- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 26 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans to update the Scottish Ministerial Code.
Answer
The Scottish Ministerial Code was first published in August 1999. It provides a code of conduct and guidance on procedures for Scottish ministers. It also underlines our commitment to working in partnership with the Scottish Parliament. We have updated the code to reflect a number of developments since 1999. The changes include: the addition of the Seven Principles of Public Life as set out in the first report of the Nolan Committee; revised guidance on the procedure for discussion of private interests with incoming ministers; arrangements for appointing Ministerial Parliamentary Aides, and revised guidance on contact with commercial companies. Further changes will be made as and when appropriate, including any changes we consider necessary in relation to contacts with commercial lobbyists following further consideration of the Standards Committee's recent report on lobbying.Copies of the latest version of the Scottish Ministerial Code will be available in the Parliament's Reference Centre, and on the internet at .
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 13 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what priorities it has set in respect of recruiting and training nurse specialists in the NHS in Scotland.
Answer
A specialist nurse is defined as a person who has successfully completed a post qualification course of study in a specific clinical field and who applies higher levels of judgement, discretion and decision-making in clinical care in order to improve the quality of patient care, meeting the needs of patients within the specialty and in the specific area of practice.In practice many specialist nurse roles have developed in order to improve the quality of health promotion and care to patients with particular diseases such as, for example, specialist nurses for diabetic patients, and for patients requiring palliative care, pain control, infection control or those with breast cancer.Recruitment and training of specialist nurses is primarily a matter for individual NHS Trusts to determine in light of the clinical needs and service developments of their area.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 28 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether its recent Action Plan on nurse recruitment and retention includes specific measures to retain nurse specialists.
Answer
While there are no specific measures in the Action Plan, this is an area that will be explored within the Facing the Future implementation group which I am chairing. The group will meet for the first time in the New Year.
