Portfolio Questions

Health & Sport Mairi Evans S5O-00767 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what is being done to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination in the workplace. Alexander Burnett S5O-00768 2. To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to ensure that social prescribing enables GP practices to refer obese patients and people with type 2 diabetes, and other medical conditions, to third sector support services. Richard Lochhead S5O-00769 3. To ask the Scottish Government what treatment and support is available to chronic pain patients in the NHS Grampian area. Brian Whittle S5O-00770 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to ensure that physical activity and sport are available to all, irrespective of background or personal circumstance. Jamie Greene S5O-00771 5. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent Samaritans' report, which recorded a disparity in suicide rates across local authorities. Jeremy Balfour S5O-00772 6. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to encourage more women to regularly participate in sport. Ruth Maguire S5O-00773 7. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Ayrshire and Arran and what issues were discussed. Alexander Stewart S5O-00774 8. To ask the Scottish Government what support is in place to assist people who have had a stroke with their recovery and in becoming as independent as possible. Pauline McNeill S5O-00775 9. To ask the Scottish Government how the NHS tackles health issues resulting from cold homes and fuel poverty. John Scott S5O-00776 10. To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS Ayrshire and Arran’s reported under-recruitment of 30 consultants will adversely impact on its ability to safely operate the Combined Assessment Unit at Ayr Hospital when it opens in May 2017. Douglas Ross S5O-00777 11. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to claims that return patients who require regular treatment are not counted in chronic pain waiting times, and what action it is taking to address the reported excessive delays that some face before receiving treatment. Finlay Carson S5O-00778 12. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in filling vacant GP posts in Dumfries and Galloway and other rural areas. Gillian Martin S5O-00779 13. To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to support healthcare professionals who come to Scotland as refugees to gain employment in the NHS. George Adam S5O-00780 14. To ask the Scottish Government how it supports community-based youth football organisations. Neil Bibby 15. [Withdrawn] Rhoda Grant S5O-00782 16. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported concerns regarding the Scottish Ambulance Service's operation of emergency and patient transport services in the Highlands and Islands, including proposed industrial action by Unite members. Linda Fabiani S5O-00783 17. To ask the Scottish Government how disabled people who wish to work in the NHS can be supported. Christina McKelvie S5O-00784 18. To ask the Scottish Government when it will next meet NHS Lanarkshire and what issues will be discussed. Alison Johnstone S5O-00785 19. To ask the Scottish Government what plans are in place to deliver a full adult immunology service for people in the NHS Lothian area. Iain Gray S5O-00786 20. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Lothian regarding planning for projected population increases in East Lothian.