- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 29 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what reimbursement of travel costs NHS patients receive when they are required to travel outwith their local authority health board area to take up an appointment at a private facility.
Answer
This is a matter for the relevant health board which has discretion to reimburse the travelling expenses incurred by patients referred to NHS or private hospitals outwith their health board area of residence.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 29 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of women smoke during pregnancy according to latest available figures.
Answer
Of the 55,695 maternities which resulted in a live or still birth during the year ending 31 March 1999, 26.5% of all mothers reported that they smoked during pregnancy. Of the remaining mothers, 68.2% reported that they did not smoke during pregnancy and responses are unknown for a further 5.3%.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 22 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients are removed each month from NHS Trust waiting lists having declined an appointment at a private facility, broken down by NHS Trust.
Answer
None. Current guidance on the completion of waiting list returns makes it clear that if an NHS patient declines an appointment for treatment at any private facility, then they should remain on the NHS Trust's inpatient/day case waiting list until they are admitted to hospital for treatment.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 22 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients are removed each month from NHS Trust waiting lists having declined an appointment at a private facility outwith their local health board area, broken down by NHS Trust.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-13327.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 22 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS patients are offered appointments at facilities outwith their local health board area each month.
Answer
The information requested is not centrally available.Many patients will routinely be treated outwith their local health board area if, for example, they require specialist services which are not provided locally.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 22 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS patients are offered appointments at private facilities outwith their local health board area each month.
Answer
The information requested is not collected centrally.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 21 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the role and remit of a national dietary co-ordinator will be.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-14002.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 21 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how the role and remit of a national dietary co-ordinator will differ from and complement the role and remit of the Scottish Community Diet National Project Officer appointed in 1996.
Answer
The National Diet Action Co-ordinator post is due to be advertised within the next two to three weeks. The Co-ordinator will champion the need for improvement in Scotland's diet; supporting the key players with an influence over diet, such as primary producers, manufacturers, retailers and the catering sector, to increase their contribution towards the implementation of the Scottish Diet Action Plan. This will complement the work of the Scottish Community Diet Project, which has a specific focus on low income communities.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 21 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many 12- to 15-year-olds smoke according to latest available figures and what percentage of 12- to 15-year-olds this represents.
Answer
Data from the ONS publication 'Smoking, drinking and drug use among young teenagers in 1998' show that in 1998 in Scotland around 12% of children aged between 12 and 15 years old were regular smokers. This percentage is taken from a sample survey and represents an estimated 27,000 to 33,500 children aged between 12 and 15 years.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 21 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when it intends to appoint a national dietary co-ordinator.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-14002.