Motion · S5M-20781 · 7 Feb 2020
Bowel Screening Uptake in the North East
The motion
That the Parliament welcomes encouraging statistics released by Information Services Division (ISD) showing that more people in north east Scotland are taking part in bowel screening tests compared to the national average; understands that, compared with the national average of 61.1%, the average uptake for bowel screening in NHS Grampian is 67.1%; notes that, in the health board area, 64.3% of eligible men and 69.9% of eligible women were screened, with a total of 191,698 eligible people screened in Grampian up to 30 April 2019; recognises that bowel cancer is the third most commonly-occurring cancer in Scotland, and the second most common cause of death from the disease, and urges all eligible people to participate in a test to ensure early detection and treatment as soon as possible.
Supporters (17)
- Bill Kidd 7 Feb 2020
- Richard Lyle 7 Feb 2020
- Joan McAlpine 7 Feb 2020
- Mark McDonald 7 Feb 2020
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 7 Feb 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 7 Feb 2020
- Sandra White 9 Feb 2020
- Dr Alasdair Allan 10 Feb 2020
- Liam Kerr Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 10 Feb 2020
- Jenny Gilruth Scottish National Party 12 Feb 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 12 Feb 2020
- Willie Coffey 14 Feb 2020
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 19 Feb 2020
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 20 Feb 2020
- Angela Constance Scottish National Party 20 Feb 2020
- Ruth Maguire 20 Feb 2020
- Tom Arthur Scottish National Party 24 Feb 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.