Mentions:
1: Todd, Maree (SNP - Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) invested more than £2 billion in health and social care integration under the 2024-25 budget. - Speech Link
2: Gougeon, Mairi (SNP - Angus North and Mearns) The principles of fair work have been a key tenet of the Government’s policies and are also a key driver - Speech Link
3: Gougeon, Mairi (SNP - Angus North and Mearns) The UK Government’s immigration policies fail to address Scotland’s distinct demographic and economic - Speech Link
4: McCall, Roz (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) How does it intend to deal with the growing oral health inequalities in my region? - Speech Link

Mentions:
1: Yousaf, Humza (SNP - Glasgow Pollok) In his next few questions, Douglas Ross will do his best to talk about personalities as opposed to policies - Speech Link
2: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) His fingerprints are all over the Government’s most toxic policies. - Speech Link
3: Yousaf, Humza (SNP - Glasgow Pollok) It is all there in black and white. - Speech Link
4: Yousaf, Humza (SNP - Glasgow Pollok) However, that would have been at the expense of the investment that we have made in the national health - Speech Link
5: Yousaf, Humza (SNP - Glasgow Pollok) However, there continues to be a shortage in some health boards, including NHS Grampian. - Speech Link

Mentions:
1: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) of these plans on the wellbeing of affected residents, who are reportedly worried about their health - Speech Link
2: Marra, Michael (Lab - North East Scotland) solutions, but more work must be done to improve those plans.SSEN has rightly pointed out that the energy policies - Speech Link
3: Kerr, Stephen (Con - Central Scotland) People come from all over the world to visit the most beautiful country in the world. - Speech Link
4: Nicoll, Audrey (SNP - Aberdeen South and North Kincardine) framework 4 policies on transmission infrastructure. - Speech Link

S6W-26965

Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol (Scottish Labour - Lothian)

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the adequacy of non-emergency kidney patient transport service provision for patients travelling to and from in-centre dialysis appointments across each NHS board, and when it made any such assessment.

Answered by Minto, Jenni - Minister for Public Health and Women's Health

The Scottish Government’s role is to set the strategic policy for the NHS in Scotland, NHS Boards are responsible for service delivery and treatment. All Health Boards should consider patient transport needs when they plan and deliver services and must ensure Patients have access to all information on any relevant patient transport (including community transport) and travel reimbursement entitlement.

Individual Boards are responsible for developing and applying their own policies, including determining eligibility and reimbursement rates, whilst ensuring patient care and safety.

A requirement has been placed within the NHS Territorial Boards annual delivery guidance to bring attention to the requirement for the Boards to consider transport to health for patients and ensure patients have access to information.

S6W-26964

Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol (Scottish Labour - Lothian)

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the average time that kidney patients wait for non-emergency patient transport services to and from in-centre dialysis appointments.

Answered by Minto, Jenni - Minister for Public Health and Women's Health

The Scottish Government’s role is to set the strategic policy for the NHS in Scotland, NHS Boards are responsible for service delivery and treatment. All Health Boards should consider patient transport needs when they plan and deliver services and must ensure Patients have access to all information on any relevant patient transport (including community transport) and travel reimbursement entitlement.

Individual Boards are responsible for developing and applying their own policies, including determining eligibility and reimbursement rates, whilst ensuring patient care and safety.

A requirement has been placed within the NHS Territorial Boards annual delivery guidance to bring attention to the requirement for the Boards to consider transport to health for patients and ensure patients have access to information.