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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.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S4W-17680

Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 04 October 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether it publishes the list of Caldicott Guardians.

Question reference: S4W-17679

Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 04 October 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the planned integration of health and social care, whether it will ensure that GPs and primary and intermediate care community teams have electronic access to hospital clinical data to ensure patient safety.

A specific piece of work to improve the electronic exchange of patient information between primary and secondary care, particularly around medicines information in support of patient safety, was initiated in September 2013. In addition, a new health and social care information sharing strategy will be consulted upon in early 2014, with a view to improving the sharing of information across sectors, in support of integrated health and social care. That will identify the priority areas for the wider sharing of hospital clinical data.

Question reference: S4W-17488

Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 9 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many times the expert group on sexual and reproductive health issues in relation to Community Pharmacy (a) has met and (b) will meet between September and December 2013.

Question reference: S4W-17490

Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 9 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government from which external bodies or groups the expert group on sexual and reproductive health issues in relation to Community Pharmacy will seek advice.

To date, the Expert Working Group has sought advice from all NHS boards. This is in order to determine current practice around emergency hormonal contraception and the extent of existing sexual and reproductive health services being offered via community pharmacies.

Consideration will be given to seeking advice from other bodies or groups as and when appropriate. It is for the experts on the group to determine what additional advice or evidence they may need.

Question reference: S4W-17492

Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 9 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether the remit of the expert group on sexual and reproductive health issues in relation to Community Pharmacy includes consideration of issues relating to preventable unplanned pregnancies.

Question reference: S4W-17491

Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 9 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government when the expert group on sexual and reproductive health issues in relation to Community Pharmacy will report its findings.

The Expert Working Group has not been established with a specific reporting deadline, but it is anticipated that recommendations will be made to the Scottish Sexual Health Lead Clinicians Group (of which the Working Group is a sub-group) in time for their meeting in March 2014.

The recommendations will be considered by the Lead Clinicians Group. Depending on the recommendations and the views of the Lead Clinicians, advice will then be provided to Scottish Government.

Question reference: S4W-17100

Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 26 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what impact changes to the cost of precious metals has had on NHS dentistry provision since 2010.

As the cost of precious metals have increased, there has been a shift towards increased usage of non-precious metals by dentists.

For example, published data by Information Services Division shows that between 2010-11 and 2012-13 the number of precious metals crowns has decreased whereas the number of non-precious metal crowns has increased.

However the number of metal crowns and bonded metal crowns has increased overall.

Source: ISD Dental Statistics – NHS Fees and Treatments. (25th June 2013)

Question reference: S4W-17118

Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 26 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on raising the prior approval limit for NHS dentistry treatment.

Question reference: S4W-17097

Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 26 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many practices will be negatively affected by the proposed cap on GP allowances paid to general dental practitioners who provide NHS general dental services.

Question reference: S4W-17103

Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 26 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the General Dental Practice Allowance has had on the number of practices, broken down by NHS board.

It is not possible to establish what impact, if any, the General Dental Practice Allowance (GDPA) has had on the number of dental practices.

The GDPA is one element in the overall funding package available to independent dentists providing NHS general dental services. For example dental practitioners receive fees for items of service (by far the largest funding stream), capitation and continuing care payments and a range of other allowances including reimbursement for rent and seniority payments.