Question reference: S5W-31719
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 10 September 2020
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 1 October 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many people who experienced a stroke in 2019-20 received a thrombectomy procedure within six hours of presenting at a hospital, and what information it has on how this compares with the rest of the UK.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to introducing a thrombectomy service in Scotland. That is why the Programme for Government 2020 reaffirms our commitment to ensuring that a national planning framework is in place for a high quality and clinically safe thrombectomy service.
The pilot in the North of Scotland Thrombectomy service will commence in autumn 2020, with a fully operational service in NHS Tayside anticipated by 2023.
Information on thrombectomy procedures in England can be found at: https://www.strokeaudit.org/ .