Portfolio Questions

Health and Sport Margaret Mitchell S5O-01135 1. [Not Lodged] Rhoda Grant S5O-01136 2. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported shortage of dentists in rural and island communities. Colin Beattie S5O-01137 3. To ask the Scottish Government how many nurses from the rest of the EU have registered to work in Scotland since the EU referendum was held, in light of a recent report suggesting that there has been a 96% decline for the UK as a whole. Bill Bowman S5O-01138 4. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support NHS Scotland's recruitment of nurses and midwives. Stuart McMillan S5O-01139 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether the health secretary has met the new chief executive of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and, if so, what was discussed. Neil Bibby S5O-01140 6. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and what issues were discussed. David Stewart S5O-01141 7. To ask the Scottish Government what initiatives it is supporting to tackle obesity and type 2 diabetes. Dean Lockhart S5O-01142 8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce waiting times for adults referred for psychological therapies. Daniel Johnson S5O-01143 9. [Not Lodged] Jamie Greene S5O-01144 10. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce hospital waiting times in the West Scotland parliamentary region. Anas Sarwar S5O-01145 11. To ask the Scottish Government how many patients in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde were not treated within the legally guaranteed treatment waiting time in 2016. Alison Johnstone S5O-01146 12. [Not Lodged] David Torrance S5O-01147 13. To ask the Scottish Government how it promotes cervical screening awareness. Angus MacDonald S5O-01148 14. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Forth Valley and what issues were discussed. Brian Whittle S5O-01149 15. To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that the highest quality food is served in hospitals. Colin Smyth S5O-01150 16. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address the reported 47.6% vacancy rate for consultants in older people’s medicine in NHS Ayrshire and Arran. Iain Gray S5O-01151 17. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made implementing the recommendations in Target Ovarian Cancer's Pathfinder Scotland report. Richard Leonard S5O-01152 18. To ask the Scottish Government when the temporary removal of orthopaedic services at Monklands General Hospital will come to an end, and when trauma and elective services will be restored. Finlay Carson S5O-01153 19. To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to physically disabled adults to access sporting and fitness facilities. Miles Briggs S5O-01154 20. To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to work with NHS Lothian to expand car parking capacity at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.