Question reference: S6W-11206
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 29 September 2022
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 31 October 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it last provided funding for a face, arm, speech, time (FAST) campaign to raise awareness of stroke symptoms.
Answer
The Scottish Government last provided funding to support a FAST campaign in 2018.
We receive many requests to run awareness campaigns, and we assess these carefully.
Where there is not an active public campaign relating to a specific condition, the Scottish Government and NHS Scotland refer the public to the NHS Inform website for further information in the first instance. The NHS inform stroke page provides the public with information relating to the FAST test and the importance of seeking medical attention.