Parliamentary questions
Craig Hoy
1,298 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
9 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to highlight any need for further qualitative research on the impact of living with a neurological condition.
Answer · Maree Todd: The Scottish Government funds health and care research largely through the Chief Scientist Office's two response mode grant committees: https://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/grant-funding/response-mode-funding-schemes/ These meet twice per year and their role is wel…
9 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken with (a) the Scottish Access Collaborative for Neurology and (b) other stakeholders to develop nationally agreed, regionally and locally applied guidelines for health services and referral pathways for neurological conditions.
Answer · Maree Todd: Through the Neurological Care and Support – a National Framework for Action 2020-25 , Scottish Government and the Centre for Sustainable Delivery (CfSD) are improving referral pathways. The CfSD continues to work with neurological services to support the ap…
9 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has tested how national workforce planning solutions can help address any capacity challenges for the neurological workforce.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-13687 on 23 January 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…
9 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to promote the work of (a) the Chief Scientist Office, (b) third sector organisations’ research and (c) Scottish neurological research networks to support neurological research.
Answer · Maree Todd: The Chief Scientist Office is part of the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates. Detail on the work of the Chief Scientist Office is available online: https://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk. Research studies taking place in NHS Scotland and funded b…
9 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what support it has given to (a) integration authorities and (b) the NHS to test generic/neurology community-based, multi-disciplinary team models, and what evaluation it has undertaken of this.
Answer · Maree Todd: In 2019, we published a Neurological Care and Support – a National Framework for Action 2020-25 , with a vision to ensure everyone with a neurological condition can access the care and support they need to live well, on their own terms. Since October 2020 …
9 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to improve workforce data, analysis, modelling and scenario planning in the neurology, neurophysiology, neuroradiology and neuro-rehabilitation fields.
Answer · Maree Todd: Our National Workforce Strategy for Health and Social Care supports the remobilisation and recovery of health and social care services and sets out priorities for recruitment, training and retention. We anticipate that the Strategy will be used by workforce, …
9 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to improve the recording of neurological conditions in an individual’s routine health and care records, to ensure that any such conditions are visible to appropriate services.
Answer · Maree Todd: On 13 December 2022 we published a report of the estimated prevalence of 28 specific neurological conditions: Neurological Conditions: estimating the prevalence in Scotland of selected conditions using GP and Hospital Admissions datasets - gov.scot (www.gov.…
9 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to enable more accurate population-level estimates on the prevalence of neurological conditions.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-13707 on 23 January 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…
9 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to improve the use of digital technology to ensure that integrated services seamlessly meet the needs of people with neurological conditions and those who provide care and support to them.
Answer · Maree Todd: As well as action being taken to improve the use of digital technology across health and social care in general, as set out in our Care in the Digital Age: delivery plan 2022 to 2023 , digital technology has been used by a significant number of the projects…
9 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to support the development of systems and processes for (a) service planning and (b) workforce development for services that support individuals with neurological conditions.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-13687 on 23 January 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…
9 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what support it has given to (a) integration authorities and (b) the NHS to test new roles and new arrangements for co-ordinating care and support for people with neurological conditions.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-13700 on 23 January 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…
9 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to improve access to (a) healthcare and (b) support for those living with a neurological condition.
Answer · Maree Todd: In 2019, we published a Neurological Care and Support – a National Framework for Action 2020-25 , with a vision to ensure everyone with a neurological condition can access the care and support they need to live well, on their own terms. The aims include im…
9 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to encourage opportunities for people with neurological conditions to become involved in research trials.
Answer · Maree Todd: The Scottish Health Research Register and Biobank (SHARE) is funded by the Chief Scientist Office. SHARE has been established to create a register of people aged 11 and over and resident in Scotland who are interested in participating in health research studi…
9 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has done with (a) Healthcare Improvement Scotland, (b) integration authorities and (c) the NHS to promote the implementation of anticipatory care planning, in order to ensure that these plans are widely available and adopted by relevant services and people with neurological …
Answer · Maree Todd: We worked with Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) to facilitate an online learning event in August 2021 to raise awareness of and build confidence amongst health and social care staff in Anticipatory Care Planning for people with neurological conditions. …
9 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken with stakeholders to examine how workforce planning for team-based approaches to neurological care can augment the delivery and quality of services for people with neurology conditions.
