Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review the Personal Footcare Guidance to ensure equity of access to toenail cutting services in rural and remote areas of Scotland. Everyone should have access to healthcare, including footcare services, no matter where they live. To deny people access leaves them vulnerable to infection, less mobile and more at risk of falling. The Personal Footcare Guidance fails to consider mitigations to ensure equity of access to toenail cutting services.
Petitioner: Maria Aitken, on behalf of Caithness Health Action Team
Status: Closed
Date published: 22 September 2025
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SPICe Briefing (121KB, pdf) posted 04 November 2025
10 December 2025: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders. In closing the petition, the Committee agreed to write to NHS Highland.
Official Report of Meeting 10 December 2025
PE2186/A: Scottish Government written submission, 13 October 2025 (96KB, pdf) posted 16 October 2025