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
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