Answer · Maree Todd: Our National Workforce Strategy for Health and Social Care supports the remobilisation and recovery of health and social care services and sets out priorities for recruitment, training and retention. We anticipate that the Strategy will be used by workforce…
9 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to embed the Principles of Good Transitions, as a good practice framework for transitions for people with neurological conditions.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the Neurological Care And Support: A Framework For Action 2020-2025 – Midpoint Progress Report , which was published on 13 July 2022. This report provides an update on the progress under each of the five aims in the Neurological Care A…
9 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has done to ensure that local carer information and advice services know how to access the most relevant information and training for carers of people with neurological conditions.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-13690 on 23 January 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…
9 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has done to ensure the full implementation of self-directed support for people with neurological conditions.
Answer · Maree Todd: In 2022-23 we supported the Neurological Alliance of Scotland (NAoS) to produce three information resources to support key workers and carers to guide people with neurological conditions to access Self-Directed Support (SDS). The resources have been produced…
9 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has done with stakeholders to raise awareness of the information and resources available on neurological conditions.
Answer · Maree Todd: Public-facing information about neurological conditions is being developed for the NHS Inform website, to support education and self-management. New or revised pages have been published on Functional Neurological Disorder, Multiple Sclerosis, Huntington’s Di…
9 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to support shared decision making and personalised models of care and support for people with neurological conditions.
Answer · Maree Todd: In 2019, we published a Neurological Care and Support – a National Framework for Action 2020-25 , with a vision to ensure everyone with a neurological condition can access the care and support they need to live well, on their own terms. The aims include im…
9 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has done with (a) third sector and (b) carer organisations to help ensure that carers of people with neurological conditions are aware of their rights under the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016.
Answer · Maree Todd: In 2021 we supported the Neurological Alliance of Scotland (NAoS) to produce three new ‘What to Expect’ information guides for carers of people with neurological conditions. These guides include information on carers’ rights under the Carers (Scotland) Act 20…
9 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has done to ensure that the legislation, policy and guidance that (a) integration authorities and (b) the NHS use, when planning and commissioning services, are designed to support consistent, timely and appropriate provision of care and support for people with neurological …
Answer · Maree Todd: We have recruited a multi-disciplinary cross-agency working group, including a broad spectrum of individuals involved in planning and commissioning services, to develop and implement a quality assurance programme for the General Standards for Neurological Car…
4 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many teachers have accessed the national Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood (RSHP) resources and used them as part of the school curriculum since their creation.
Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: Information on the number of times that the rshp.scot website has been accessed can be found at https://mailchi.mp/8e809fa117cf/rshp-resource-network-june22 . This information does not distinguish whether it was a teacher accessing the resource. Therefore t…
4 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how it supports young people who are school non-attenders or not in mainstream education to have resources similar to the national Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood (RSHP) resources.
Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: Local authorities are responsible for the education of all pupils who are registered within their school rolls. It is for teachers, schools and local authorities to determine how best to deliver learning and teaching on any topic and subject, in line with Cu…
4 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to support access to services for women for those who are required to travel long distances to attend appointments or who may have difficulty travelling to appointments.
Answer · Maree Todd: The Scottish Government and NHS Scotland continues to promote the use of remote consultations, including NHS Near Me, as a means to support access to services and reduce the need to travel to appointments. As an example of this support, Community Hubs are al…
4 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on whether it has appointed a Women's Health Champion.
Answer · Maree Todd: A number of high-calibre candidates have been interviewed for this important role and the appointments process is in the final stages. Ministers will provide an update to Parliament shortly.
4 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has promoted the use of video or telephone consultation where appropriate to support access to services for women.
Answer · Maree Todd: Yes, the Scottish Government has taken significant steps to promote the use of video, through NHS Near Me, and telephone consultations where appropriate to support access to services for women. Key actions have included:Targeted social media campaigns via th…
4 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has developed and is currently providing a Women's Health Community Pharmacy service, and, if not, when it will.
Answer · Maree Todd: The Women’s Health Plan, published in August 2021, contains an action to implement a Women’s Health Service in community pharmacies. This service will be introduced on an incremental basis over the next few years. The first step was the introduction of bridg…
4 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has established a Women's Health Research Fund; if not, when it will, and how much funding the fund will receive.
Answer · Maree Todd: As set out in the August 2021 Plan the establishment of a Women’s Health Research Fund is a long term action with a delivery timescale of three years or more from publication.
4 Jan 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has established a central platform for information on women’s health on NHS inform.
Answer · Maree Todd: Yes. The platform can be found at : Women's health | NHS inform