§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he, or any of his Ministers last visited a hospice in Scotland. [28554]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonMy right hon. and noble Friend the Minister of State visited the Prince and Princess of Wales hospice in Glasgow on 18 February 1994. I am due to visit St. Columba's hospice in Edinburgh next month.
§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the names and locations of hospices in Scotland; which of them have been required to pay for prescriptions for terminally ill patients since the introduction of the new funding arrangements; what are the reasons for this; what plans he has to review these arrangements; and if he will make a statement. [28532]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe adult voluntary hospices in Scotland, and their locations, are as follows:
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Health board area Hospice Argyll and Clyde Accord, Paisley Ardgowan, Greenock St. Vincent's Johnstone Ayrshire and Arran Ayrshire, Ayr Forth Valley Strathcarron, Denny Greater Glasgow Hunter's Hill Marie Curie Centre, Glasgow Prince and Princess of Wales, Glasgow St. Margaret's Clydebank Highland Highland, Inverness Lanarkshire St. Andrew's, Airdrie Lothian Fairmile Marie Curie Centre, Edinburgh St. Columba's, Edinburgh Western Isles Bethesda, Stornoway From 1995–96, each health board's general allocation contains funding for purchasing specialist palliative care of the type provided by the voluntary hospices, including an element in respect of the cost of medication. Information is not held centrally on the arrangements for the provision of pharmaceutical services which have been entered into by health boards and hospices under the new arrangements.