Question reference: S6W-19816
- Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 4 July 2023
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Current status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 17 July 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether the amended implementation timeline for Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) standard 7 has been developed in consultation with primary care staff to reflect progress across GP practices.
Answer
The timeline for MAT standard 7 ‘Primary Care’ has not been amended this year – it remains at full implementation to be completed by April 2025 as per the 2022 National Benchmarking report published by Public Health Scotland.
The MAT Implementation Support Team (MIST team) within Public Health Scotland provide support to local areas to engage with their primary care providers and will continue to do so.