- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2023
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 16 March 2023
To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government has made any assessment of the effect that long A&E waits have on patient mortality.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 16 March 2023
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 7 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to (a) develop and (b) improve data collection for (i) high cholesterol, (ii) high blood pressure and (iii) atrial fibrillation at a (A) national and (B) regional level.
Answer
In April 2021, Scottish Government commissioned Public Health Scotland to develop and deliver the Scottish Cardiac Audit Programme. To date, hypertension and atrial fibrillation have been included as part of draft indicators shared in autumn 2022.
We continue to work with PHS to develop this programme.
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 7 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) meets the needs of people with heart disease, and how it is ensuring the delivery of access to computerised CBT across all cardiac rehabilitation and specialist cardiac nursing services nationally.
Answer
We have significantly increased access to digital mental health treatments, products and services since the first cCBT treatment was rolled out in 2017. We now have 27 different computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) treatments available across all NHS Boards. This includes the tool ‘Space in Coronary Heart Disease’.
Through delivery of the Heart Disease Action Plan, we have worked with five health boards to encourage their utilisation of this tool within cardiac rehab services. We are in the process of evaluating this to support further adoption within cardiac services.
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 7 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking with Public Health Scotland to deliver a cardiac audit programme with a governance structure to support the audit and improvement of services for people with heart disease, and, as part of this programme, whether it is supporting the development of a wider range of heart disease and risk factor quality indicators to gain a better understanding of the provision of care across the full pathway.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-14685 on
6 March 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-committees/written-questions-and-answers
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 7 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to (a) improve access to data relevant to, (b) agree indicators to support data mapping for and (c) support the streamlining and standardisation of information currently collected for heart disease.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-14685 on 7 March 2023. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at Questions and answers | Scottish Parliament Website-
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 7 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has established nationally-agreed pathways of care for heart disease, and, if so, what (a) these include and (b) resources it provides to support their implementation.
Answer
Work is underway to develop a number of cardiac pathways. These will be shared with the Heart Disease Task Force for their review and support prioritisation of work in 2023-2024.
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 6 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking with NHS Education for Scotland (NES) to ensure that the education and training related to heart disease adapts as changing models of care are implemented.
Answer
Delivery of this action is a long term objective of the plan. The National Heart Disease Task Force will consider the prioritisation of work to be undertaken in 2023-24 as part of our ongoing implementation of the commitments within the Heart Disease Action Plan.
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 6 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to (a) support the spread and adoption of holistic assessment and (b) ensure that appropriate self-management resources are available for people with cardiac disease.
Answer
a) The Rehabilitation and Recovery: A Once for Scotland Person-Centred Approach to Rehabilitation in a Post-COVID Era was published in June 2022 and provides a framework to deliver person-centred, innovative and inclusive rehabilitation to all.
The Once for Scotland approach recommends that all individuals should have access to a person-centred assessment, which will provide a better understanding of their rehabilitation needs.
As this work now moves into an implementation phase, rehabilitation services are encouraged to benchmark themselves against the Six Principles of Good Rehabilitation in order to identify gaps in service provision and opportunity for development and innovation.
b)Through the Heart Disease Action Plan funding call in 2021 we provided funding for the development of a self-management resource for people with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction.
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 6 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to carry out a gap analysis of the cardiology and cardiac surgery workforce that has been informed by the nationally-agreed pathways and the developed competency framework.
Answer
Work to develop agreed pathways is underway and required to complete before gap analysis can be undertaken.
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 6 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has established referral guidelines for common symptoms of heart disease to support timely access to diagnostics.
Answer
Delivery of this action is a long term objective of the plan. The National Heart Disease Task Force will consider the prioritisation of work to be undertaken in 2023-24 as part of our ongoing implementation of the commitments within the Heart Disease Action Plan.