Question reference: S6W-17658
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 5 May 2023
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Current status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 May 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the report, Scottish Government Pain Management Panel, how much was allocated to The Lines Between and Taylor Mackenzie for the specific task of advertising to find participants who could join the panel; whether it is the case that the recruitment drive was carried out on Facebook, and, if so, for what reason this was determined to be the correct approach.
Answer
The total cost of the contract with The Lines Between was £40,000 exclusive of VAT. However, the Scottish Government made no direct payments to Taylor McKenzie or the members of the Panel for this work. The Lines Between allocated £1,700 of this to Taylor Mackenzie for recruitment.
Taylor McKenzie promoted the opportunity to contacts within their research database and additionally promoted the opportunity to participate on 4 August 2022 on their Facebook page. Participant recruitment was not solely carried out on Facebook, which was part of an overall endeavour to broaden lived experience voices in Chronic Pain work.