Motion · S5M-19127 · 26 Sep 2019
British Heart Foundation Scotland's Bias and Biology Report
The motion
That the Parliament welcomes the publication of the British Heart Foundation Scotland report, Bias and Biology; understands that seven women a day in Scotland die from ischaemic heart disease and around 100,000 women in Scotland are living with the condition; believes that around 21,000 women in South Lanarkshire are living with the daily burden of a heart or circulatory disease, including 5,600 living with coronary heart disease, which includes heart attack survivors and those with angina; considers that women living with heart disease in Scotland face disadvantages in awareness, diagnosis, treatment and support; welcomes the recent announcement in the Programme for Government that a Women’s Health Plan will be introduced and that heart disease will be included within that plan, and encourages all parties to come together to debate the recommendations of the report.
Supporters (13)
- Neil Findlay 26 Sep 2019
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 26 Sep 2019
- Iain Gray 26 Sep 2019
- Alison Johnstone 26 Sep 2019
- Bill Kidd 26 Sep 2019
- Mark McDonald 26 Sep 2019
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 26 Sep 2019
- Alexander Stewart 26 Sep 2019
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 26 Sep 2019
- Alex Cole-Hamilton Scottish Liberal Democrats 27 Sep 2019
- Gil Paterson 27 Sep 2019
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 29 Sep 2019
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 9 Oct 2019
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.