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Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (PE1109)

Tuesday 7 October 2008 Public Petitions Committee Petitions 3 contributions · 2 speakers

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Frank McAveety Lab The Convener · Glasgow Shettleston
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PE1109, from Janice Johnson, on behalf of Psoriasis Scotland-PSALV, calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Government urgently to develop clinical guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of psoriasis. There is an additional briefing paper from the British Association of Dermatologists. Do members have any views on how we should deal with the petition? The petitioner has been invited to join the multidisciplinary committee that is responsible for developing guidelines and to participate in the NHS Quality Improvement Scotland structure. Prescription charges will be scrapped by 2011, removing the requirement for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis to be defined as chronic conditions exempt from prescription charges. Many of the issues in the petition have been addressed in various ways.

Nanette Milne Con North East Scotland
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There is nothing further that the committee can do. At previous meetings, I have commended the work that the petitioner, Janice Johnson, has done in this regard. She has been pushing hard to get Scottish intercollegiate guidelines network guidelines on the issue of psoriatic arthritis. It is good news that she has been invited to join the committee that is responsible for developing guidelines and I congratulate her on that. We should close the petition.

Frank McAveety Lab The Convener · Glasgow Shettleston
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Thank you for that recommendation.

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