Question reference: S5W-29681
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 5 June 2020
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Current status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 18 June 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have the condition, ME; what specialist treatment resources and facilities, other than stand-alone psychiatric or psychological services, are in place; how much funding has been allocated to these services, and what its position is on whether the level of resources offered is sufficient.
Answer
During the development of the National Framework for Action ‘Neurological Care and Support in Scotland’ , we commissioned the NHS Information Services Division to investigate how many people in Scotland are living with different neurological conditions. This provided estimated prevalence for some conditions but not all, and we have therefore made a commitment through the Framework to improve the recording of neurological conditions, including ME, in people’s routine health and care records. This will enable more accurate population-level estimates of the prevalence of neurological conditions and ensure they are visible to appropriate services.
We have commissioned Public Health Scotland to carry out a needs assessment that will provide a report on the existing practices and provision, as well as service gaps, for ME/CFS across Scotland.