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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.

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Question reference: S7W-01393

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 26 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 23 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the approach taken by other UK administrations in relation to GP clinical IT systems, including any decisions to move away from Vision-based systems.

The GPIT procurement was undertaken through a formal, competitive procurement process led by National Services Scotland (now Public Services Delivery Scotland), in line with European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) requirements.

Three suppliers met the criteria for inclusion on the Scottish GP IT framework :Cegedim/INPS (Vision), Optum (EMIS) and Microtest/EVA Technologies. However, Microtest withdrew from the framework in 2021 and EMIS withdrew in 2022. As a result, Vision became the only remaining supplier on the framework and is currently the only GP clinical system available through that national procurement arrangement.

Question reference: S7W-01392

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 26 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 23 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider allowing GP practices to return to, or adopt, alternative clinical IT systems, including EMIS or EMIS Web, where practices consider that the Vision 3 system is adversely affecting their ability to provide safe and efficient care.

Question reference: S7W-01381

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 26 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 14 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what consultation it undertook with GPs, practice managers, reception staff and other primary care professionals prior to the procurement and rollout of the Vision 3 system.

Between 2017 and 2018, a multidisciplinary group of subject matter experts (SMEs) worked to define the requirements for a future GP clinical system. This group included GPs, nurses, pharmacists, practice managers, health board facilitators, and specialists in IT and information governance.

By February 2019, following structured evaluation and scoring involving the SME group, Vision was one of three suppliers appointed to a Scottish framework agreement.

SMEs remain members of governance groups supporting the implementation of the migration programme.

Question reference: S7W-01063

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what level of funding it plans to allocate to support the implementation of the Long-Term Conditions Framework.

Question reference: S7W-01061

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the forthcoming Long-Term Conditions Framework will include a specific strategy for cardiovascular, renal and metabolic (CVRM) conditions.

Question reference: S7W-01062

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes and chronic kidney disease are given appropriate priority within the Long-Term Conditions Framework, in light of the combined burden of morbidity and mortality associated with these conditions in Scotland.

Our Long Term Conditions Advisory Group 1 focused on cardiometabolic and renal conditions, including cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes and chronic kidney disease. We are carefully considering the recommendations made by all six of the advisory groups, established under the previous government, to inform our way forward for long term conditions. Our Programme for Government for 2026-27 will be put to the Parliament in due course.

Question reference: S7W-01058

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its revised timeline for the development and publication of the Long-Term Conditions Framework, and what immediate next steps it will take to progress the framework.

Question reference: S7W-01064

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to publishing the Long-Term Conditions Framework within a specified timeframe in 2026.

Question reference: S7W-01066

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what measurable outcomes it anticipates the Long-Term Conditions Framework will deliver, including in relation to reducing mortality and morbidity associated with cardiovascular, renal and metabolism (CVRM) conditions.

Question reference: S7W-01060

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of the advisory group that was established following the decision not to publish the Long-Term Conditions Framework, and when its recommendations will be made public.

I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-01058 on 13 July 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.

We are grateful for the work of all six Advisory Groups in developing their recommendations. These recommendations were made for Scottish Ministers to consider. It is for Scottish Ministers to decide whether and to what extend any of the recommendations become government policy.