- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 22 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 8 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have died of alcohol poisoning in each year since 1950.
Answer
Information on the number of deaths from alcohol poisoning in each year since 1950 is available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 46491).
However, it is important to note that information is based on the causes of death coded using the international classification of diseases (ICD). However, due to changes in ICD categories over time, the figures are not always consistent. For most years it is not possible to distinguish between non-accidental poisoning by alcohol and by other substances.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 22 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 8 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, further to the answer to question S3W-14958 by Shona Robison on 29 July 2008, it will publish the number of cases of alcohol poisoning under codes ICD6, ICD7 and ICD8.
Answer
Limited information on cases of alcohol poisoning, classified under ICD8 codes, is available for 1968 to 1980, and no information is held on cases prior to 1968 (ICD6 and ICD7 codes). That data which is available is below normal quality standards and would not be comparable to the information provided in response to question S3W-14958. For these reasons, we have no plans to make this information available.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 5 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-12662 by Shona Robison on 13 May 2008, whether any changes have been made to the mileage rates payable to volunteer drivers who take patients to health-related appointments.
Answer
This is an operational matter for the Scottish Ambulance Service. They have been reviewing the rates on a monthly basis since June 2008, most recently in August 2008, and remain satisfied that the current rates cover costs.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 3 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many pest infestations there were in each NHS board area in the last year for which figures are available, also broken down by (a) general hospital and (b) type of pest.
Answer
This is a matter for NHS boards. The requested information is not held centrally.
However, I am advised that NHS boards in Scotland have in place pest control contracts which demonstrates an effective management strategy towards this common problem.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 8 August 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it (a) has taken and (b) intends to take to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities on Scotland鈥檚 roads, with particular reference to the A8, M8, A77 and A82.
Answer
Transport Scotland鈥檚 strategic road safety plan sets out an action plan of the agencies targeted objectives for the trunk road network. It highlights the need to remove risk and prioritise initiatives aimed at preventing accidents and mitigating the effects when accidents do occur. Transport Scotland reviews the accident records of the A8, M8, A77 and A82 annually as part of the screening process for the entire trunk road network. Locations identified as having accident clusters or higher than average accidents rates are studied further and where required detailed accident investigation and prevention initiatives are implemented. These can include such things as improvements to signing and lining regimes, provision of high friction anti-skid surfaces, passively safe signposts and barrier terminals, and vehicle activated signs.The current programme of investment in the trunk road network, which includes the A8, M8, A77 and A82 is available on the Transport Scotland website at:
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The strategic transport projects review is examining the longer term needs of Scotland鈥檚 nationally strategic transport network and will deliver its findings to Scottish ministers later this summer.
Through the road safety expert group, other contributors to road accidents are also being studied.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 5 August 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average council tax bill has been in each local authority area in each year since 1997, also providing a Scottish average for each year.
Answer
The average council tax per dwelling is available at the following website:
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- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 4 August 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive who is responsible for cleaning Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
An in-house NHS team is responsible for all domestic services at the Vale of Leven Hospital.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 1 August 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive in what way retaining a casualty unit at Stobhill General Hospital would impact negatively upon (a) plans to alter the hospital and (b) the wider restructuring of health care across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-14920 on 1 August 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament鈥檚 website, the search facility for which can be found at .
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 1 August 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it would cost to reverse the decision of the previous administration to remove the casualty unit from Stobhill General Hospital.
Answer
As the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing has said before, she is keen that we maintain forward momentum in the modernisation of Glasgow鈥檚 hospital services. We do not think it would be helpful or indeed possible to reconsider all the decisions under the previous administration, many of which are now well underway.
The Cabinet Secretary undertook the topping out ceremony for the new Stobhill Hospital in October last year. It will be one of the most modern and well-equipped hospitals in the country providing a wide range of services and will be a model for future hospital planning. It signals a new era in patient care and comfort with well-equipped treatment areas and consulting rooms, state-of-the art theatres and modern, airy waiting areas.
The new Stobhill hospital is on target to open to patients in 2009 and it is without doubt that this new development marks a significant step forward in the modernisation of the NHS in Scotland.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 29 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of alcohol poisoning there have been in each year since 1950.
Answer
The following tables show the annual figures for the number of discharges from acute hospitals in Scotland with a diagnosis of alcohol poisoning for the years 1981-82 to 2006-07.
World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes have been revised four times from 1950 to date. ICD6 was in use from 1950 to 1957, ICD7 from 1958 to 1968, ICD8 from 1968 to 1980, ICD9 from 1981 to 1996 and ICD10 from 1996 to date. Codes cannot be matched exactly between revisions and as a result trend data is not reliable. The match between ICD9 and ICD10 however, is good and information has been supplied for the years covered by these two revisions.
ICD9 Codes
| Year | Number of Discharges |
| 1981-82 | 1,060 |
| 1982-83 | 892 |
| 1983-84 | 938 |
| 1984-85 | 1,046 |
| 1985-86 | 1,040 |
| 1986-87 | 1,101 |
| 1987-88 | 1,061 |
| 1988-89 | 959 |
| 1989-90 | 935 |
| 1990-91 | 1,019 |
| 1991-92 | 1,053 |
| 1992-93 | 1,169 |
| 1993-94 | 1,305 |
| 1994-95 | 1,342 |
| 1995-96 | 1,629 |
ICD10 codes
| Year | Number of Discharges |
| 1996-97 | 2,299 |
| 1997-98 | 3,315 |
| 1998-99 | 2,952 |
| 1999-2000 | 2,974 |
| 2000-01 | 3,016 |
| 2001-02 | 3,105 |
| 2002-03 | 3,130 |
| 2003-04 | 2,776 |
| 2004-05 | 2,896 |
| 2005-06 | 3,847 |
| 2006-07 | 3,929 |
