Question reference: S6W-04098
- Date lodged: 3 November 2021 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 November 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether experience from long COVID clinics in England is being used to inform service development in Scotland, and, if so, how this is being done.
Answer
Our approach to service development and staff training is informed by UK-wide clinical guidance developed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and is focussed on supporting NHS Boards to develop tailored models of care appropriate for the needs of their populations.
Scottish Government Officials and Clinical Advisors continue to meet with colleagues across the UK home nations on a regular basis, in order to support the sharing of relevant practice developments as they continue to emerge.
It is important that new systems of care supported by a limited and emerging evidence base are properly evaluated within research conditions in order to deliver quality, cost-effective interventions that provide meaningful benefit for patients.