Petition 1056 (pdf size 37 KB posted 21.05.2008)
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Petition by
Gordon McPherson
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Open Petitions - Petition PE1056
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Petition by Gordon, Jane and Steven McPherson calling for the Scottish parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to introduce mandatory assessment tools for all health boards for the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT); to ensure commonality of patient guidance information regarding DVT; and to introduce a newborn screening programme for the Factor V gene, which has been shown to increase susceptibility to DVT.
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Petitioner:
Gordon McPherson
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Number of signatures:
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143
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Date lodged:
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15 May 2007
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| SPICe Briefing: Briefing for PE1056 |
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Summary:
Written Submissions for PE1056
2 October 2007 : The Public Petitions Committee heard from Gordon and Jane McPherson and agreed to seek views on the petition from the Scottish Government, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, LifeBlood, the National Screening Committee and the Association of British Insurers. Link to Official Report 02 October 2007
29 January 2008 : The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland and the National Screening Committee seeking updates on how each is taking forward initiatives in this area and why guidelines would take 26 months to prepare. Link to Official Report 29 January 2008
13 May 2008 : The Committee agreed to suspend further consideration of the petition until NHS Quality Improvement Scotland has collated information from all NHS Boards and reported to the Chief Medical Officer and to invite the Scottish Government to respond on how the new policies address the particular issues raised in the petition. Further, that the Scottish Government and other agencies should continue to communicate and work with the petitioner on the revision of written policies. Link to Official Report 13 May 2008
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