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Chamber and committees

Thyroid Champions

  • Submitted by: Elaine Smith, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 March 2021
  • Motion reference: S5M-24420

That the Parliament notes that World Thyroid Day falls on 25 May 2021; acknowledges what it considers to be the ongoing failures in the treatment of people with thyroid conditions, the majority of whom, it understands, are women; expresses it disappointment that many are reportedly still having daily struggles to secure proper diagnosis and treatment; understands that those who can afford it have to pay privately for diagnosis and medication; acknowledges that current research being compiled by The Thyroid Trust suggests that there are currently patients in at least five NHS board areas who are reportedly being refused liothyronine; believes that the Scottish Government would understand the issues better if it undertook a similar project to the UK Government’s current call for evidence as part of its new Women’s Health Strategy, to better understand women’s experiences of the health and care system; considers that large drug manufacturers appear to have control over the supply and reportedly inflated costs of life-saving drugs such as liothyronine in the UK, compared to other countries, and hopes that future MSPs will continue to work as thyroid champions to help progress the ongoing issues.


Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Claudia Beamish, Sarah Boyack, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Rhoda Grant, Iain Gray, Johann Lamont, Monica Lennon, Pauline McNeill, Alex Rowley, Colin Smyth, David Stewart, David Torrance, Brian Whittle