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The Scottish Executive records nursing and midwifery student statistics by Higher EducationInstitution (HEI) and not by NHS board area.

Numbers of MidwiferyGraduates, by Higher Education Institution, 2000-03.

Higher Education Institute	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03
Bell College	15	18	18
Glasgow Caledonian University	26	27	20
Napier University	36	56	52
Robert Gordon University	23	11	14
Dundee University	24	22	24
Paisley University	40	40	30
Stirling University	25	23	24
Total Graduates	189	197	182

 

Information on the number ofmidwifery students finding employment is not held centrally. However, the one-yearguarantee scheme was put into place to ensure that all newly qualified nursesand midwives could obtain employment in NHSScotland if they wished. By April2003 no midwives were registered on the scheme suggesting that all who wishedto had secured employment.

The Scottish Executive’s funding programme to extend community wardens across Scotlanddoes not come into operation until April 2004. Officials are currentlyassessing proposals submitted by councils on behalf of their community planningpartners.

We invited every council inScotland, on behalf of their community planning partners, to submit proposalsfor community warden schemes as set out in our guidance entitled Building Strong,Safe and Attractive Communities. All 32 councils have indicated theirintention to submit proposals for funding and these are currently beingassessed by officials.

This information is not heldin the form requested. The Scottish Executive records nursing and midwiferystudent statistics by higher education institution (HEI) and not by NHS boardarea. This information is provided in the table.

Numbers of Midwifery Students in Training, by Higher Education Institution, 2001-03

Higher Education Institute	2001	2002	2003
Bell College	63	66	69
Glasgow Caledonian University	70	74	83
Napier University	175	163	165
Robert Gordon University	30	48	64
Dundee University	80	74	72
Paisley University	135	121	118
Stirling University	51	62	62
Total	604	608	633

Buprenorphine (brand nameSubutex) is already licensed for the treatment of opioid dependence. TheDrug Misuse and Dependence – Guidelines on Clinical Management issued by UKHealth Departments recommend that this treatment should be initiated byspecialist practitioners, with supervised consumption. We are aware thatbuprenorphine is prescribed by some specialist addiction clinics in Scotland,but information of the extent of its use is not held centrally.

There is evidence to showthat buprenorphine is an effective alternative to methadone for some patients,and a study is already under way to test the feasibility of pharmacy-based,supervised buprenorphine consumption from the perspectives of patients,pharmacists and economic factors. This study is being supported by theExecutive, and should report by the end of February 2004.

This is an operational matterfor NHS Greater Glasgow. However, I understand from the board that a range ofservices for people who self harm are in place. A liaison psychiatry and a selfharm service was established in 2000. An adolescent service is also availableand a children’s service is based at Yorkhill. NHS Greater Glasgow do not planto open a resource centre specifically dealing with self harm since it is asymptom of a range of mental health problems and treatment will vary dependingon the individual case. Following assessment and treatment, patients can bereferred on to their local mental health resource centre where they can access arange of follow-up services.

The board is developingproposals for a community network to ensure that all patients with a mentalhealth problem receive appropriate support in the community. The Glasgow usersnetwork has a range of established fora to enable service users to becomeinvolved in the development of services.

This is a matter for GreaterGlasgow NHS Board.

This questioncannot be answered from national data.

Remuneration of £35,790 and£7,160 per annum is payable for the position of Board Chair and Non-Executivemember respectively. This information is published on the Executive’s websiteat www.scotland.gov.uk/government/publicbodies.

This question cannot beanswered from national data. However, workis underway to establish an agreed clinical dataset for accident and emergency(A&E). This would address issues such as information on reasons foradmittance to A&E. A nationally co-ordinated procurement exercise isshortly to be concluded to establish a framework contract which will enablethose hospitals which do not have up-to-date A&E computer-based supportsystems to obtain one. When all A&E units have such a system and an agreedclinical dataset is implemented the type of information sought will beaccessible.