Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 23 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to further its understanding of the medical condition, eosinophilic oesophagitis, and support diagnosis and treatment of patients.
NHS Education for Scotland provides a range of educational resources and training programmes for healthcare professionals that encompass gastrointestinal conditions, including eosinophilic oesophagitis(EoE).
The Scottish Government expect clinicians and NHS Boards to adhere to current clinical guidelines and follow best practice including from authoritative sources such as the guidelines from British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (BSPGHAN) joint consensus guidelines on the diagnosis and management of eosinophilic oesophagitis in children and adults and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Budesonide orodispersible tablet for inducing remission of eosinophilic oesophagitis | Guidance | NICE.
The management of patients includes access to endoscopy for both diagnostic purposes and treatment where appropriate.
The Scottish Government is working through national programmes to improve waiting times and ensure timely access to endoscopy services.