PE2031: Provide insulin pumps to all children with type 1 diabetes in Scotland
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ensure that children and young people in Scotland who have type 1 diabetes, and would benefit from a lifesaving insulin pump, are provided with one, no matter where they live.
Petitioner: Maria Aitken on behalf of Caithness Health Action Team
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 08 June 2023
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (116KB, pdf) (116KB, pdf) posted 25 July 2023
Committee Meetings
20 September 2023: The Committee agreed to write to Diabetes Scotland, the Insulin Pump Awareness Group and NHS regional health boards.
Official Report of Meeting 20 September 2023
29 May 2024: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and NHS Highland.
Official Report of Meeting 29 May 2024
Written Submissions
PE2031/A: Scottish Government submission of 6 July 2023 (73KB, pdf) (73KB, pdf) posted 11 July 2023
PE2031/B: NHS Tayside submission of 2 October 2023 (148KB, pdf) (148KB, pdf) posted 03 October 2023
PE2031/C: NHS Grampian submission of 17 October 2023 (146KB, pdf) (146KB, pdf) posted 01 November 2023
PE2031/D: NHS Ayrshire and Arran submission of 18 October 2023 (155KB, pdf) (155KB, pdf) posted 01 November 2023
PE2031/E: NHS Fife submission of 18 October 2023 (157KB, pdf) (157KB, pdf) posted 01 November 2023
PE2031/F: NHS Highland submission of 19 October 2023 (180KB, pdf) (180KB, pdf) posted 01 November 2023
PE2031/G: NHS Lothian submission of 19 October 2023 (179KB, pdf) (179KB, pdf) posted 01 November 2023
PE2031/H: NHS Forth Valley submission of 19 October 2023 (152KB, pdf) (152KB, pdf) posted 01 November 2023
PE2031/I: NHS Shetland submission of 5 February 2024 (144KB, pdf) posted 13 February 2024
PE2031/J: NHS Orkney submission of 19 February 2024 (164KB, pdf) posted 26 February 2024
PE2031/K: Diabetes Scotland submission of 14 March 2024 (212KB, pdf) posted 19 March 2024