Written Question · S4W-20932 · Session 4
What support it gives to NHS Grampian to help address the average waiting time for specialist chronic pain treatment, and whether it plans …
The question
To ask the Scottish Government what support it gives to NHS Grampian to help address the average waiting time for specialist chronic pain treatment, and whether it plans to provide additional support.
The answer
Our consultation report published on 28 April 2014 sets out our response to the recent consultation on the ‘Future Provision of Specialist Residential Services in Scotland’ as well as setting out our position on progressing improvements in the provision of local chronic pain services. The report is available at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2014/04/7669.
All NHS boards are committed to delivering improvements in chronic pain services. The Scottish Government has provided funding of up to £50k per year for two years to support the establishment chronic pain Service Improvement Groups / Managed Clinical Networks (SIGs/MCNs) to lead improvement work through the implementation of the Scottish Service Model for Chronic Pain.
Implementation of the model is overseen by the National Chronic Pain Steering Group which is supported by Scottish Government funding. NHS boards are required to include chronic pain service improvement in their Local Delivery Plans for 2014. The Scottish Government will monitor progress through the NHS board annual review process. Furthermore the Scottish Government has recently appointed a new National Co-ordinator and National Clinical Lead, who, working with the new National Steering Group Chair, provides advice and support to SIGs/MCNs.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2014/04/7669.
All NHS boards are committed to delivering improvements in chronic pain services. The Scottish Government has provided funding of up to £50k per year for two years to support the establishment chronic pain Service Improvement Groups / Managed Clinical Networks (SIGs/MCNs) to lead improvement work through the implementation of the Scottish Service Model for Chronic Pain.
Implementation of the model is overseen by the National Chronic Pain Steering Group which is supported by Scottish Government funding. NHS boards are required to include chronic pain service improvement in their Local Delivery Plans for 2014. The Scottish Government will monitor progress through the NHS board annual review process. Furthermore the Scottish Government has recently appointed a new National Co-ordinator and National Clinical Lead, who, working with the new National Steering Group Chair, provides advice and support to SIGs/MCNs.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-20932 by reference.