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 whether it will provide an update on whether its Programme for Government has provided a definition for the "progressive Scottish stroke unit"; by what date patients who have had a stroke will be fully treated through stroke unit care, and how the "progressive Scottish stroke unit" (a) compares with current practice and (b) differs from the accredited stroke units in other western European countries.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to ensure that stroke patients receive care that is supported by up-to-date stroke guidelines, in a similar way to those used across the rest of the UK; by what date all stroke patients in Scotland will receive care in line with such guidelines, and what importance it places on ensuring that stroke patients receive the care that they need in order to achieve their recovery potential.
To ask the Scottish Government what obligations NHS boards have to ensure up-to-date guidelines are used to underpin the quality of the care provided to stroke patients, and how NHS boards have fulfilled these obligations in any absence of national stroke guidelines.
Submitting member has a registered interest.
To ask Scottish Government what assessment it has made of Scottish Health Survey 2020 data which suggests that 36% of people who smoke report smoking more during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Submitting member has a registered interest.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage people to quit smoking during the COVID-19 lockdown.
To ask the Scottish Government whether self-employed, home-working travel agents are eligible for current COVID-19 support schemes, where such agents do not pay business rates and own their own property, and what consideration it has given to introducing business support grants for this particular group.
To ask the Scottish Government what its plans are for arranging COVID-19 vaccines for patient-facing physiotherapists in the private sector and for arranging subsequent communications to them on this matter.
To ask the Scottish Government what financial assistance is available to self-employed sports and fitness coaches whose livelihoods have been impacted by the COVID-19 restrictions.
To ask the Scottish Government, for what reason the DigitalBoost Development Grant website reported on its launch day on 12 January 2021 that "applications are in excess of the available budget...therefore new applications have been suspended"; by what date it will reopen for new applicants and, in light of the demand for support, whether it will increase the budget for the grants.
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance and advice is available for GP practices to enable them to offer face-to-face appointments in a safe way during the current COVID-19 restrictions.