26 May 2008 | Ward 15 | Preventative measure as part of management linked 027 C.diff cases at VOL and RAH |
| 28 May 2008 | Ward 14 | Preventative measure as part of management linked 027 C.diff cases at VOL and RAH |
| 16 June 2008 | Ward 5 | Preventative measure as part of management linked 027 C.diff cases at VOL and RAH |
| 17 June 2008 | Ward 3 | Preventative measure as part of response to retrospective outbreak |
| 20 June 2008 | Ward F | Preventative measure as part of response to retrospective outbreak |
| 24 June 2008 | Ward 14 | Preventative measure as part of response to retrospective outbreak |
| 25 June 2008 | Ward 15 | Preventative measure as part of response to retrospective outbreak |
In addition, within the period, there were 283 terminal cleans of single, four and six bedded areas within the hospital. These cleans would be requested for individual suspected or actual infection issues in line with best practice.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 3 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-14801 by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008, what specific statutory requirements are placed on NHS boards.
Answer
The specific statutory requirements which relate to NHS boards are available via the Office of Public Sector Information website,
www.opsi.gov.uk.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 3 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether they will expand the central heating programme to include children (a) with physical disabilities and (b) living in poverty.
Answer
The Scottish Fuel Poverty Forum is currently considering the long-term future of the programme and is expected to report back in early autumn. Once the forum has provided its recommendations the necessary decisions on the programme''s future will be taken.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 3 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to improve the performance of the ambulance service in Arrochar to better meet national targets for (a) category A, (b) category B and (c) urgent calls.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to ensuring that the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) continues to provide safe, efficient and effective services to patients across Scotland, including those in remote and rural areas. It is also important that patients have confidence in the ambulance service''s ability to respond to emergencies.
While this presents particular challenges in remote and rural locations, the service seeks to improve performance for all patients and remains keen to seek local solutions that meet the needs of those communities. In addition, the Scottish Ambulance Service has appointed a first responder co-ordinator in this area to develop and support first responder schemes.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 3 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-14337 by Nicola Sturgeon on 15 July 2008, whether the identification of deaths from Clostridium difficile was entirely based on information from death certificates.
Answer
Yes.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 3 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will actively seek to learn lessons from the 32% drop in the number of cases of Clostridium difficile in England.
Answer
We are always willing to learn from other countries, and the Scottish Government has done so for many years. Our key stakeholders on the HAI Task Force are in regular contact with their counterparts around the world “ including the Department of Health “ so both they and we can learn from each other on the most effective approaches that are being taken towards tackling Clostridium difficile and other Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs). It is also the case that both the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health Directorate and the Scottish Infection Research Network (SIRN) at Glasgow University encourage and support innovative research and projects into HAI to ensure that our approach continues to evolve.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 3 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that scrutiny of hospitals should be conducted by a process similar to those of the Care Commission and HM Inspectorate of Education for care facilities and schools respectively.
Answer
NHS boards are accountable for the quality and safety of the NHS services they provide including those provided in hospitals. A range of scrutiny and performance management arrangements are in place including annual reviews by Scottish ministers held in public.
The future of scrutiny arrangements in the public sector, including the NHS, is being considered as part of the Scottish Government''s response to the Report of the Independent Review of Regulation, Audit, Inspection and Complaints Handling of Public Services in Scotland (The Crerar Review).
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 3 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether NHS Quality Improvement Scotland undertakes unannounced visits of hospitals to check standards.
Answer
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS) does not undertake unannounced visits of hospitals to check standards. NHS QIS reviews the performance of NHS boards against its standards in accordance with its planned work programme. Further information regarding the work of NHS QIS is available from their website
www.nhshealthquality.org.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 3 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive why guidance on Clostridium difficile is now to be issued in September 2008 and what the reasons are for the delay in issuing the guidance.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-14683 on 21 July 2008. 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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 3 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will establish a robust independent inspection regime for all hospitals.
Answer
NHS boards are accountable for the quality and safety of the NHS services they provide including those provided in hospitals. A range of scrutiny and performance management arrangements are in place including annual reviews by Scottish ministers held in public.
The future of scrutiny arrangements in the public sector, including the NHS, is being considered as part of the Scottish Government''s response to the Report of the Independent Review of Regulation, Audit, Inspection and Complaints Handling of Public Services in Scotland (The Crerar Review).
