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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.

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Question reference: S6W-33669

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 January 2025
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 30 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve collaboration between NHS boards and third-sector organisations to support addiction recovery services in rural areas.

In an assessment of ways to overcome the challenges of rurality, submitted by Alcohol and Drug Partnerships in several rural areas to Public Health Scotland, a number of collaborative and innovative actions were described.

These included:

Increased use of non-statutory services, informal local networks and peers to engage and support people, thus freeing up capacity to deliver rapid access and ensuring that staff can work at highest level within their banding
Utilising generic primary and secondary care staff and settings to deliver care for example when weather disrupts usual access
Development of more generic pathways for all drugs and alcohol referrals (given in many places the same staff deal with these issues)
Some areas now have formal arrangements with other Health Boards to utilise 82 guidelines (Shetland and NHS Grampian), and to share expertise (Western Isles and Borders)

Question reference: S6W-33476

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 30 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many surgical procedures have been cancelled in each of the last five years due to a lack of available surgical kits, broken down by NHS board.

The number of cancelled operations under ‘non-clinical/capacity reasons’ is the most granular level of detail that’s provided from PHS’s website, breakdown as follows:

	12 month to March (Financial Years)
NHS Board	Apr-23	Apr-22	Apr-21	Apr-20	Apr-19
NHS Scotland	6049	6544	4960	2572	7501
NHS Ayrshire & Arran	375	399	231	85	658
NHS Borders	194	216	166	38	151
NHS Dumfries & Galloway	390	352	253	104	306
NHS Fife	339	407	274	97	365
NHS Forth Valley	375	156	154	36	227
NHS Grampian	598	871	713	496	899
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde	987	1189	980	565	1145
NHS Highland	397	478	468	226	738
NHS Lanarkshire	392	332	220	91	572
NHS Lothian	1440	1499	782	502	1657
NHS Orkney	0	0	120	64	84
NHS Shetland	69	37	20	2	30
NHS Tayside	116	188	228	95	324
NHS Western Isles	20	16	9	15	30
NHS Golden Jubilee	357	404	342	156	315

Question reference: S6W-33721

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 January 2025
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 30 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what recent analysis it has undertaken of any time savings for clinical staff as a result of any improvements to medical record systems.

Question reference: S6W-33475

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 30 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many surgical procedures have been cancelled in each of the last five years due to a lack of surgical screws or other necessary equipment, broken down by NHS board.

The number of cancelled operations under ‘non-clinical/capacity reasons’ is the most granular level of detail that’s provided from PHS’s website, breakdown as follows:

	12 months to November
NHS Board	Nov-24	Nov-23	Nov-22	Nov-21	Nov-20
NHSScotland	6370	6095	6038	4397	4621
NHS Ayrshire & Arran	417	400	342	146	418
NHS Borders	271	163	226	118	84
NHS Dumfries & Galloway	361	355	348	205	166
NHS Fife	293	397	347	215	198
NHS Forth Valley	387	247	123	121	99
NHS Grampian	806	599	848	734	654
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde	973	995	1231	784	782
NHS Highland	562	366	519	439	466
NHS Lanarkshire	346	367	314	175	244
NHS Lothian	1447	1562	1136	809	1014
NHS Orkney	46	0	39	107	87
NHS Shetland	61	72	21	15	2
NHS Tayside	89	160	172	189	193
NHS Western Isles	18	24	13	15	16
NHS Golden Jubilee	293	388	359	325	198

Question reference: S6W-33489

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 30 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of compulsory purchase orders issued in each of the last five years were contested, and how many of these contests resulted in changes to the original orders.

The Scottish Government regularly publishes a register of compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) submitted to the Scottish Ministers for confirmation since 2012: https://www.gov.scot/publications/compulsory-purchase-order-register/. The current register, published in December, includes CPOs received up to the end of October 2024.

Whilst the register of CPOs does not include information on whether orders submitted for confirmation were opposed, it does indicate where orders were confirmed with modifications.

Question reference: S6W-34166

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what measures are in place to support doctors who have been victims of assault in the workplace.

Question reference: S6W-34144

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many speeding offences on trunk roads the procurator fiscal decided to take no further action in relation to, in each year since 2018, broken down by the (a) reason for the decision and (b) trunk road.

Question reference: S6W-34112

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how often emergency telephones on the A90, including the section north of Dundee, have been used in the past five years.

Question reference: S6W-34105

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many cat’s eyes are installed on the A90, broken down by the (a) section north of Dundee and (b) other sections.

Question reference: S6W-33617

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an update on the implementation of MyNHS Digital, and what assessment it has made of its potential impact on patient care.