- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 20 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what support and investment it intends to provide for the establishment of a Glasgow Airport direct rail link.
Answer
I refer Ms White to my answer to question S1O-1648.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 17 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the regulations are concerning the make up of Social Inclusion Partnership boards.
Answer
Guidance is issued on the make up of Social Inclusion Partnership boards. The Partnerships consist of local partners like the council, local enterprise company, housing agency, health bodies and, most importantly, the community, each being structured to suit its local circumstances and local needs.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 17 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has for the future of the Glasgow Dental Hospital.
Answer
This is a matter for North Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust, which has management responsibility for the Glasgow Dental Hospital.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 23 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 13 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many digital hearing aid trials are currently taking place.
Answer
Six different types of digital hearing aid are already available to all NHS Trusts in Scotland through central contracts. Fife Health Board, Fife Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and the Scottish Section of the Medical Research Council Institute of Hearing Research are currently evaluating the effectiveness of current procedures for selecting hearing aids and the effectiveness of three digital aids. This work is due to be completed by February 2001.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 23 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 13 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidelines are currently followed by the Blood Transfusion Service concerning the donation of blood by sufferers of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME.
Answer
The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) adheres to the Guidelines for the Medical Selection of Blood Donors. These evidence-based guidelines are frequently reviewed and revised by the Standing Advisory Committee on Donor Selection using the most up-to-date medical knowledge available. Information on the guidelines, and how they are applied, is available from SNBTS, and I have arranged for them to write to the member directly.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 13 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how the training being undertaken by the three heart surgeons will affect the operation of the cardiac transplant unit at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Answer
The three surgeons will be released for training in a way that does not disrupt the work of the unit. Their training is an integral part of the strategy for resumption in full of the Scottish heart transplant programme.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 13 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how the training being undertaken by nursing staff will affect the operation of the cardiac transplant unit at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Answer
This is an integral part of the strategy for resumption in full of the Scottish heart transplant programme. The nurses' training will be undertaken in a way which does not disrupt the work of the unit.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 11 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive,further to the answer to question S1W-3149 by Mr Sam Galbraith on 11 February 2000, how long the course which leads to a hearing impairment teaching qualification lasts.
Answer
Students for the Diploma in Deaf Education are required to undertake 8 modules. The course is likely to take a minimum of 2 years, and must be completed within 5 years.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 11 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive,further to the answer to question S1W-3149 by Mr Sam Galbraith on 11 February 2000, how much it costs to train each teacher and interpreter for deaf people.
Answer
The cost of the Diploma in Deaf Education, the teaching qualification, is £1,400. The British Sign Language course for interpreters costs £3,400.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 11 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many teachers of sign language there are in Scotland.
Answer
At September 1998, there were an estimated 164 full-time equivalent teachers who had a hearing impairment teaching qualification in publicly funded schools in Scotland.
