- Asked by: Carolyn Leckie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Socialist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Lanarkshire NHS Board has informed it of the permanent closure of in-patient paediatric services at Monklands Hospital; if so, when, and what response it has made.
Answer
A final decision has not been taken on the future provision of paediatric services in NHS Lanarkshire.
- Asked by: Carolyn Leckie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Socialist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether paediatric in-patient services at Monklands Hospital will resume and, if so, when.
Answer
No decision has been taken on the future of paediatric in-patient services at Monklands Hospital, which is primarily a matter for NHS Lanarkshire. In August 2002 Lanarkshire NHS Board announced a full strategic review to consider paediatric services across its area. The remit of the review group is:to look at the children's health services commissioned by NHS Lanarkshire, identifying strengths, weaknesses and opportunities;to make recommendations for prioritised development of services, andto make specific recommendations for robust and sustainable paediatric in-patient services. I understand that the review group aims to report to the NHS board at its meeting in October 2003, when a decision on the future configuration of paediatric services will be taken. Guidance has been issued to the health service which is clear in stating the importance of consultation and public involvement in service change (HDL(2002)42 Consultation and Public Involvement in Service Change: Draft Interim Guidance, Bib. number 21063). This guidance will shortly be revised to reflect the increasing importance of this issue. NHS Lanarkshire are aware that they must engage in full and transparent consultation with all stakeholders, including parents, clinicians and elected representatives, on the long-term configuration of paediatric services.
- Asked by: Carolyn Leckie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Socialist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will establish negotiations with professional organisations and trade unions to reach an agreement on Agenda for Change - Modernising the NHS Pay System.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has been fully involved in the UK-wide negotiations on Agenda for Change undertaken over the last three years. These have already resulted in an agreement with professional organisations and trade unions to put the Agenda for Change proposals to staff throughout the UK, including Scotland. These proposals are currently out for consultation with staff and in most cases the outcome of the ballots are still awaited.
- Asked by: Carolyn Leckie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Socialist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will establish fully devolved collective bargaining machinery in the NHS.
Answer
No. We will continue to undertake collective bargaining within a UK framework.
- Asked by: Carolyn Leckie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Socialist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is committed to the organisational change policy in the NHS and, in particular, the no detriment and lifetime protection aspects of the agreement with the Scottish Partnership Forum.
Answer
The organisational change policy was the first document agreed within the Scottish Partnership Forum and all NHSScotland employers are obliged to implement it. The Scottish Executive Health Department is fully supportive of NHSScotland in its implementation of the policy.
