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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.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S5W-21043

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 24 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, what its response is to the offer that was made by Dr Dionysios Veronikis, who is a St Louis-based specialist in carrying out mesh removal procedure, which was published in The Sunday Post on 13 January 2019, to treat mesh-injured women in Scotland and assist with training physicians in performing full mesh removal surgery; whether it has been in contact with Dr Veronikis regarding this, and what estimate it has made of how much this would cost.

Question reference: S5F-02989

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 21 January 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 January 2019

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-02962

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 14 January 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 January 2019

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-02926

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 07 January 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 January 2019

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5W-20381

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 21 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken, since its announcement on 12 September 2018 that mesh surgery would be halted, to ensure that all NHS boards comply with this instruction and not use mesh as happened previously following the suspension announced in 2014 when some boards continued to carry out mesh procedures.

Following the 12 September announcement of the halt, the Chief Medical Officer wrote to all Health Board Chief Executives and Medical Directors in order to instruct them that no further procedures were to be carried out. An exception was permitted in the case of those women who were already on the waiting list. In those circumstances surgery was allowed to go ahead, providing clinicians firstly explained the situation to the patient and sought fresh consent, and Scottish Government officials required Health Boards to confirm that those discussions had taken place.

Health Boards confirm they have complied with the instruction to halt procedures, and surgery has gone ahead only in the exceptional circumstances noted above.

Question reference: S5F-02891

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 17 December 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2018

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5W-20383

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 12 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what further work it has undertaken with the Department of Health and Social Care, and the other devolved administrations, regarding the establishment of a mesh database.

Officials have continued to meet with colleagues in the Department of Health and Social Care as well as the other devolved administrations, the British Society of Urogynaecology, and the British Association of Urologiccal Surgeons in order to progress development of a registry.

An outline of an interim registry has been agreed upon and is expected to become operational in the spring of next year, and officials will be considering information governance aspects in order to ensure that NHSScotland can fully participate. A bespoke registry will continue to be developed after implemetation of the interim solution, with delivery expected in around two years.

Both the interim and bespoke registries will record all stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse procedures, not just those that involve mesh repair. Further, they will record patient reported outcomes in addition to clinician reports.

Question reference: S5W-20382

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 12 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made with the development and implementation of the high vigilance restricted use protocol for mesh procedures.

Health Boards have nominated 'Accountable Officers' who, in each Health Board that carries out mesh procedures in the future, will be responsible for ensuring that the necessary high vigilance measures have been followed in every case.

In February Accountable Officers will meet with Scottish Government and NHS ISD officials, as well as members of Healthcare Improvement Scotland's Mesh Oversight Group, in order to progress the development of the protocol. In doing so, Accountable Officers will take account of NICE guidelines, Royal College of Surgeons training guidelines, the Mesh Oversight Group's newly developed Self-Assessment Tool, and the views of regional clinical groups, the latter having been asked to give careful consideration to the issue following the announcement of the halt in September 2018.

Question reference: S5F-02867

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 10 December 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 December 2018

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-02847

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 03 December 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 December 2018

Question to be taken in Chamber.