Portfolio Questions

Health and Sport Richard Lyle S5O-02879 1. To ask the Scottish Government what the NHS policy is on prescribing wigs for patients receiving private healthcare. Bruce Crawford S5O-02880 2. To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made with the roll-out of free personal care to under-65s who require it. Gil Paterson S5O-02881 3. To ask the Scottish Government how the roll-out of the GP Premises Sustainability Fund will help reduce barriers to the recruitment of GPs. Claudia Beamish S5O-02882 4. To ask the Scottish Government what role third sector organisations such as Healthy Valleys in Lanark play in supporting preventative health and other community-led health initiatives. Liam Kerr S5O-02883 5. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the NRAC funding formula for NHS boards. Joan McAlpine S5O-02884 6. To ask the Scottish Government how it has enhanced the role of clinical nurse specialists in the NHS and what the benefits have been. Stewart Stevenson S5O-02885 7. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that its commitment to develop rural clinics aligns with the needs of NHS boards and clinicians. Rhoda Grant S5O-02886 8. To ask the Scottish Government for how many hours on-call ambulance drivers can safely work in addition to their dayshift. Alasdair Allan S5O-02887 9. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on plans to replace St Brendan's Hospital on Barra. Annabelle Ewing S5O-02888 10. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on out-of-hours urgent care in NHS Fife. Bill Kidd S5O-02889 11. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the upgrade of sports pitches in Anniesland to 3G multi-use game areas. Neil Bibby S5O-02890 12. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on infection control measures at the Royal Alexandra Hospital and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Murdo Fraser S5O-02891 13. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure the full reopening of the Pitlochry minor injuries unit. Michelle Ballantyne S5O-02892 14. To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that patients being prescribed opiates have all other options explained to them by their doctor. Claire Baker S5O-02893 15. To ask the Scottish Government what targeted support it has provided to NHS Fife in each year since 2014 to tackle childhood obesity. Gillian Martin S5O-02894 16. To ask the Scottish Government what impact the CAMHS taskforce at NHS Grampian has had on mental health treatment for adolescents. Tom Arthur S5O-02895 17. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce health inequalities. Elaine Smith S5O-02896 18. To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time is in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde for a hip operation. Maureen Watt S5O-02897 19. To ask the Scottish Government how it supports young people from deprived communities to positively engage in sporting activities. James Kelly S5O-02898 20. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.