SPCB Written Question · S7W-04593 · Session 7
In light of survival rates in Scotland being among the worst in Europe, what consideration it has given to taking action to raise awareness…
The question
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, in light of survival rates in Scotland being among the worst in Europe, what consideration it has given to taking action to raise awareness of the symptoms of ovarian cancer across the parliamentary estate, including displaying posters published by Target Ovarian Cancer.
The answer
The health and wellbeing of MSPs, their staff and SPCB staff is a priority for theSPCB. The SPCB promotes a wide range of health and wellbeing resources on itsintranet, including those provided by Spectrum Life, the SPCB’s employeewellbeing partner. These resources include cancer awareness and prevention andcancer survivor podcasts. Information and awareness raising aboutgynaecological cancer was published on the Parliament’s intranet by the Women’sNetwork in 2025. The SPCB will consider how it might continue to raiseawareness of these diseases. As part of our wider support for health andwellbeing, our Occupational Health provider, Optima, will offer general healthchecks in early 2027.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S7W-04593 by reference.