- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 29 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to promote the development of eye care managed clinical networks encompassing NHS optometrists and voluntary organisations either in every NHS board area or on a more regional basis.
Answer
Officials have had discussions with the Scottish Eyecare Group which represents optometrists and ophthalmologists about the possible development of eye care managed clinical networks.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 29 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive which ministers have visited Stirling district since 2007; on what dates, and for what purpose.
Answer
The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as this is available. A copy of the response will be placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 51765).
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 29 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive which ministers have visited the Raploch area in Stirling since May 2007 and on what dates.
Answer
The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as this is available. A copy of the response will be placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 51764).
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 29 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the provision of whole-time equivalent nurse specialists is for each cancer network that is specifically working in (a) breast, (b) colorectal, (c) lung, (d) urological, (e) gynaecological, (f) upper gastrointestinal and (g) haematological cancer.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
However, information showing the number of clinical nurse specialists by their specialty and NHS health board at 30 September 2009 is available at:
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/servlet/FileBuffer?namedFile=Clinical%20Nurse%20Specialists%202009a.xls&pContentDispositionType=attachment.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 29 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many newly diagnosed patients each nurse specialist will be responsible for on an annual basis in (a) breast, (b) colorectal, (c) lung, (d) urological, (e) gynaecological, (f) upper gastrointestinal and (g) haematological cancer.
Answer
Information on the number of newly diagnosed patients each nurse specialist will be responsible for on an annual basis is not collected centrally. The number of nurse specialists in breast, colorectal, lung, urological, gynaecological, upper gastrointestinal, and haematological cancer is available and is included in the answer to question S3W-36091 on 29 September 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
Information on the number of newly diagnosed cases of cancer, for the years
1985 to 2007, is available on the NHS Information Services Division (ISD) website under Cancer Incidence: http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/183.html.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 29 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what targets it is setting the NHS in respect of sight loss.
Answer
The Scottish Government has endorsed the Scottish Vision Strategy which includes a strategic objective to eliminate avoidable sight loss and deliver excellent support to those with a visual impairment.
In addition, the new General Ophthalmic Services arrangements (GOS), which deliver universally free eye examinations, include significant contributions towards the elimination of avoidable sight loss.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 29 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it is having with RNIB, Optometry Scotland and other stakeholders in reviewing and promoting new ways of working, including contracts with optometrists to ensure the most cost-effective and patient-friendly follow-up of people with diabetes, glaucoma and macular degeneration.
Answer
Officials met with RNIB on 23 September and I met with Optometry Scotland on 27 September to discuss further developments of eye care services in the community, including further services which might be undertaken by optometrists. I also announced on 27 September the roll out of IT links between optometrists and the hospital eye service which should further improve services for patients in Scotland.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive which neurosurgical units have modern intraoperative assistance to achieve maximal safe resection of brain tumours
Answer
Of the four neurosurgical units in Scotland, those in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee, but not the unit in Aberdeen, provide fluorescence-guided surgery. All four centres have image-guided surgery. Neither intraoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging nor intraoperative ultrasound is currently available in Scotland.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the availability has been for awake neuro-oncological operations in eloquent brain areas in the last 10 years and whether such operations are being accessed by all suitable patients from all NHS board areas
Answer
Awake craniotomy has been available in Scotland since 1997. It is currently performed in the Edinburgh Centre for Neuro-oncology, in Ninewells Hospital in Dundee and in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
Prior to 2010, specific data on awake craniotomy procedures were not collected and it was therefore not possible to analyse the geographical distribution of patients who have had this procedure. Through the work of the Neurosurgery Managed Service Network, however, it is now possible to gather data on awake craniotomy, and this will enable future analysis of NHS boards'' referral patterns.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether academic track neurosurgeons in training in Scotland have adequate opportunities for advancement in Scotland
Answer
The Scottish Clinical Research Excellence Development Scheme (SCREDS) operates as a partnership between Scottish Universities and NHS Education for Scotland, and provides an integrated training and career development pathway enabling pre-Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) clinicians to pursue concurrently or sequentially academic and clinical training within the NHS. It facilitates both the attainment of a senior clinical academic appointment and the award of a CCT.
