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Written Question · S5W-35407 · Session 5

What assessment it has made of what impact essential tremor has on the (a) mental health, (b) quality of life and (c) employment opportunit…

Answered Asked by Rhoda Grant Lab Lodged 22 Feb 2021

The question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of what impact essential tremor has on the (a) mental health, (b) quality of life and (c) employment opportunities of people living with the condition.

The answer

Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 17 Mar 2021 · 23 days after it was lodged, 6 days after it was due

The Scottish Government has not carried out a condition-specific assessment on the impact of essential tremor. However, the Scottish Government recognises the importance of understanding and improving the lives of people with neurological conditions such as essential tremor.
While it is not condition specific, we have made our Neurological Framework for Care and Support a Programme for Government priority, with a vision to ensure that everyone with a neurological condition can access the care and support they need to live well, on their own terms. We are investing £4.5 million over five years to implement the Framework’s seventeen commitments. The commitments include improving the provision of co-ordinated health and social care and support, developing sustainable workforce models and ensuring high standards of person-centred care.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S5W-35407 by reference.