Parliamentary questions
Craig Hoy
1,298 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of patients with diabetes suffered from hospital-acquired foot ulceration, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Maree Todd: The information requested is not held centrally.
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has done with partner agencies to support improvements in out-of-hours care for people with diabetes.
Answer · Maree Todd: As part of the Scottish Diabetes Group, we have multiple sub-groups focusing on projects related to unscheduled and emergency care. Many of the commitments within the Diabetes Improvement Plan will have secondary outcome measures aiming to reduce attendances …
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of diagnoses of diabetic ketoacidosis developed while in hospital, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Maree Todd: The information requested is not held centrally.
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of staff in each NHS board have (a) undertaken and (b) completed the CPR for Feet training modules.
Answer · Maree Todd: The information requested is not held centrally.
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to ensure that healthcare professionals, SCI-Diabetes and e-health teams work collaboratively to ensure that changes implemented in SCI-Diabetes support clinical care and drive improvement in diabetes care.
Answer · Maree Todd: The SCI-Diabetes eHealth Clinical Lead provides regular updates to the Scottish Diabetes Group and Managed Clinical Networks in order to ensure that the clinical community is aware of the functionality of the dashboard and how they can work together to contin…
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people with type 1 diabetes have had an average blood glucose (sugar) level (HbA1c) greater than 75mmol/l and a systolic blood pressure over 130 mmHg, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-14393 on 9 February 2023. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committ…
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has completed work with (a) Diabetes Scotland and (b) people living with diabetes to establish where any additional support is required, and how best this could be delivered.
Answer · Maree Todd: Officials meet regularly with Diabetes Scotland in order to identify areas of shared interest and opportunities for collaboration. Representatives from Diabetes Scotland sit on the Scottish Diabetes Group (SDG) and its sub-groups. The Scottish Government ha…
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support NHS boards to optimise diabetes in-patient care in hospitals and reduce any avoidable adverse events.
Answer · Maree Todd: As part of the Scottish Diabetes Group (SDG), we have an inpatient sub-group, with a focus on improving diabetes care in hospitals. The inpatient group, with support from the SDG, will carry out a national inpatient audit this year. The purpose of the audit…
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people with type 1 diabetes have had blood pressure of less than or equal to 130/80mmHg in each year since 2007.
Answer · Maree Todd: The information in the format requested is not held centrally. The Scottish Diabetes Survey records blood pressure less than or equal to 140 mmHg and can be found by following link: https://www.diabetesinscotland.org.uk/publications/#survey-docs. The Scott…
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people with diabetes have had screening for microalbuminuria in each year since 2007.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-14364 on 9 February 2023. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committ…
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to improve linkages between diabetes and pregnancy clinical systems.
Answer · Maree Todd: As part of the Scottish Diabetes Group, we have a sub-group focusing on projects specific to pregnancy and gestational diabetes. This group, alongside SCI-diabetes leads, are working on linkage opportunities with the maternity app, BadgerNet. This is an ongoi…
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people with diabetes have been recorded as having attended structured education within six months of diagnosis in each year since 2007.
Answer · Maree Todd: The information in the format requested is not held centrally. The Scottish Diabetes Survey records the number of people who have attended structured diabetes education at any time and can be found at: https://www.diabetesinscotland.org.uk/publications/#surv…
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people with type 1 diabetes have had optimal glycaemic control, defined as <58mmol/mol in adults and <48mmol/mol in children, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-14364 on 9 February 2023. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committ…
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to support early optimisation of glycaemic control in new onset type 1 diabetes.
Answer · Maree Todd: As part of the Scottish Diabetes Group, a Short Life Working Group (SLWG) has been established to develop recommendations for a ‘Once for Scotland’ approach to Type 1 diabetes education. For people newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, there is an urgent need…
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people with type 1 diabetes have had access to continuous glucose monitoring in each year since 2007.
Answer · Maree Todd: The information requested is not held centrally.
