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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.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S5W-17683

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 13 July 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 31 July 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of it being introduced in England and Wales, whether it will introduce an NHS indemnity for GPs in Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-17241

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2018
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 10 July 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the outcome was of the recent meeting between the Minister for Public Health and Sport and the NHS Tayside blood-borne virus managed clinical network leads.

My predecessor in this role, Aileen Campbell MSP, greatly valued the opportunity to see first-hand the excellent work being done by NHS Tayside. Health Protection Scotland is developing advice for the Scottish Government on how hepatitis C infection could be eliminated in Scotland and once I have received this expert advice I will give further consideration to a strategy to eliminate hepatitis C infection.

Question reference: S5W-17242

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2018
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 10 July 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many hepatitis C virus tests have been offered in each prison in each of the last three years, also broken down by how many (a) were (i) accepted and (ii) declined and (b) resulted in a prisoner being tested positive for the virus.

Question reference: S5W-17369

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2018
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 10 July 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its position in on the effectiveness of NHS Tayside’s approach to dealing with the hepatitis C virus, and whether it is considering asking the other NHS boards to adopt a similar approach.

Question reference: S5O-02260

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the media industry regarding the role that it can play in challenging Islamophobia.

Question reference: S5W-16900

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 01 June 2018
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 12 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, in the light of the US National comprehensive clinical updated guidelines on using F-18 fluviclovivine (Axumin) in diagnostic imaging in men with recurrent prostate cancer, whether it will recommend that clinicians should consider using Axumin in positronic emission tomography, computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging in helping to determine the best treatment.

The Scottish Health Technologies Group (SHTG) assesses the effectiveness and proven benefit to patients of new technologies, and they advise NHS Scotland where there is a convincing evidence base.

In 2017, SHTG found limited evidence supporting the use of Axumin for the detection of a suspected recurrent prostate cancer. The evidence base will be reviewed again in 2019, if not sooner should substantial new evidence become available.

Question reference: S5W-16782

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 18 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 5 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the finding in the British HIV Association (BHIVA) national audit 2015 regarding the increase in the numbers of people in Scotland with HIV who have been assessed as having a (a) cardiovascular health and (b) bone health/fracture risk.

The updated Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Framework published in 2015 sets out the Scottish Government’s commitment to enabling people living with blood borne viruses to lead longer, healthier lives, with a good quality of life. NHS Boards are responsible for local arrangements for the treatment of patients, drawing on expert guidance such as the BHIVA guidelines on the treatment of people living with HIV.

Question reference: S5W-16806

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 18 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 5 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the importance of annual health assessments for people with HIV.

Question reference: S5W-16805

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 18 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 5 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to ensure that all people with HIV are (a) offered and (b) encouraged to attend an annual health assessment to manage co-morbidities.

Question reference: S5W-16781

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 18 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 31 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many people with HIV in each NHS board area were (a) offered and (b) received a health assessment for (i) cardiovascular disease, (ii) renal impairment, (iii) diabetes, (iv) liver health, (v) bone health and (vi) mental health in the last year for which figures are available.