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Written Question · S4W-01761 · Session 4

What guidelines are given to GPs on using the Active-B12 test for diagnosing and treating pernicious anaemia.

Answered Asked by Mary Scanlon Con Lodged 18 Jul 2011

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what guidelines are given to GPs on using the Active-B12 test for diagnosing and treating pernicious anaemia.

The answer

Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 Aug 2011 · 18 days after it was lodged, on time

No guidelines have been given to GPs on using the Active-B12 test for diagnosing and treating pernicious anaemia as this is not the generally used way of diagnosing this condition in NHSScotland.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-01761 by reference.