Question reference: S6W-09880
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 25 July 2022
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 August 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the outcome of its correspondence with NHS board chief executives regarding any systemic failures highlighted in British Academy of Audiology reports, particularly regarding its request that chief executives examine their services, provide it with assurance on quality of care, and advise of any specific actions being taken in light of the reports.
Answer
The Scottish Government has always been clear the triangulation of learning from complaints and incidents must be a corner stone of clinical governance and improvement and that is why we wrote to NHS Board Chief Executives about the British Academy of Audiology (BAA) reports in December 2021.
In their returns Boards outlined specific actions which included the development of local action plans, review of protocols and guidelines, additional training and professional development sessions. All Chief Executives confirmed a Lead Director and single point of contact in the service for the Independent Review of Audiology which will examine governance and quality assurance arrangements for audiology services in Scotland as a part of its remit.