Question reference: S6W-08845
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 31 May 2022
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 14 June 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on providing a universal offer of pre-emptive testing for preeclampsia.
Answer
The Scottish Government expects all women to receive high quality, safe care including in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of pre-eclampsia.
The Scottish Perinatal Network has been tasked with examining the adoption of PlGF testing in light of the draft NICE guidance published for consultation in March this year and we expect the finalised guidance to be published on 27 July 2022.
As part of its initial work, the Network is engaging with the clinical and scientific community to understand how the additional two tests included in the draft guidance work in practice. This work is underway and I have asked my officials to continue working with the Network to explore how we can best implement PlGF testing in Scotland.