Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to stop the planned downgrading of established and high-performing specialist neonatal intensive care services across NHS Scotland from a level three to a level two and to commission an independent review of this decision in light of contradictory expert opinions on centralising services.
Petitioner: Lynne McRitchie
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 14 May 2024
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SPICe Briefing (141KB, pdf) posted 27 August 2024
11 September 2024: The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health. The Committee also agreed to undertake a visit to explore the issues raised in this petition.
Official Report of Meeting 11 September 2024
PE2099/A: Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health submission, 11 June 2024 (110KB, pdf) posted 14 June 2024
PE2099/B: Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health written submission, 11 October 2024 (181KB, pdf) posted 17 October 2024