- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 22 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the recommendation in its Peer Support in Perinatal Mental Health action plan, what it has done to create regional perinatal mental health networks with statutory and third sector services to share best practice and aid appropriate referrals.
Answer
The Scottish Government, in conjunction with the clinical support of the Perinatal Mental Health Network Scotland, has funded regional roles across the North, East and West of Scotland. Nurse Consultants in each region are responsible for coordinating regional support. Scottish Government continues to support boards to work across regions to improve equity of service provision and ensure that smaller and rural health boards are able to provide specialist perinatal services across their populations.
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 May 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 22 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken to build the evidence base for peer support for perinatal mental health, and whether new services are measuring their effectiveness using validated measures, to reinforce a commitment to a robust evaluation.
Answer
Building on the Peer Support Evidence Review and Peer Support action plan the Scottish Government has worked with Inspiring Scotland and Evaluation Support Scotland to co-produce an Evaluation Toolkit for perinatal peer support, together with third sector partners. This was published on 1 March 2023 and provides guidance on how to complete an evaluation plan and apply it to their work.
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 22 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the recommendation in its Peer Support in Perinatal Mental Health action plan, whether specific perinatal mental health peer support services for men have become more widely available since March 2021, and, if so, what groups exist, broken down by the geographical areas in which they operate.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-17835 on 22 May 2023. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers
There is also the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Third Sector Service Directory on Inspiring Scotland’s website which lists organisations across Scotland who currently offer perinatal and infant mental health support. This can be found at: Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Third Sector Service Directory - Inspiring Scotland.
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 22 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the recommendation in its Peer Support in Perinatal Mental Health action plan, what it has done to ensure that specialised approaches to recruitment, robust and ongoing training, appropriate and timely clinical supervision and support for ongoing good practice in perinatal mental health exist.
Answer
Since 2019, the Scottish Government has invested over £26 million in improvements to perinatal services and support for parents, infants and families across Scotland. This investment has facilitated a substantial increase in services and workforce across Scotland.
The Scottish Government also supports the Perinatal Mental Health Scotland Network which provides support to health boards on all aspects of service development, training, supervision and good practice.
Our investment also supports NHS Education Scotland to undertake workforce development and training, including a suite of training accessible to all professionals across Scotland.
The Scottish Government will continue to invest in perinatal and infant mental health to enable boards to recruit the required staff; to further establish specialist community perinatal and infant mental health services and to deliver on Scottish Government commitments towards perinatal and infant mental health in the long term.
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 22 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the recommendation in its Peer Support in Perinatal Mental Health action plan, what it has done to ensure that examples of good practice within perinatal mental health are supported and built upon.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-17825 on 22 May 2023. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 22 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the recommendation in its Peer Support in Perinatal Mental Health action plan, what it has done to identify and support good practice in perinatal mental health.
Answer
Since publishing the Peer Support Action Plan in March 2021, the Scottish Government has established annual peer support in perinatal mental health events which bring together hundreds of practitioners from across Scotland to showcase good practice. These events highlight the role of peer support in supporting and complementing clinical work.
We have also worked with the Scottish Recovery Network to develop a Perinatal Peer Support Resource, called Let’s do Peer Support: Bump, Birth and Beyond. This is a practical guide/toolkit to support people who are planning and delivering perinatal peer support activities. The resource was launched on 20 April 2023 and can be found at the following link - Let's do Peer Support: Bump, Birth & Beyond - Scottish Recovery Network.
We also recognise the importance of peer support within statutory services. Scottish Government has provided funding to support the inclusion of peer support workers in both Mother and Baby Units within Scotland. A core part of statutory service peer support roles is close working with, and learning from, third sector organisations which have been successfully supporting communities through peer support for many years.
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 22 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the recommendation in its Peer Support in Perinatal Mental Health action plan, what it has done to ensure that all peer support services for perinatal mental health have their own policy around safeguarding peer support workers, volunteers and service users.
Answer
The Scottish Government worked with Scottish Recovery Network to develop a Perinatal Peer Support Resource which launched on 20 April 2023 and can be found at the following link - Let's do Peer Support: Bump, Birth & Beyond - Scottish Recovery Network . The resource includes guidance on how to keep peer support workers, volunteers and service users safe. It also contains links to good practice and specialised training from more established organisations should peer support workers or volunteers feel they need further information and guidance.
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 22 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the recommendation in its Peer Support in Perinatal Mental Health action plan, what it has done to ensure that peer support for perinatal mental health is available in a variety of formats, so that it meets the needs of a wide range of mothers and carers.
Answer
Peer Support is available in a variety of forms across Scotland. The Scottish Government has recently worked with the Scottish Recovery Network to develop a Perinatal Peer Support Resource , which launched on 20 April 2023. This is a toolkit to inform the planning and delivery of perinatal peer support activities which are easily accessible across Scotland.
Through its Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Fund, the Scottish Government is supporting third sector organisations which are delivering peer support services through a variety of means. These range from facilitated drop-in sessions to online support groups which can reach parents and carers who do not want to or are unable to attend groups in person. To meet the needs of a wide range of mothers and carers, we also fund peer support groups for family units; peer support volunteers who offer emotional and practical support to families; and paid peer support workers.
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2023
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 24 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on what rules and incentives are central to a wellbeing economy.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 24 May 2023
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 April 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 2 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-13796 by Kevin Stewart on 19 January 2023, whether it will provide an update on when further details will be available.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to investing in Changing Places Toilets during this parliamentary term, in order to increase the number of these facilities across the country and to support mobile Changing Places Toilets to allow people easier access to events and outdoor venues.
Further information will be available over the course of this parliamentary term.
