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 implement the Health Improvement Scotland recommendation that wheelchair users who are at high risk of developing pressure ulcers should not be seated for more than two hours without a change of position.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the availability of adjustable, tilt-in-space, wheelchairs.
To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers to wheelchair users to help them spend part of the day out of their chairs.
To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers to the carers of wheelchair users to help the people that they care for spend part of the day out of their chairs.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to raise awareness of the risks and symptoms of blood clots, and what leaflets and materials it provides to patients and medical staff in this regard.
To ask the Scottish Government what its view is on the report from Citizens Advice Scotland, The Cost of Saying Goodbye 2016, and its finding that the cost of a basic burial in Edinburgh is the highest in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government and other stakeholders regarding funeral costs, funeral poverty and the funeral payment scheme.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle funeral poverty.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on adult cleft lip and palate surgery at St John’s Hospital in Livingston if cleft surgery is centralised.
To ask the Scottish Government what the running costs are each year of the NHSScotland confidential alert line.