Questions and answers

Question reference: S6W-26450

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 25 March 2024
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 16 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many children and young people on average have been on waiting lists for community-based palliative care in each NHS board area in each year since 1999.

The information requested is not centrally available.

We are developing a new Palliative and End of Life Care Strategy which has an overarching aim that everyone in Scotland receives well-coordinated, timely and high-quality palliative care, care around death and bereavement support based on their needs and preferences, including support for families and carers. The strategy will cover children and adults, and care provided in all settings including in the community.

We have established a number of working groups to support the development of the strategy including a Children and Young People’s Palliative Care Working Group and we have completed a mapping survey of paediatric and neonatal palliative care provision to inform the development and delivery of the strategy.

Question reference: S6W-26457

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 16 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have received NHS medical treatment in Scotland following complications with invasive cosmetic procedures performed by unregulated non-healthcare professionals (a) in Scotland and (b) outside of Scotland, in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-26459

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 16 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has undertaken any review of criminal liability in relation to unregulated non-healthcare professionals that perform invasive cosmetic procedures, and, if so, whether it will provide details of this.

Question reference: S6W-26460

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 16 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what public liability insurance requirements currently apply to unregulated non-healthcare professionals that perform invasive cosmetic procedures.

Question reference: S6W-26454

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 16 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many invasive cosmetic procedures it estimates have been performed by unregulated non-healthcare professionals in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-26453

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 16 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many criminal record disclosure checks have been undertaken on unregulated non-healthcare professionals that perform invasive cosmetic procedures in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-26456

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 16 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what accredited training schemes there currently are for unregulated non-healthcare professionals that perform invasive cosmetic procedures.

Question reference: S6W-26455

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 16 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of injury or negligence by unregulated non-healthcare professionals performing invasive cosmetic procedures have been reported to Police Scotland in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-26507

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 March 2024
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 15 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the plans for an online postal self-sampling service outlined in the Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Action Plan 2023-2026 will include testing for hepatitis C.

Public Health Scotland is currently leading the national roll-out of online postal self-sampling to test for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) with funding from Scottish Government. The service will initially offer testing for the most common STIs which are chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and HIV. The scope of the service will be kept under review, with potential to add further tests if evidence suggests this would be an effective and cost-effective approach.

Testing for hepatitis C is currently available through a range of routes, with a particular focus on settings which are most likely to be accessed by people at highest risk of infection, such as drugs services and prison healthcare. The Scottish Government has also funded research and pilot projects – including opt-out testing in three Emergency Departments – to help identify optimal approaches to testing for hepatitis C and other blood borne viruses in order to achieve our elimination goals.

Question reference: S6W-05771

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 11 April 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will postpone the commencement date for the requirement for interlinked fire alarms to be installed in homes.

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