Question reference: S6W-05077
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 13 December 2021
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 January 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will make spirometry a key diagnostic test to ensure that data on lung health diagnostic testing is (a) collected, (b) assured and (c) regularly published.
Answer
Spirometry is already a key recommendation in national clinical guidelines and we expect clinicians to deliver care in line with all relevant clinical guidelines when assessing patients who present themselves at healthcare settings with respiratory symptoms.
We also recognise that data plays an important role in improving services and understanding respiratory care in Scotland. That is why in our Respiratory Care Action Plan we have committed to develop a core respiratory data set that will help us understand the areas for improvement in respiratory care.