Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.
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To ask the Scottish Government how the updated care home guidance for family caregivers relates to residential care settings for younger adults.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S5W-29337 and S5W-29660 by Jeane Freeman on 3 June and 10 July 2020 respectively and S5W-28900 by Joe FitzPatrick on 15 May 2020, what measures to monitor post-viral symptoms in COVID-19 patients are now in place; what treatments are being provided to those affected; what plans there are to study chronic post-COVID-19 health conditions, and what resources are being allocated to such efforts further to the measures outlined in its previous answers.
To ask the Scottish Government what PPE guidance there is for health and care staff who wear garments for religious or cultural reasons, and whether disposable hijabs are made available.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that nurses are considering strike action due to low pay, understaffing and their treatment at work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-29681 by Joe FitzPatrick on 18 June 2020, when the NHS Information Services Division will report on the prevalence of ME in the Scottish population; whether the NHS will in future record each new case of ME; when Public Health Scotland’s review of the needs assessment will report, and what (a) actions will be taken and (b) resources will be committed to address the disease burden identified by these efforts.
To ask the Scottish Government what its timetable is for (a) commencement and (b) implementation of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019; whether that timetable includes any pilot schemes; in which NHS board area any such pilot would take place; when any such pilot scheme would begin, and what the duration would be of any such pilot scheme.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken since 23 March 2020 to develop its ability to meet the duties imposed on it by the Health and Care (Staffing) Scotland Act 2019.
To ask the Scottish Government whether the new variant of COVID-19 has been identified in any nosocomial infections in Scotland, and how many such infections have been identified.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has had any discussions with the fourteen territorial NHS boards since 23 March 2020 on the implementation of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 and on what dates any such discussions took place.
To ask the Scottish Government on what date it will launch the public consultation on guidance in relation to the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019.