The following table provides information on patients waiting for urgent and non-urgent procedures at Edinburgh Western General Urology Hub.

NHS Lothian is working to ensure the number of patients waiting for Urology appointments is reduced and already have a number of actions in place to increase and optimise capacity, including the appointment of additional staffing which will generate new appointments each week and they continue to offer evening and weekend appointments throughout the year.

I have been clear that the level of performance across Scotland is below the level I would expect. That is why I published our £850 million Waiting Times Improvement Plan which aims to significantly improve the experience of patients waiting to be seen or treated. NHS Lothian received additional funding last year, nearly £7.5 million, to support improvements in waiting times. Over and above, we invested over £2 million towards the end of 2018-19.

Recently I announced the second phase of funding, an additional investment of £70 million, that will be allocated to NHS Boards to target the longest waiting patients in 2019-20. We will continue to work with all health boards to ensure the additional funding available delivers the improvements needed.

Additionally, Urology is one of the specialities being looked at through the Scottish Access Collaborative. A report was published in November 2018 and informs recommendations which are being actioned by the Modern Outpatient Programme.

Number of Patients waiting for Urology operations or procedures by Referrer Urgency Category at Edinburgh Western General Hospital

Scottish Ministers recently announced the appointment of John Scott QC as Chair of the review.

We have been clear that it is for the Chair to determine how the review work will be taken forward. However, this will include appointing a review group whose remit will include agreeing the terms of reference, ensuring each stage of the process has an engagement strategy which is not only transparent but also affords the opportunity to gather as wide-ranging views as possible by engaging people with real experiences, service users, carers and professionals, as well as those with a more academic interest.

We have also publically stated that the principal aim of the review is to improve the rights and protections of persons with a mental disorder and remove barriers to those caring for their health and welfare. The Chair will therefore provide leadership which will deliver on these aims by:

• reviewing the developments in mental health law and practice on compulsory detention and care and treatment since the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 came into force;
• making recommendations that give effect to the rights, will and preferences of the individual by ensuring that mental health, incapacity and adult support and protection legislation reflects people’s social, economic and cultural rights including UNCRPD and ECHR requirements; and
• considering the need for the convergence of incapacity, mental health and adult support and protection legislation.

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-22466 on 23 May 2019. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .

a) Number of pupils with additional support needs (ASN) by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) deciles, 2014-2018.

The Scottish Government does not currently hold information on the number of missed appointments during 2018-19. This information will be published later this year and will be available at: https://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Hospital-Care/Publications/

The number of Did Not Attends (DNA) for new outpatient appointments in Scotland between April 2018 to December 2018 (inclusive) was 83,332.

a) Number of pupils with a Co-ordinated Support Plan (CSP) by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) decile, 2014-2018.

I refer the member to the answer to S5W-23295 on 30 May 2019. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .

No decision has yet been taken about the future business case for a National Decision Support Platform. A review is being scoped to consider all the implications involved with proceeding including alignment with the National Digital Platform, key projects that are dependent on a National Decision Support Platform, benefits (including clinical), and financial sustainability.

The national clinical decision support (CDS) discovery project has considered how a national proposal to CDS Platform might benefit clinical decision across NHS services. Radiology has been part of that project. SG officials have recently met with representatives of the Scottish Radiology Transformation Project (SRTP) CDS steering group to discuss key interdependencies and associated risks between a proposed National Decision Support Platform and the radiology project providing CDS to that speciality. Radiology colleagues are considering future options for the STRP and an SG decision on a national platform is due over the Summer.

A review is currently being scoped to provide due diligence over the consideration of the business case for a National Decision Support Platform. I will be happy to update the member on the outcome of the review once it is concluded.