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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: S3W-14331

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing signed off her quote for the Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter on clostridium difficile at the Vale of Leven Hospital.

Question reference: S3W-14338

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many deaths occurred in Scotland as a result of clostridium difficile (a) in 2006, (b) in 2007 and (c) up to June 2008, broken down by (i) NHS board and (ii) hospital.

It should be noted that it is unusual for clostridium difficile to be an isolated cause of death, as a range of contributory factors are normally involved. Data for 2007 and 2008 is not yet available. The following table shows data where clostridium difficile was recorded as the underlying cause of death on death certificates in 2006 only, broken down by NHS board and hospital.

NHS Board	Hospital	Number of Deaths
Ayrshire and Arran		5
	Ayr Hospital	1
	Ayrshire Central Hospital	1
	Crosshouse Hospital	3
Borders		3
	Borders General Hospital	3
Dumfries and Galloway		6
	Annan Hospital	1
	Dumfries/Galloway Royal Infirmary	5
Forth Valley		8
	Falkirk & District Royal Infirmary	6
	Stirling Royal Infirmary	2
Fife		10
	Queen Margaret Hospital	5
	Victoria Hospital	5
	Non-Hospital	1
Grampian		9
	Aberdeen Royal Infirmary	4
	Doctor Gray''s Hospital	2
	Woodend Hospital	3
Greater Glasgow		36
	Gartnavel General Hospital	3
	Glasgow Royal Infirmary	3
	Inverclyde Royal Hospital	4
	Royal Alexandra Hospital	6
	Southern General Hospital	2
	Stobhill Hospital	6
	Vale of Leven Hospital	1
	Victoria Infirmary	6
	Victoria Infirmary, Geriatric Unit	2
	Western Infirmary	2
	Western Infirmary, Beatson Oncology Centre	1
	Non-Hospital	3
Highland		2
	Raigmore Hospital	2
Lanarkshire		26
	Coathill Hospital	2
	Hairmyres Hospital	12
	Monklands General Hospital	6
	Wester Moffat Hospital	1
	Wishaw General Hospital	5
	Non-Hospital	2
Lothian		40
	Astley Ainslie Hospital	2
	Corstorphine Hospital	1
	Ellen''s Glen House	1
	Findlay House	1
	Liberton Hospital	11
	New Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh	11
	Royal Victoria Hospital	5
	St John''s Hospital	1
	Western General Hospital	7
Tayside		11
	Arbroath Infirmary	1
	Ninewells Hospital	9
	Royal Victoria Hospital	1
	Non-hospital	2
Scotland		164
	Hospital	156
	Non-Hospital	8

Question reference: S3W-14368

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many extra nurses, auxiliaries and cleaners were drafted into the Vale of Leven Hospital to deal specifically with the outbreak of clostridium difficile; how long they remained at the Vale of Leven Hospital to assist, and from which hospitals they drafted in.

I am advised by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde that following a meeting of the Outbreak Control Team on 10 June, an additional Infection Control Nurse from the Infection Control Team located at the Glasgow Western Infirmary was based at the Vale of Leven Hospital for a two-week period to help implement the actions agreed by the Outbreak Control Team. The board’s Hand Hygiene Co-ordinator was also based at the Vale of Leven Hospital for a seven day period between 12 and 26 of June.

Question reference: S3W-14800

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 July 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has an equivalent governance framework to the Code of Practice for NHS Trusts issued by the Department of Health.

A governance framework is in place in NHSScotland. NHS boards are required to have governance arrangements in place to cover their corporate and clinical responsibilities.

NHS boards are required to provide assurance that robust governance arrangements are in place for the purpose of safety, quality and probity. Organisations such as NHS Quality Improvement Scotland and Audit Scotland provide scrutiny of these arrangements and offer development and improvement support.

Question reference: S3W-14231

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what procedures were followed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in relation to the outbreak of clostridium difficile in the Vale of Leven Hospital and when

Question reference: S3W-14219

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing was first informed about the outbreak of clostridium difficile in the Vale of Leven Hospital.

Question reference: S3W-14224

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps should be taken and in what timescale for (a) notifying and (b) controlling the outbreak of infection in hospitals.

Question reference: S3W-14227

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will establish an independent inquiry into the outbreak of clostridium difficile in the Vale of Leven Hospital, with the report of the inquiry being made public.

Question reference: S3W-14225

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive why there was a delay in reviewing cases of clostridium difficile during the outbreak in the Vale of Leven Hospital.

Question reference: S3W-14221

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive on what dates NHS Scotland held discussions with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde about the outbreak of clostridium difficile in the Vale of Leven Hospital.