Question reference: S5W-16582
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 10 May 2018
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Current status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 29 May 2018
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-16127 by Aileen Campbell on 4 May 2018, whether it can confirm if SIGN plans to adopt the NICE guidelines regarding Lyme disease and, if so, by what date.
Answer
In a situation where there is no SIGN guideline on a specific topic, healthcare professionals would be expected to look for other high-quality evidence based guidance on which to base their practice. SIGN have indicated that the above NICE guidelines fit this criteria.
The Scottish Government is in the process of seeking the views of experts on the applicability of the NICE guidelines on Lyme disease for use in Scotland.