- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements are in place for the Yorkhill NHS Trust pharmacy department following the closure of the Queen Mother's Hospital as part of plans for the reconfiguration of maternity services in greater Glasgow.
Answer
I would expect NHS Greater Glasgowto take into account the points raised by the Area Pharmaceutical Committee in anyreconfiguration of maternity services.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether women in the west end of Glasgow will have a choice of maternity care should the Queen Mother's Hospital be closed as part of plans for the reconfiguration of maternity services in Greater Glasgow.
Answer
I consider that choice shouldbe central to any reorganisation of maternity services and I expect choices to beprovided regarding care options and place of delivery.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that clinical research at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children will not be affected by the closure of the Queen Mother's Hospital as part of plans for the reconfiguration of maternity services in Greater Glasgow.
Answer
I would expect that the networksand collaboration that exist between NHS and academic staff across Glasgow willcontinue.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average length of stay has been for mothers delivered of babies at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow in each year since 1999.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer I gave to S2W-8612 answered 10 June 2004. All answers to written parliamentary question are available on the Parliaments website , the search facility for whichcan be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-3831 by Malcolm Chisholm on 17 November 2003, whether there is now a case for a central review of maternity services to determine the cross-flow of patients between NHS boards as a result of plans for the reconfiguration of maternity services in Greater Glasgow.
Answer
As I indicated in my previousanswer, the overview report of the Expert Group on Acute Maternity Services (2002)states clearly the need for boards to take a regional approach to planning maternityservices and consideration of cross‑flow of patients from other board areasshould be part of this. To help facilitate regional planning in maternity services,the Executive has given each Regional Planning Group £50,000 (non‑recurrent)to fund a Regional Maternity Service Co‑ordinator.
The reconfiguration of maternityservices in Glasgow does not make a case for a central review of maternityservices to determine cross‑flow of patients across NHS boards in Scotland.
I have received an update fromNHS Argyll and Clyde and NHS Greater Glasgow on progress to address issueson the pattern of patient choice between Paisley and Glasgow. The two NHS boards will continue to monitor the choiceswomen are making over the coming months.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what the impact on patient transport costs will be of plans for the reconfiguration of maternity services in Greater Glasgow.
Answer
Transport issues are a very importantmatter which I am considering as part of my wider consideration of the board's proposals.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what powers it has to reject proposals for the closure of the Queen Mother's Hospital as part of plans for the reconfiguration of maternity services in Greater Glasgow.
Answer
In line with all proposals formajor service change, the board's proposals for maternity services in Glasgow are subjectto ministerial consideration and approval.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-3831 by Malcolm Chisholm on 17 November 2003, whether it is satisfied that a regional approach to planning maternity provision has been made in respect of plans for the reconfiguration of maternity services in Greater Glasgow.
Answer
The report of the Expert Groupon Acute Maternity Services makes it clear that local planning and commissioningof maternity services should take place within a regional context. The Scottish Executive has provided £50,000 non‑recurrent funding to each of the regionsto fund a Regional Maternity Services Co‑ordinator. Greater Glasgow are inthe process of recruiting into this post.
In considering Greater Glasgow'sproposal for their re‑configuration of maternity services I will be lookingat the degree to which Greater Glasgow have taken a regional approach to maternityprovision.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider further representations on the proposals for closing the Queen Mother's Hospital as part of plans for the reconfiguration of maternity services in Greater Glasgow.
Answer
I will continue to consider allinformation available to me and all representations made to me before coming toa view.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that a range of options was adequately considered prior to the development of plans for the reconfiguration of maternity services in Greater Glasgow.
Answer
I am considering the extent towhich Greater Glasgow NHS Board considered all of the possible options for the reconfigurationof maternity services in Glasgow.
