Portfolio Questions (BSL)

Health and Social Care Liz Smith S6O-04013 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on this winter’s flu and COVID-19 vaccinations. John Mason S6O-04014 2. To ask the Scottish Government for what reason routine eye tests are conducted more frequently than hearing tests. Roz McCall S6O-04015 3. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the progress towards implementing the key priority areas highlighted in its Stroke Improvement Plan 2023. Tess White S6O-04016 4. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of increased employer national insurance contributions on primary care providers in Scotland's NHS. Marie McNair S6O-04017 5. To ask the Scottish Government how it is working to protect older people from heightened health risks in colder weather. Michelle Thomson S6O-04018 6. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to ensure equality of access for adults to the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD or ASD, in light of the finding in a National Autism Implementation Team report in 2021 that the current thresholds for mental health services do not meet the needs of those who have been referred. Jackie Dunbar S6O-04019 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details of the work that it is doing to tackle stigma around HIV and to eliminate new HIV transmissions by 2030. Sue Webber S6O-04020 8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support mental health services across NHS Lothian.