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Deep Vein Thrombosis (PE1056)

Tuesday 2 June 2009 Public Petitions Committee Petitions 3 contributions · 2 speakers

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Frank McAveety Lab The Convener · Glasgow Shettleston
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PE1056, from Gordon, Jane and Steven McPherson, calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to introduce mandatory assessment tools for all health boards for the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis; to ensure commonality of patient guidance information regarding DVT; and to introduce a newborn screening programme for the factor V Leiden gene, which has been shown to increase susceptibility to DVT. We have additional items of correspondence that were not in the original papers for the meeting but which were received in the past few days.

Nanette Milne Con North East Scotland
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I have taken an interest in the case. I recently attended a seminar on the topic of deep vein thrombosis. The patient guidance seems to have been sorted out now, although one health board was late in supplying information. However, I am not yet convinced that there are mandatory assessment tools for deep vein thrombosis in all health boards. A final decision on the screening of newborns for the factor V Leiden gene has not been made. We are not likely to get one until October next year, when a Scottish intercollegiate guidelines network guideline will appear. Is it possible to suspend consideration of the petition until then? I would like to see a bit more detail before we close the petition.

Frank McAveety Lab The Convener · Glasgow Shettleston
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That is a reasonable suggestion. We will suspend consideration of the petition until the SIGN guideline appears.

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