- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 19 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will issue guidance to GPs, nurses, consultants and other health professionals on the symptoms of air-related deep vein thrombosis to raise awareness and avoid misdiagnosis.
Answer
It is not possible todistinguish the symptoms of deep vein thrombosis which may have been triggeredby air travel from those of deep vein thrombosis in people who have not flownrecently or at all, so it would not be possible to issue such specificguidance. Though the Executive does not issue clinical advice to medicalprofessionals directly, the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN),which is funded by the Executive, has issued advice on what may be done toprevent or reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism, including deep veinthrombosis, developing in the first place. The good practice clinical guidelineProphylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism was published in October 2002 andincludes a section on long distance travel. SIGN guidelines are made availableto the NHS at all levels, and are kept under regular review to take account ofnew published research.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 19 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what the availability is of Doppler machines across Scotland.
Answer
Doppler machines are widelyavailable in acute hospitals throughout Scotland.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 19 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will commission research into the incidence of air-related deep vein thrombosis treated in hospitals.
Answer
The Information andStatistics Division of the Common Services Agency maintains statistics onhospital discharges and diagnoses. There are no plans to collect informationseparately on incidences of air-related deep vein thrombosis treated inhospitals.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 19 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is specialist deep vein thrombosis (DVT) provision for any DVT cases whether air-related, pregnancy-related or other; what the nature of this provision is, and where such provision is located.
Answer
All acute hospitalsthroughout Scotland will be able to treat DVT. The treatment is not normallycomplicated, however, and many cases are managed by the patient’s GP orself-managed by the patient after instruction. In cases of recurrent DVT, whichrequire investigation for an underlying predisposition to form clots(thrombophilia), screening is widely available across NHS Scotland.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 19 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what importance is attached to the views of GPs and local communities in determining the boundaries of community health partnerships.
Answer
We attach the highest importanceto gaining the views of all professional staff and local communities inevolving community health partnerships (CHP) and this includes the issue of boundaries.The consultation paper on the development of CHPs issued on the 18 Julyemphasised that NHS boards must ensure that local authority partners are fullyinvolved in the development of CHPs and that all proposed schemes should bedeveloped through a bottom up inclusive process and demonstrate that the viewsof all stakeholders have been taken into consideration.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 19 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what the broad criteria are for the designation of community health partnerships.
Answer
The main aims of community healthpartnerships (CHP) were described in the white paper Partnership for Care.Further information on the broad criteria is contained in the NHS Reform Billand is underpinned by the recent consultation process on CHP guidance whichdescribes the proposed form and function of CHPs.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 19 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what process should be followed to reach agreement over the boundaries of community health partnerships.
Answer
Health boards should workwith all stakeholders to agree the boundaries which are in the best interest oflocal communities and partner organisations. Where a community health partnershippotentially crosses into two health board areas the respective boards shouldinvolve and agree the boundaries with their local authority partners.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 15 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive to what offences restriction of liberty orders have been applied.
Answer
Restriction of liberty borders have been used in the main as a high tariff disposal. The table shows the range of offences for which restriction of liberty orders have been imposed for the period 1 January 2003 to 30 September 2003
| Offence | Number of RLOs imposed |
| Assault | 107 |
| Breach of the peace | 80 |
| Loitering with intent to steal | 6 |
| Housebreaking | 7 |
| Misuse of Drugs Act | 27 |
| Assault on a police officer | 8 |
| Reset | 9 |
| Theft | 144 |
| Criminal Law (Consolidation) Act | 48 |
| Includes: suspicion of carrying a weapon – 3 vandalism – 5 having an article with a blade or point in a public place – 16 carrying an offensive weapon - 24 |
| Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act | 36 |
| Includes: breach of a bail condition – 32 in breach of liberation by police – 1 suspicion of committing an offence – 1 failure to appear in court - 2 |
| Road Traffic Act | 69 |
| Includes: failure to provide a sample – 1 drink driving – 7 reckless driving – 6 stealing a motor vehicle – 9 driving without insurance – 1 driving whilst disqualified - 41 |
| Others: | 31 |
| Includes: attempt to open a lockfast vehicle – 1 attempt to pervert the course of justice – 6 attempted theft of a motor vehicle – 6 culpable and reckless conduct – 3 culpable fire-raising – 2 throwing a firework – 1 making a false 999 call – 1 fraud – 6 drinking alcohol in a public place – 1 making an obscene message over the phone – 1 uttering – 1 wilful fire-raising - 2 |
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 15 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what the criteria are for the use of a restriction of liberty order.
Answer
Offenders must be aged 16 orover and must consent to the order. The court must obtain and considerinformation about the places involved and the attitudes of the persons mostlikely to be affected by the enforced presence of the offender. In addition,provisions in the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 made restriction of liberty orders a directalternative to custody.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 15 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what the level of use is of restriction of liberty orders across Scotland.
Answer
1,093 restriction of libertyorders have been imposed in the period from national rollout on 1 May 2002 to 31 December 2003.This includes six orders restricting offenders away from a specified place and11 restricting offenders to and from specified places.
