Portfolio Questions - Scottish Parliament: 23rd September 2015
Channel: The Scottish Parliament
Date: 2015-09-23

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Health, Wellbeing and Sport

1. Alex Fergusson: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the decision-making processes of the Scottish Medicines Consortium following its decision not to reimburse Vimizim for people with Morquio A syndrome. (S4O-04608)

2. Linda Fabiani: To ask the Scottish Government what discussion it has had with NHS Lanarkshire since its interim service model for out-of-hours GP services was implemented on 1 July 2015. (S4O-04609)

3. Richard Baker: To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to NHS Grampian to help recruit and retain staff. (S4O-04610)

4. Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Government whether robotic radical prostatectomy is available from the NHS. (S4O-04611)

5. Colin Beattie: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Court of Session’s recent decision not to overturn NHS Lothian’s withdrawal of prescriptive homeopathic medicine to a Midlothian resident. (S4O-04612)

6. Patricia Ferguson: To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to so-called deep end GP practices in the most socio-economically deprived populations. (S4O-04613)

7. Ken Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Government whether it is experiencing difficulties in recruiting for the four-year GP training programme. (S4O-04614)

8. Stuart McMillan: To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the chief executive of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. (S4O-04615)

9. Jackson Carlaw: To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to receive the interim conclusions of the independent review into polypropylene mesh implants and what progress the expert group has made in developing pathways of care for women experiencing complications. (S4O-04616)

10. Joan McAlpine: To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to address the shortage of GPs. (S4O-04617)

11. Alison McInnes: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress in filling GP vacancies across the north east. (S4O-04618)

12. Mark McDonald: To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting primary care in Aberdeen. (S4O-04619)

13. Stewart Maxwell: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland’s reported concerns regarding the capacity of the environmental health workforce in local authorities. (S4O-04620) R

14. Jenny Marra: To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to alleviate the problems in recruiting GPs across the country. (S4O-04621)

15. Rob Gibson: To ask the Scottish Government what evidence it has that orthopaedic specialisms are meeting the needs of patients. (S4O-04622)

16. Nigel Don: To ask the Scottish Government what help it is providing for people with blood conditions acquired from infected NHS blood. (S4O-04623)

17. Richard Lyle: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to tackle childhood obesity. (S4O-04624)

18. Gil Paterson: To ask the Scottish Government what impact it considers the UK Government’s welfare reforms have had on health and wellbeing in Scotland. (S4O-04625)

19. Mark Griffin: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the removal of old age psychiatry beds from Coathill Hospital and the impact on people using public transport to visit. (S4O-04626)

20. James Dornan: To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the SFA regarding football clubs, including Queen’s Park Football Club, that are helping to support health, wellbeing and addiction advice services in communities. (S4O-04627)


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