Chamber and committees

We are planning to look into emerging methods of collecting blood samples for possible inclusion in the Scottish Health Survey going forward.

I refer to the member to the answer to question S5W-20665 on 8 January 2019. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .

The Scottish Government does not hold data on the number of endoscopies performed each year. Data is available from ISD on the number of patients waiting for endoscopy and can be accessed via this link: https://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Waiting-Times/Diagnostics/ .

Private Sector spend by procedure is not held centrally.

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-20666 on 8 January 2019. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .

Since the integration of health and social care, Integration Joint Boards (IJBs) are responsible for planning and delivery of adaptations and are best placed to review and develop services to meet local needs and improve outcomes for all who require adaptations, regardless of housing tenure.

We expect IJBs to work closely with councils as strategic housing authorities and also to involve local social housing providers when reviewing and developing services for people who need adaptations.

Over the past five years Registered Social Landlords have received the following assistance from Scottish Government to provide adaptations for their tenants:

Recording of missed outpatient appointments only began from 2008 onwards. Please see the following table:

The Scottish Government does not hold this information centrally. Mr Briggs can request this information from individual Health Boards.

The Scottish Government’s Chief Medical Officer met with cystic fibrosis clinicians on 27 November to talk them through the PACS Tier Two process and to reaffirm that the cost of medicines should not be a decision-making criterion. We continue to strongly encourage clinicians to make use of this system if they judge a medicine, such as Orkambi, to be appropriate for their individual patient’s needs.

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-19618 on 2 November 2018. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .