Question reference: S5W-19767
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 5 November 2018
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 13 November 2018
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-19475 by Jeanne Freeman on 1 November 2018, whether the national planning framework for the provision of thrombectomy treatment has been completed by the advisory group, and, if so, whether it will publish this.
Answer
The Directors of Planning Thrombectomy Advisory Group are producing a national planning framework for the provision of thrombectomy for Scotland. It is intended that this will be completed by early 2019. It will be the basis for moving forward on implementation and spread of thrombectomy provision in Scotland .