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Deep Vein Thrombosis (PE1056)

Tuesday 16 December 2008 Public Petitions Committee Petitions 3 contributions · 2 speakers

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Frank McAveety Lab The Convener · Glasgow Shettleston
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PE1056, which is by Gordon, Jane and Steven McPherson—Gordon and Jane McPherson gave evidence to the committee—is on mandatory provision of assessment tools for diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis. The petitioners seek to ensure commonality of patient guidance and call for a range of other ways in which we can improve awareness of, and acknowledge concerns about, DVT.Having previously considered the petition without coming to a conclusion, we should really try to bring it to a conclusion. I think Nanette Milne has a suggestion on what we should do with the petition.

Nanette Milne Con North East Scotland
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I do not honestly think that we can bring the petition to a conclusion today. I would like to see it go a bit further.It would be interesting to know the progress of the Scottish intercollegiate guidelines network guidelines review, which I think is due to report sometime next year. The e-mail from the petitioner makes an interesting point about NHS boards' adherence to the SIGN guidelines—most boards are only working towards doing that—and about the public information leaflets that boards are supposed to make available in their areas. From the petitioner's freedom of information request, it seems that the latter issue is clearly a work in progress, given that quite a number of boards are not very far down the road of producing proper leaflets and adhering to the guidelines.I am pleased that NHS Quality Improvement Scotland decided last month that it will review the situation. I would like to know the outcome of that.

Frank McAveety Lab The Convener · Glasgow Shettleston
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I think the committee agrees. We will follow Nanette Milne's recommendation and see whether we can make some progress.

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