NHS Education for Scotland have advised that there was no note taken of the discussion between the Healthcare Science Programme Manager at NHS Education for Scotland and the President of the College of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and Ireland.

NHS Lothian is the only board in Scotland who have applied for a recruitment and retention premium for perfusionists. In order to put a recruitment and retention premium in place, an NHS board must apply through the agreed procedure, providing evidence to support the application. This is then considered by the Scottish Terms and Conditions Committee, the partnership body which oversees the Agenda for Change system in Scotland.

It is expected that private providers will follow the guidance issued by the Chief Medical Officer during 2012 and are expected to provide a clinically appropriate package of care to their patients. The first port of call for all patients who have undergone breast augmentation in the private sector is their original provider.

This information is not held centrally.

This information is not held centrally.

This information is not held centrally.

This information is not held centrally.

The Scottish Government has noted the Swedish report and remains in contact with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. The advice remains that all patients should be offered a clinically appropriate package of care by their healthcare providers. The NHS will support removal of NHS PIP implants if, after clinical assessment, a woman with her doctor decide that it is medically necessary do so.

NHS boards are responsible for the organisation and planning of services to meet the needs of their resident population. Consequently it is for boards to decide the bed capacity needs to deliver services within the waiting time guarantee and standards.

As the Member will be aware, we announced on 8 May 2013, the development of a new capacity and performance planning tool to support boards. The tool is being developed to ensure that hospitals and communities have the right beds in place to treat patients as Scotland’s health service facing the challenges of an ageing population.

The bed planning tool is in the initial stages of development. It will be developed in consultation with clinical professionals from across NHSScotland to instil and ensure a consistent approach. This new tool will be used alongside the established workforce planning tool which have been made mandatory that all NHS boards use.

Waiting times for treatment in the NHS can reduce patients’ ability to participate in the labour market, leading to loss of income from work and may reduce productivity of those in work.