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Written Question · S2W-09442 · Session 2

What plans it has to increase the number of consultants and nurses qualified to diagnose and treat myasthenia gravis.

Answered Asked by Stewart Stevenson SNP Lodged 29 Jun 2004

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to increase the number of consultants and nurses qualified to diagnose and treat myasthenia gravis.

The answer

Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 Jul 2004 · 28 days after it was lodged, on time

The management of thediagnosis and treatment of myasthenia gravis lies with NHS boards and involvesa number of different medical specialties.
The number and skill mix ofstaff that will be required in the future is a matter for the individual NHS boardsto decide and relates to the way in which the service will be provided withinthe geographical area of their responsibility.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-09442 by reference.