Written Question · S6W-16945 · Session 6
What its most recent assessment is of expanding the use of non-invasive liver scans in (a) primary and (b) community care to improve early …
The question
To ask the Scottish Government what its most recent assessment is of expanding the use of non-invasive liver scans in (a) primary and (b) community care to improve early detection of liver disease.
The answer
The Scottish Government does not assess clinical diagnostic interventions.
However, non-invasive liver scans, including transient elastography devices such as FibroScan, are recommended by NICE in primary care settings and are currently used in several NHS Boards throughout Scotland to assess liver disease.
Currently, there is limited evidence on the efficacy of these scans in a community care context. Trials to test the expanded use of non-invasive liver scans are ongoing in both primary care and for populations at higher risk of liver disease in community care.
However, non-invasive liver scans, including transient elastography devices such as FibroScan, are recommended by NICE in primary care settings and are currently used in several NHS Boards throughout Scotland to assess liver disease.
Currently, there is limited evidence on the efficacy of these scans in a community care context. Trials to test the expanded use of non-invasive liver scans are ongoing in both primary care and for populations at higher risk of liver disease in community care.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-16945 by reference.