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 how many clinical negligence claims were made against each NHS board regarding pressure ulcers or sores in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14 and in how many cases this was the underlying cause of death.
To ask the Scottish Government whether the European Commission has given it notice that it has either failed to implement or only partially implemented directive 2011/24/EU.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has fully implemented directive 2011/24/EU as it was required to do by 25 October 2013.
To ask the Scottish Government what arrangements are in place to help patients meet the cost of travel to NHS appointments.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the latest reports on waiting times to access support services that allow older people to live independently at home.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to deal with any impact on farmers in Scotland arising from the difference with England in the levels of nitrate permitted in nitrate vulnerable zones (NVZ).
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it will give to the National Contact Point and NHS boards on providing patients with access to information and advice on Article 7 (4) of EU directive 2011/24.
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients seeking cross-border NHS treatment under EU directive 2011/24 (a) paid for the treatment themselves or (b) had the cost of treatment paid for them under Article 7 (4) of the directive, broken down by NHS board area since October 2013.
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that all patients receive cross-border NHS treatment through Article 7 (4) of EU directive 2011/24.
To ask the Scottish Government when the next review will take place of the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) clinical guidelines for the treatment of (a) depression and (b) anxiety.