Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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To ask the Scottish Government what action it plans to take to reduce waiting times for audiologist tests to obtain NHS hearing aids.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it encourages British National Overseas (BNO) passport holders from Hong Kong to resettle in Scotland, what information it has on how many have done so in the last five years, and how such numbers can be monitored.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the reopening criteria being used by the East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership to determine the reopening of the Edington Hospital in North Berwick is an appropriate way to determine if a community hospital should be open.
To ask the Scottish Government when the provisions in the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019, to guarantee safe staffing levels in health and care services, will be implemented.
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have currently been waiting over (a) one year, (b) two years and (c) three years for hip or knee replacement surgery, also broken down by NHS board.
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to advising NHS boards to follow NICE guideline 158 on the diagnosis, management and secondary prevention of venous thromboembolism in adults, published in 2020, until SIGN guideline 122 is updated.
To ask the Scottish Government how many people are currently waiting for hip or knee replacement surgery in each NHS board.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to publish a new NHS workforce plan, and whether it has engaged with the Neurological Alliance of Scotland in relation to any workforce planning regarding multiple sclerosis.
To ask the Scottish Government what resources are being made available to NHS boards to help patients on their orthopaedic surgery waiting lists to remain healthy enough to be operated on, while they are waiting.
To ask the Scottish Government whether fluoride will be added to the public water supply in Scotland.