Questions and answers

Question reference: S3W-02925

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 August 2007
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 August 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Stage 1 appeals there have been following a discharge decision and how many were successful in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board area.

Question reference: S3W-02923

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 August 2007
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 August 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the current guidance is with regard to the continuing care of elderly people; whether it applies uniformly across NHS board areas, and how the application of the guidance is monitored.

Question reference: S3W-02924

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 August 2007
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 August 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to review MEL (1996) 22, guidance on NHS responsibility for continuing health care, and, if so, when.

Question reference: S3W-02926

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 August 2007
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 August 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Stage 2 appeals there have been following a discharge decision and how many were successful in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board area.

Question reference: S3W-02428

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 July 2007
Current Status: Answered by Frank Mulholland on 22 August 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the longest period has been between authorisation of a fatal accident inquiry to the determination and report in the last 10 years.

Question reference: S3W-02426

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 July 2007
Current Status: Answered by Frank Mulholland on 22 August 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were designated by the Crown Office to administer fatal accident inquiries in each year since 1999, broken down by specific role.

Statistics are notcollated for the number and roles of Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service(COPFS) staff involved in the administration of fatal accident inquiries (FAI).

Experienced legalstaff within COPFS investigate all sudden, suspicious, unexplained, unexpected oraccidental deaths and present evidence at FAIs.

In July 2007 the IndependentInspector of Prosecution published A Thematic Report on Liaison in DeathCases. The Inspector reports, at page 89, that he “found no evidence that thework was treated in a second class or secondary way’ and that ‘it tended to be seniorstaff who dealt with the work.”

Question reference: S3W-02427

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 July 2007
Current Status: Answered by Frank Mulholland on 22 August 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost was of administering fatal accident inquiries in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S3W-02425

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 July 2007
Current Status: Answered by Frank Mulholland on 22 August 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average time has been from authorisation of a fatal accident inquiry to determination in each year since 1999, broken down by sheriffdom.

Question reference: S3W-02424

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 July 2007
Current Status: Answered by Frank Mulholland on 22 August 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average time has been from authorisation of a fatal accident inquiry to the first court hearing in each year since 1999, broken down by sheriffdom.

Question reference: S3W-02423

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 July 2007
Current Status: Answered by Frank Mulholland on 22 August 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average time has been from receipt of a request for a fatal accident inquiry to authorisation in each year since 1999, broken down by sheriffdom.

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