- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 4 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much money has been spent on its Sperm and Egg Donation Campaign.
Answer
The cost of the most recent national donor gamete campaign delivered in partnership with NHS Scotland is £50,519.60 inclusive of VAT.
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 4 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to its Sperm and Egg Donation Campaign, what impact assessment it carried out in advance to assess the potential risks to vulnerable women.
Answer
All licensed Assisted Conception Units (ACU’s) are required by law to offer gamete donors counselling, this is mandatory and is free of charge within NHS Scotland.
ACU’s must also give prospective donors sufficient, accessible and up to date information to enable them to make informed decisions about their donation and any consent they then provide.
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 4 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to its Sperm and Egg Donation Campaign, what consideration was given to any potential risk that women who have had a negative experience of egg donation or fertility treatment may be affected by the campaign adverts.
Answer
The Scottish Government consider the impact of messaging on those who may have had a negative experience in relation to the relevant health topic when developing all health related campaigns. This is done in a number of ways including through creative testing and engaging with people with lived experience or stakeholders. In this instance this was carried out through patient representative stakeholders.
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 4 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to its Sperm and Egg Donation Campaign, whether it has considered from which social and economic backgrounds the women who donate their eggs will be drawn.
Answer
All NHS Scotland gamete donations are altruistic, no compensation payments are provided and donations are made through a desire to help those people in Scotland who need help becoming parents.
There is nothing to suggest women from particular social and economic backgrounds would be more inclined to donate their eggs than another.
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 4 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on whether funding for the hepatocellular carcinoma and pancreatic pathway pilot project will be extended for 12 months to March 2025, in order to overcome reported initial delays in the roll-out and to provide a mature source of data and patient experience to demonstrate how liver and pancreatic pathways can be improved.
Answer
The Scottish Government awarded the Scottish HepatoPancreatoBiliary Network funding of £653,000 over two years to redesign the pancreatic and liver cancer pathways.
This pilot is the first of its kind across the UK. It aims to provide a nationally more efficient, standardised patient-centred pathway for people with pancreatic and liver cancers, with earlier diagnosis, referral and management decisions following a Realistic Medicine approach.
The funding comes to an end in March 2024 and an evaluation of the pilot’s achievements against these aims will be completed to inform decisions about future funding.
In the meantime, work continues to establish Rapid Cancer Diagnostic Services (RCDS) across NHS Scotland – interim evaluation shows that hepato-pancreato-biliary cancer is one of the most common cancers being diagnosed through the new fast-track diagnostic pathways. There are currently five RCDSs in Scotland.
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 6 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that all fire and rescue officers in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have access to decontamination facilities.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 6 December 2023
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how locum GPs can access the General Practice Armed Forces and Veterans’ Recognition Scheme.
Answer
The General Practice Armed Forces and Veterans’ Recognition Scheme has been developed to be relevant for all staff, including locum GPs, who may come into contact with an armed forces family or veteran patient. It is hosted on Turas, which is an online training platform run by NHS Education for Scotland and accessible to all NHS staff. It can be accessed here: General Practice Armed Forces and Veterans’ Recognition Scheme – Training Website .
More information about the scheme can also be found by contacting: gp-afv@gov.scot
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 November 2023
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 30 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with Glasgow
City Council and Glasgow Life regarding the future provision of public services
and facilities in the region, including the Glasgow National Hockey Centre.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 30 November 2023
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 22 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government from which part of its Budget the additional £300 million pledged for the National Health Service will be allocated.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 22 November 2023
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 October 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to consult on proposals to restrict the promotion of less healthy food.
Answer
As I set out in my statement to Parliament in May, I will begin to take forward a more focused consultation in the autumn on the detail of proposed regulations to restrict the promotion of less healthy food and drink where those are sold to the public. We have begun engaging with stakeholders as part of this process. It is important that engagement on our proposals is extensive and as inclusive as possible.