Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.
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To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure changing place toilets are available at hospitals in Lothian.
To ask the Scottish Government how many myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) clinical nurse specialists there have been in each year since 2007, also broken down by NHS board.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to increase the number of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) clinical nurse specialists.
To ask the Scottish Government what the evidence base is behind the proposal in the Oral Health Improvement Plan to increase the interval between routine dental examinations for adults from six months to two years, and whether it has examined international best practice in relation to this proposed change.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to concerns that the proposal in the Oral Health Improvement Plan to increase the interval between routine dental examinations for adults from six months to two years will lead to decreased rates of regular attendance at a dentist.
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that the proposal in the Oral Health Improvement Plan to increase the interval between routine dental examinations for adults from six months to two years will not reduce the rates of early detection of oral cancer, in light of the role of dentists in identifying it.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its announcement on 18 June 2018 of a new pathway for medicines, whether it plans to issue a formal consultation on the new standard operating procedure for the revised decision-making process for ultra-orphan medicines, and when it expects the new procedure to be published.
To ask the Scottish Government how many beds there have been in each maternity unit in each year since 1999.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-08991 by Shona Robison on 9 May 2017, whether it will provide an update on any plans to introduce antiobiotic tests in the NHS.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its efforts to reduce the overuse of antibiotics and tackle antibiotic resistance.