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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-24861

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2009
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 July 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many complaints have been received concerning the quality of food in hospitals managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in the last two financial years, broken down by hospital.

The total number of complaints received by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde concerning the quality of food in hospitals in the last two financial years, broken down by hospitals, is shown in the following table:

Hospital	April 2007 “ March 2008	April 2008 “ March 2009
Southern General Hospital	4	7
Glasgow Royal Infirmary	4	6
Western Infirmary	1	1
Gartnavel General Hospital	2
Drumchapel	1
Beatson		1
Royal Alexandra Hospital		2
Mansionhouse		2
Stobhill General Hospital		1
Inverclyde Royal Infirmary		1
Parkhead Hospital		1
Total	12	22

Source: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Question reference: S3W-24855

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2009
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 July 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how it monitors the quality of food provided to hospital inpatients.

The Scottish Government recognises the importance of nutrition to patients and through our Improving Nutritional Care Programme we have taken steps to improve the whole experience of nutrition in hospitals including improving the standard of meals. One aspect of the programme is the development of a national catering specification, Food in Hospitals (2008), which provides guidance to NHS boards on how to provide tasty, nutritious and healthy meals to the diverse population of patients who enter hospitals. The specification aims to ensure that hospital catering recognises the fundamental importance of appropriate food provision for every patient as part of his or her treatment. This in turn will influence health and recovery.

Food in Hospitals supports NHS health boards to deliver on the Clinical Standards for Food, Fluid and Nutrition which are used to assess performance in the provision of food, fluid and nutritional care in NHS boards throughout Scotland. NHS Quality Improvement Scotland is currently undertaking peer review visits on these standards. All health boards, including the two special health boards, are being reviewed from March “ October 2009.

Progress reports are being requested on standards 1 (Policy and Strategy), 2 (Assessment, Screening and Care Planning) and 6 (Education and Training for Staff) which were previously reviewed in 2006. Full peer review visits are being undertaken on standards 3 (Planning and Delivery of Food and Fluid), 4 (Provision of Food and Fluid to Patients) and 5 (Patient Information and Communication).

A National Overview Report is expected to be published in April 2010.

Question reference: S3W-24860

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2009
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 July 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to replace cook-freeze facilities in hospitals with conventional catering facilities.

Question reference: S3W-24859

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2009
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 July 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to replace cook-chill facilities in hospitals with conventional catering facilities.

Question reference: S3O-07430

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 25 June 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many portions of fresh fruit and vegetables patients in hospitals operating a cook-chill system receive on a daily basis.

Question reference: S3W-24097

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 3 June 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many local authorities are operating projects as part of the Youth Music Initiative.

Question reference: S3W-24256

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 3 June 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Glasgow Housing Association (Management) will retain factoring responsibility for domestic properties, previously owned by Glasgow Housing Association, following second stage transfer.

Glasgow Housing Association will remain as factor following Second Stage Transfer in respect of any factored block unless and until a proprietors'' meeting is called and a vote is taken in respect of appointing a new factor.

As part of the arrangements for Second Stage Transfer, purchasers are asked their intentions regarding a potential change of factor as part of the business planning process. Of 31 proposed transfers, 27 have indicated that they would wish to become factor following a successful Second Stage Transfer. As a consequence, a number of factored blocks have changed factor to a new purchasing Registered Social Landlord.

Question reference: S3W-24098

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 28 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive which hospitals operate a cook-chill process for inpatient food.

The NHSScotland hospitals which operate a cook-chill process for inpatient food are listed below by NHS Board area:

NHS Grampian

Operates cook-chill service to community hospitals only.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Operates cook-chill service to provide meals to Inverclyde Royal, Royal Alexander and Dykebar Hospitals.

Operates a cook-freeze service to the Local Forensic Psychiatric Unit, Glasgow Royal Gartnavel Royal, Southern General, Parkhead, Leverndale hospitals and Victoria Infirmary.

NHS Highland

Operates a cook-freeze service to Rothesay Hospital.

Question reference: S3W-24229

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2009
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Glasgow Housing Association will retain factoring responsibility for domestic properties previously owned by it following second-stage transfer.

Question reference: S3W-24096

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2009
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider funding climate change adaptation projects in developing countries from its environment budget.