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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 ��˿�� to get factual and statistical information.

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Question reference: S6W-14693

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the inclusion of patient-reported outcome measures in indicator development.

In April 2021, Scottish Government commissioned Public Health Scotland to develop and deliver the Scottish Cardiac Audit Programme. This programme will support delivery against the actions in Priority 4 of the Heart Disease Action Plan.

We also commissioned the ALLIANCE to deliver the Heart Disease Lived Experience Network. The Scottish Cardiac Audit Programme has engaged closely with the network to ensure that people with lived experience of heart disease have influenced the development of indicators.

Question reference: S6W-14671

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what support and investment it has made in the use of proven technology to assist with the (a) detection, (b) tele-monitoring and (c) provision of tailored support for people with heart disease or other cardiac risk factors.

Scale Up BP, delivered by the Technology Enabled Care team, has been a successful programme supporting remote monitoring for diagnosis and ongoing management of high blood pressure. Evaluation has shown a positive impact on reductions in blood pressure. The programme continues with the majority of health boards now utilising the tool.

Investment has been made in the national remote monitoring solution, which is available to all Health Boards and Health & Social Care Partnerships. This includes Scale Up BP and a remote monitoring tool for Heart Failure.

Question reference: S6W-14675

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what innovative models of care for cardiac diagnostics it has piloted since 2021.

Question reference: S6W-14674

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has established referral guidelines for common symptoms of heart disease to support timely access to diagnostics.

Question reference: S6W-14690

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking with NHS Education for Scotland (NES) to ensure that the education and training related to heart disease adapts as changing models of care are implemented.

Question reference: S6W-14689

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to carry out a gap analysis of the cardiology and cardiac surgery workforce that has been informed by the nationally-agreed pathways and the developed competency framework.

Question reference: S6W-14676

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to (a) support the spread and adoption of holistic assessment and (b) ensure that appropriate self-management resources are available for people with cardiac disease.

a) The was published in June 2022 and provides a framework to deliver person-centred, innovative and inclusive rehabilitation to all.

The Once for Scotland approach recommends that all individuals should have access to a person-centred assessment, which will provide a better understanding of their rehabilitation needs.

As this work now moves into an implementation phase, rehabilitation services are encouraged to benchmark themselves against the Six Principles of Good Rehabilitation in order to identify gaps in service provision and opportunity for development and innovation.

b)Through the Heart Disease Action Plan funding call in 2021 we provided funding for the development of a self-management resource for people with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction.

Question reference: S6W-14683

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the development of psychological liaison roles to support people with long-term conditions, including heart disease.

Question reference: S6W-14682

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, as part of the implementation of the mental health transition and recovery plan, what action it is taking to promote the needs of people who have been bereaved by sudden cardiac death.

Question reference: S6W-14687

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to develop a sustainable training and education pathway for cardiac physiology.

There have been two pieces of work carried out in relation to training and education for the wider Healthcare Science professional group of which cardiac physiology is one specialty. The baseline exercise has provided an overview of the education and training landscape for Healthcare Science.

The outcomes of this work has informed the context of the scoping review committed to within the National Workforce strategy 2022. Recommendations have been made as to the next steps and once confirmed these will be shared with the wider stakeholder groups.