The Scottish Parliament

Question reference: S7W-02895

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the comment at the Rural Affairs Committee on 2 September 2026 that the Agriculture Reform Implementation Oversight Board had ceased to exist, whether it will confirm (a) on what date the board was discontinued, (b) for what reason this decision was taken and (c) how its role will be replaced.

Question reference: S7W-02894

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when the Agriculture Reform Implementation Oversight Board last met.

Question reference: S7O-00188

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2026
Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 9 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that local authorities have sufficient resources to support town centres.

Question reference: S7W-02436

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 1 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many GP practices have reported operational difficulties following migration to the Vision 3 GP clinical system, broken down by (a) NHS Board area and (b) the nature of the issue reported.

Migrations began in 2022 and we do not hold information on service desk contacts for the full period of the migration programme.

We have provided data from 9 December 2025, when OneAdvanced took over support desk arrangements, to 23 August 2026 showing the number of calls logged to the service help desk broken down by Health Board area.

There were 2,658 issues logged with OneAdvanced .These ranged from routine requests, such as password resets, to more significant issues, including system slowness and disconnections, and include reports from long-term Vision users, new users and recently migrated practices.

The highest numbers of issues were recorded in NHS Lothian (580), NHS Grampian (483), NHS Lanarkshire (469), NHS Tayside (403), NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (372) and NHS Highland (196). Other NHS Boards reported NHS Forth Valley (70), NHS Dumfries and Galloway (59), NHS Orkney (10), NHS Borders (5), NHS Western Isles (4) and NHS Ayrshire and Arran (3) issues. No issues were recorded for NHS Fife, while Public Services Delivery Scotland recorded 2 issues.

Question reference: S7W-02441

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 1 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many issues have been logged with the OneAdvanced Vision Service Centre since the roll-out of the Vision 3 GP clinical system began, broken down by (a) category of issue and (b) NHS Board area.

The migration programme to the Vision 3 system on a hosted environment began in July 2022 .Following the administration of In Practice Systems Ltd (INPS) and subsequent asset purchase by OneAdvanced, migrations restarted in December 2025. We have provided data from 9 December 2025, when OneAdvanced took over support desk arrangements, to 23 August 2026 showing the number of calls logged to the service help desk broken down by Health Board area.

There were 2,658 issues logged with OneAdvanced .These ranged from routine requests, such as password resets, to more significant issues, including system slowness and disconnections, and include reports from long-term Vision users, new users and recently migrated practices.

The highest numbers of issues were recorded in NHS Lothian (580), NHS Grampian (483), NHS Lanarkshire (469), NHS Tayside (403), NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (372) and NHS Highland (196). Other NHS Boards reported NHS Forth Valley (70), NHS Dumfries and Galloway (59), NHS Orkney (10), NHS Borders (5), NHS Western Isles (4) and NHS Ayrshire and Arran (3) issues. No issues were recorded for NHS Fife, while Public Services Delivery Scotland recorded 2 issues.

Question reference: S7W-02435

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 1 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many GP practices have migrated to the Vision 3 GP clinical system, broken down by NHS Board area.

As of July 2026, 492 practices (around 55% of the total in Scotland) have successfully migrated. 91% (372 of 408) of practices using the previous version of Vision have migrated to the Cloud hosted version, and 25% (120 of 480) of practices previously using EMIS have migrated.

This is broken down by Boards as follows:

NHS Ayrshire and Arran (1), NHS Borders (4), NHS Dumfries and Galloway (25), NHS Fife (1), NHS Forth Valley (10), NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (68), NHS Grampian (66), NHS Highland (49), NHS Lanarkshire (97), NHS Lothian (103), NHS Orkney (5), NHS Shetland (0), NHS Tayside (60), NHS Western Isles (1), The State Hospital (1) and Scottish Prison Service (1).

Question reference: S7W-02478

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 14 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 31 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-01758 by Angela Constance on 3 August 2026, what wider reform of access to healthcare the review of the Patient Travel Reimbursement Scheme guidance will form part of, and when it expects that work to conclude.

The Scottish Government has committed to a review of the Patient Travel Reimbursement Schemes guidance. However, as the scope, timing, and governance of the review have not yet been agreed and no start date has been confirmed, it is not currently possible to provide details of any wider reform programme that the review may inform or support, or when the work is expected to conclude.

The Scottish Government will provide further information on the review, including its remit and timescales, once these have been established.

Question reference: S7W-02442

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 31 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether any financial penalties, contractual remedies or performance improvement notices have been issued to OneAdvanced in relation to the performance of the Vision 3 GP clinical system and, if so, what these were.

No financial penalties, contractual remedies or performance improvement notices have been issued to OneAdvanced in relation to the performance of the Vision GP IT system.

There is a well-established Service Level regime, with associated Service Deductions set out in the Call Off Contract, managed through Public Service Delivery Scotland’s National Performance Review Group and Contract Management Board with the deployment programme overseen by the GP IT Service Management Board. Penalties are managed based on performance and against the Service Level Agreements (SLAs) as set out in the contract.

Question reference: S7W-02446

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 31 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many GP practices have been required to implement temporary reductions in clinical activity, appointment availability or service provision to facilitate migration to the Vision 3 GP clinical system.

The Scottish Government does not hold information on GP Practices implementing short term reductions in clinical activity, appointment availability or service provision. The Scottish Government has agreed with Public Service Delivery Scotland to increase the post migration support to help practices familiarise themselves with the new system and reduce any short-term disruption.

Post migration support arrangements include:

Enhanced post-go-live support.

Dedicated supplier follow-up arrangements.

Additional onsite training.

Access to training environments.

Vision awareness sessions and webinars.

Additional workshops for Health Board and practice staff.

As part of an ongoing lessons learned exercise, several additions have already been implemented following escalation to OneAdvanced. A dedicated follow up, post migration Service Desk team, now contact the practice to ensure anything that is outstanding is rectified within an agreed timescale.

Question reference: S7W-02440

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 31 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what key performance indicators and service level measures are used to assess the performance of the Vision 3 GP clinical system, and whether it will publish the most recent performance results for each of these indicators and measures.

In March 2022, Vision successfully met all Tranche 1 accreditation requirements. Functional and non-functional testing was undertaken covering security, hosting arrangements, clinical safety, support arrangements and training provision, with Health Board subject matter experts contributing to the assessment process.

Any identified performance and functionality issues remain under active review and management by Public Service Delivery Scotland and OneAdvanced, with action plans in place to address known concerns and improve user experience. There are no plans to publish these plans at present.

There is a well-established Service Level regime, with associated Service Deductions set out in the Call Off Contract, managed through Public Service Delivery Scotland’s National Performance Review Group and Contract Management Board with the deployment programme overseen by the GP IT Service Management Board.

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