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PE1952: Specialist services for patients with autonomic dysfunction

Petition Summary

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to instruct Scotland’s NHS to form specialist services, training resources and a clinical pathway for the diagnosis and treatment of patients exhibiting symptoms of autonomic nervous system dysfunction (dysautonomia).

Petitioner: Jane Clarke

Status: Under consideration

Date published: 21 July 2022

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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration

SPICe Briefing (137KB, pdf) posted 15 November 2022


Committee Meetings

9 November 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Brain Charity, Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland, Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) UK, Professor Alan Carson, National Services Scotland and the petitioner.  

Official Report of Meeting 9 November 2022

17 May 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. 

Official Report of Meeting 17 May 2023

06 March 2024: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. 

Official Report of Meeting 06 March 2024

11 December 2024: The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health.

Official Report of Meeting 11 December 2024


Written Submissions

PE1952/A: Scottish Government submission of 29 August 2022 (58KB, pdf) posted 06 September 2022

PE1952/B: Petitioner submission of 26 September 2022 (109KB, pdf) posted 28 October 2022

PE1952/C: PoTS UK submission of 17 December 2022 (91KB, pdf) posted 20 December 2022

PE1952/D: Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland submission of 20 December 2022 (54KB, pdf) posted 06 January 2023

PE1952/E: National Specialist Services and Screening Division submission of 21 December 2022 (11KB, pdf) posted 16 May 2023

PE1952/F: Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health submission of 21 December 2023 (132KB, pdf) posted 08 January 2024

PE1952/G: Petitioner submission of 25 January 2024 (114KB, pdf) posted 26 February 2024

PE1952/H: Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health, 4 April 2024 (96KB, pdf) posted 17 April 2024

PE1952/I: Petitioner and Lesley Kavi submission, 14 May 2024 (156KB, pdf) posted 11 June 2024

PE1952/J: Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health written submission, 16 January 2025 (168KB, pdf) posted 27 January 2025