- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the impact the report by the Chief Medical Officer for England, Unfinished Business - Proposals for Reform of the Senior House Officer Grade, will have on the role of examinations in respect of assessing doctors' competence
Answer
As detailed in ModernisingMedical Careers, the response of the four UK Health Ministers to theconsultation on Unfinished Business - Proposals for Reform of the SeniorHouse Officer Grade, we will support and encourage the Postgraduate MedicalEducation and Training Board for the United Kingdom (PMETB) to work with themedical royal colleges to develop competency-based training and assessment. Wewould expect this work to include consideration of the role of examinations andother assessment methods in determining levels of competence for doctors intraining.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 5 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people graduated from higher education institutions with an MBChB or MBBS in each year since 1997.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally at this level of detail.However, information on numbers studying medicine and dentistry at undergraduate level can be found on the Scottish Executive website at:
www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00260-00.asp
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 30 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 5 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to meet the Secretary of State for Transport to discuss new routes for Scottish airports.
Answer
The Executive has regular discussions with the Department for Transport on a range of aviation matters.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 31 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many doctors became an (a) Member of the Royal College of Physicians, (b) Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, (c) Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and (d) Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons by each Royal College in Scotland, in each year since 1997.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 31 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS consultants were (a) under 20, (b) between (i) 20 and 24, (ii) 25 and 29, (iii) 30 and 34, (iv) 35 and 39, (v) 40 and 44, (vi) 45 and 49, (vii) 50 and 54, and (viii) 55 and 59 and (c) over 60 in each year since 1997
Answer
The information requested is in the following table.
| | Year (at 30 September) |
| Age Group | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
| Under 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 - 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 - 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 - 34 | 98 | 75 | 97 | 88 | 95 | 81 |
| 35 - 39 | 601 | 595 | 597 | 583 | 616 | 612 |
| 40 - 44 | 632 | 684 | 717 | 757 | 755 | 800 |
| 45 - 49 | 594 | 570 | 579 | 592 | 647 | 667 |
| 50 - 54 | 520 | 551 | 590 | 585 | 590 | 596 |
| 55 - 60 | 334 | 345 | 366 | 398 | 429 | 474 |
| Over 60 | 161 | 174 | 176 | 179 | 159 | 167 |
| Total | 2,940 | 2,994 | 3,123 | 3,182 | 3,291 | 3,397 |
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 30 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it will introduce to enforce restrictions on smoking in public transport, as referred to in A Partnership for a Better Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Executive will consult with public transport operators later this year on a range of options to enforce smoking restrictions on public transport. It is not possible at this stage to detail what these measures may be.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 30 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how the review to determine the scale of alcohol abuse and its consequences, as referred to in A Partnership for a Better Scotland, will differ from the research outlined in Alcohol Misuse in Scotland: Trends and Costs.
Answer
The review will provide an update of the scale and extent of alcohol problems in Scotland, building on previous studies and incorporating information provided in plans submitted by local alcohol action teams.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 30 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a new Scottish Health Survey has commenced and, if so, what progress has been made, and when the results will be made public.
Answer
The 2003 Scottish Health Survey is currently underway. The fieldwork for the survey commenced in March 2003 and is due to be completed by March 2004. A preliminary report will be published in October 2004 with the final report being published in June 2005.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 30 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the 600 additional consultants in the NHS, as referred to in A Partnership for a Better Scotland, will be appointed to newly-created posts.
Answer
A Partnership for a Better Scotland: Partnership Agreement says:-We will aim to increase the number of consultants in the NHS by 600 by 2006 and continue to build on that increase thereafter.It is the responsibility of employers to determine how the 600 will be configured and how many of those will be to newly created posts. They will determine this through their workforce planning arrangements, which they will make in line with service need.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 30 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many new consultants appointed in each NHS board area entered newly-created posts in each year since 1999.
Answer
Information on numbers of consultants who entered newly created posts is not available centrally. The information provided in the table relates to the number of consultants in post by NHS board as at 30 September 1999 - 2002.
| Health Board | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
| Scotland | 3,123 | 3,182 | 3,291 | 3,397 |
| Argyll and Clyde | 191 | 199 | 206 | 211 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 151 | 157 | 164 | 169 |
| Borders | 57 | 57 | 61 | 58 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 74 | 77 | 82 | 85 |
| Fife | 144 | 149 | 152 | 152 |
| Forth Valley | 126 | 127 | 134 | 141 |
| Grampian | 324 | 330 | 348 | 364 |
| Greater Glasgow | 815 | 817 | 846 | 886 |
| Highland | 116 | 122 | 117 | 127 |
| Lanarkshire | 234 | 240 | 247 | 253 |
| Lothian | 560 | 565 | 586 | 593 |
| Orkney | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Shetland | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Tayside | 323 | 321 | 324 | 330 |
| Western Isles | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Golden Jubilee National Hospital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Common Services Agency | 24 | 30 | 33 | 35 |
| State Hospital Carstairs | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Special Health Boards | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
