Question reference: S5W-25578
- Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 1 October 2019
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 6 November 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the Right to Reply submission in response to the paper, Clinical Risk Assessment of the Healthcare Improvement Scotland Report, “Clinical Management of Breast Cancer in NHS Tayside”, which was submitted on 23 April 2019.
Answer
The Scottish Government has been advised by Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) that they received a right to reply submission from representatives of a number of staff at NHS Tayside, in response to its report, “Clinical Management of Breast Cancer in NHS Tayside”. This correspondence relates to an independent review carried out by HIS and taking actions on this is a matter for HIS.
We would however expect, as with all other matters, that Scottish Ministers be made aware of anything relating to the Scottish Government’s responsibilities. Any recommendations made by HIS to Government will always be carefully considered and actioned as required.