- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 July 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 24 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering an extension to the current Employability Fund and, if so, for how long.
Answer
We will continue to deliver Employability Fund through 2020-21 and during the current pandemic we have taken steps to ensure that current participants continue to be supported appropriately. We will make decisions about future employability interventions as we progress through the pandemic.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 July 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Clare Haughey on 20 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many people who have learning disabilities have died as a result of COVID-19, and what proportion of all COVID-19 deaths this represents, also broken down by (a) NHS board area and (c) the type of support they received (e.g. residential care home, hospital, care at home etc.)
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-30276 on 8 July 2020. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 April 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 17 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many residents of older people’s care homes were admitted to hospital with suspected COVID-19 in (a) March 2020 and (b) April 2020.
Answer
The information is not held centrally. I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-29384 on 16 July 2020 for further information about data on hospital admissions from care homes. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 April 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 17 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, of the patients currently in hospital with either confirmed or suspected COVID-19, how many are residents of older people’s care homes.
Answer
The information is not held centrally. I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-29384 on 16 July 2020 for further information about data on hospital admissions from care homes. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 April 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 17 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, of the confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 that are in intensive care to date, how many are residents of older people’s care homes.
Answer
The information is not held centrally. I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-29834 on 16 July 2020 for further information about data on hospital admissions from care homes. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 July 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Clare Haughey on 17 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-29241 by Jeane Freeman on 2 July 2020, how many adults who have learning disabilities and live in residential care have been tested for COVID-19, also broken down by local authority.
Answer
The information is not centrally held.
Testing for COVID-19 in Scotland is available through the NHS in Scotland to all Health and Social care staff delivering NHS services and providing social care to protect and care for the most vulnerable. Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-getting-tested/pages/who-can-be-tested/ .
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 July 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Clare Haughey on 17 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of all COVID-19 testing carried out has been of people with learning disabilities, also broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
The information is not centrally held.
Testing for COVID-19 in Scotland is available through the NHS in Scotland to all Health and Social care staff delivering NHS services and providing social care to protect and care for the most vulnerable. Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-getting-tested/pages/who-can-be-tested/ .
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 July 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Clare Haughey on 17 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to test for COVID-19 (a) people who have a learning disability and who receive social care support and (b) social care staff who provide such support.
Answer
Testing for COVID-19 in Scotland is available to all symptomatic individuals aged 5 years and over through the Test and Protect Programme further information can be found at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-getting-tested/ or by calling 0300 303 2713.
The Scottish Government is committed to using testing where it has a clear purpose and can contribute to reducing the risk of transmission. We will continue to adopt a flexible approach to testing which is based on the best available evidence to address the challenges where it can have the greatest impact and is guided by scientific, clinical and public health advice from our expert advisory structures.
Testing is one of a number of key public health mitigation measures and must be seen alongside a strong emphasis on removing symptomatic health and social care staff from the work, the use of PPE, physical distancing, environmental optimisation and decontamination and good social hygiene. It must not be seen as a substitute.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 July 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Clare Haughey on 17 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how it has monitored the impact of COVID-19 on the provision of social day care opportunities for people who have learning disabilities; what plans it has for these services as the route map progresses, and whether budgets will be maintained during the recovery period.
Answer
The Scottish Government have engaged with Social Work Scotland Learning Disability and Autism sub group and the Scottish Commission for Learning Disabilities to monitor what has been happening across the country for day care services. This has included consultation to understanding the potential barriers to safely re-open and reconfigure services; what creative solutions have been implemented to date; and what support and guidance is needed to support local decision making.
Social day care services encompass a wide variety of types of support. Some critical day care and respite support for people with learning disabilities has remained in place with appropriate physical distancing and hygiene measures, whilst other services have re-opened, providing essential support in a different way.
It is critical that social care support is maintained throughout this difficult period to ensure the safety, dignity and human rights of people who already receive support and their unpaid carers. We have made clear to local authorities that they should act to do what is right to deal with the virus, and not be constrained by funding issues. In addition to the funding directed towards social care from the 2020-21 budget, we have agreed with COSLA that Scottish Government will meet additional social care costs incurred because of the impact of the pandemic.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 July 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Clare Haughey on 17 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether accessible information, including an easy read version, is available on its Test and Trace programme.
Answer
The Scottish Government have been working with the Scottish Commission for Learning Disabilities (SCLD) and People First Scotland to create easy read versions of all official Government Coronavirus related advice and information relevant to people with learning disabilities. These are available on SCLD’s website .
Information on Testing can be found on NHS Inform's website at
https://www.nhsinform.scot/media/3556/20-21-coronavirus-easy-read-nhs-inform-10-testing-9-june-2020.pdf . Information on Tracing can be found on NHS Inform's website at https://www.nhsinform.scot/media/3697/20-21-coronavirus-easy-read-nhs-inform-11-contact-tracing-6-july-2020.pdf .
Additionally the link to the easy read version of the advice on testing can be found at the bottom of the door drop leaflet on Test and Trace.
Easy read documents are the most effective methods of written communication for people with learning disabilities and the easy read documents are the most accessed alternative formats of Government advice on NHS Inform’s website.
