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.
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the rates of early detection of lung cancer.
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have self-funded their drug treatment in each year since 1999.
To ask the Scottish Government what the waiting times have been for patients who require a (a) pre-colonoscopy assessment and (b) colonoscopy in each quarter since 1999, also broken down by NHS board.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported concerns that the new GP contract does not make adequate provision for GP practices with a significant number of patients who might require interpreters or lengthier appointments because they are non-native English speakers.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-02519 by Shona Robison on 23 September 2016, how many outpatients did not attend NHS appointments in each year since 2016.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that, due to capacity issues, people in Whitburn are experiencing difficulties in getting appointments at Whitburn Health Centre, and what discussions it has had with NHS Lothian regarding this.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to the reported concerns raised by residents in the area regarding the impact of the closure of the Stoneyburn Health Centre GP service in West Lothian, and what discussions it has had with NHS Lothian about this.
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been admitted into acute NHS settings from care homes in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.
To ask the Scottish Government which drugs are available through the NHS in England but not in Scotland, and vice-versa.
To ask the Scottish Government how many opioids have been prescribed by (a) GPs and (b) hospitals in each year since 1999, broken down by type of opioid.