Petitioner: Janey Cringean and Lorraine Murray on behalf of Tick-borne Illness Campaign Scotland
Status:
Lodged
Date Lodged:
28 June 2017
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to improve testing and treatment for Lyme Disease and associated tick-borne diseases by ensuring that medical professionals in Scotland are fully equipped to deal with the complexity of tick-borne infections, addressing the lack of reliability of tests, the full variety of species in Scotland, the presence of 'persister' bacteria which are difficult to eradicate, and the complexities caused by the presence of possibly multiple co-infections, and to complement this with a public awareness campaign.
The petitioner has collected 47 offline signatures
Summary:
14 September 2017: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government, the UK Government, Scottish Natural Heritage, Lyme Disease UK, Lyme Disease Action, NICE, NHS boards, the Royal College of General Practitioners, the British Veterinary Association, National Farmers Union Scotland and Scottish Land and Estates. Link to Official Report 14 September 2017 (538KB pdf)
21 December 2017: The Committee agreed to write to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. The Committee also agreed to consider a note by the clerk at a future meeting on options for taking oral evidence on the petition once the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines have been published. Link to Official Report 2017
Written submissions:
What is your view of the current testing and treatment regime for Lyme Disease and associated tick-borne diseases? Have you been failed by inadequate current treatment?
Do you agree that it is essential to improve testing and treatment and to ensure that guidance and training are developed for medical professionals?
Please add any other comments you feel will contribute to highlighting this issue.