Question reference: S6W-09057
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 10 June 2022
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 June 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on finalising contracts for mesh-injured women to receive treatment from Dr Dionysios Veronikis in the United States, and whether it will confirm the date for when this process is expected to successfully conclude.
Answer
Contract negotiations with Dr Veronikis are a matter for NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and, are subject to commercial confidentiality. NSS met with Dr Veronikis most recently on 21 June and the Government hopes that negotiations will be positively concluded imminently.