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what it is has done to ensure that women with gestational diabetes have access to information, support, and follow-up, to help them prevent developing type 2 diabetes.
Answer · Maree Todd: Through the Framework for the Prevention, Early Detection and Early Intervention of Type 2 Diabetes (The Framework), Scottish Government are supporting NHS boards to develop and enhance pathways for those diagnosed with gestational diabetes. The Framework id…
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people with diabetes have achieved optimal glycaemic control, defined as <58mmol/mol in adults and <48mmol/mol in children, at one year post diagnosis in each year since 2007.
Answer · Maree Todd: The information requested is not held centrally.
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that people with diabetes receive timely and appropriate access to structured education and support.
Answer · Maree Todd: As part of the Scottish Diabetes Group, we have a sub-group focusing on education; the Scottish Diabetes Education Advisory Group (SDEAG). SDEAG are currently developing ‘Once for Scotland’ pathways for diabetes education and supported self-management. These …
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to improve pregnancy outcomes for women with type (a) 1 and (b) 2 diabetes.
Answer · Maree Todd: As part of the Scottish Diabetes Group, we have a sub-group working specifically on pregnancy related projects. To date, they have supported the Scottish Health Technologies Group to develop up to date guidance which now allows the use of Continuous Glucose M…
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of adults with type 2 diabetes entered remission in each year since 2007.
Answer · Maree Todd: This is a matter for NHS Scotland Health Boards. The information requested is not held centrally.
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to ensure that people with type 1 diabetes receive appropriate and timely access to technologies to improve glycaemic control and their quality of life.
Answer · Maree Todd: As part of the Scottish Diabetes Group, there are several sub-groups working on delivering commitments specific to Type 1 Diabetes. These include commitments to improving education and self-management and also inpatient care. Closed Loop Systems are also bein…
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of 18- to 25-year-olds with diabetes have engaged with diabetes services in each year since 2007.
Answer · Maree Todd: The information requested is not held centrally.
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people with diabetes have had all nine processed or care recorded diagnoses in each year since 2007.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-14364 on 9 February 2023. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committ…
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people with type 1 diabetes in the (a) most deprived (Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 1) and (b) least deprived (SIMD 5) areas have had access to diabetes technologies in each year since 2007.
Answer · Maree Todd: This information is not held centrally.
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has done with primary care services to raise further awareness of type 1 diabetes.
Answer · Maree Todd: Raising awareness of Type 1 diabetes in Primary Care is a commitment within the Diabetes Improvement Plan. The Scottish Diabetes Group (SDG) has a sub-group focusing on Type 1 Diabetes and this group has representation from Primary Care clinicians. The sub-gr…
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what it has identified as examples of quality improvement initiatives as a result of information highlighted in the diabetes dashboard.
Answer · Maree Todd: As part of the implementation of the Diabetes Improvement Plan, we funded a Diabetes Improvement Lead post. The primary aim of this role was to support the sub-group chairs and key stakeholders to utilise data from the diabetes dashboard and implement quality…
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to ensure structured patient education is available for all women (a) living with diabetes during and (b) planning a pregnancy.
Answer · Maree Todd: As part of the Scottish Diabetes Group, we have a sub-group focusing on Education. This group is currently working towards a ‘Once for Scotland’ pathway for both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes – both of which will have pregnancy specific content and support. Th…
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what training and education on diabetes is available to all healthcare professionals, and what percentage of healthcare professionals have received that training, broken down by body.
Answer · Maree Todd: This information is not held centrally. However, the Scottish Diabetes Education Advisory Group (SDEAG) has been working with undergraduate medical education partners in order to ensure that appropriate education on diabetes is included in the curriculum. The…
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people with type 1 diabetes started on insulin pump therapy within six months of referral in each year since 2007.
Answer · Maree Todd: The information requested is not held centrally.
25 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people with diabetes have had a foot screening in each year since 2007.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-14364 on 9 February 2023. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committ…