Committee
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 06 March 2024
06 Mar 2024 · S6 · Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Item of business
Continued Petitions
Hormone Replacement Therapy (Blood Tests) (PE2012)
Would the committee consider closing the petition under rule 15.7 of standing orders as NICE guidelines state that, for women aged 40 to 45, HRT can be offered without the need for blood tests when other menopausal symptoms are present? There is now a specialist menopause service in every mainland NHS health board with a buddy system in place for islands health boards. Also, NHS Education for Scotland has been commissioned to create an online learning package on menopause and menstrual health, with resources expected to be available for free to GPs and medical practitioners by the end of March 2024.
In the same item of business
The Convener
Con
PE2012, on removing the need for follicle stimulating hormone blood tests before prescribing hormone replacement therapy, was lodged by Angela Hamilton. The ...
David Torrance
SNP
Would the committee consider closing the petition under rule 15.7 of standing orders as NICE guidelines state that, for women aged 40 to 45, HRT can be offer...
Maurice Golden
Con
I respect what the member says but, particularly given the make-up of this committee, I wonder whether we should keep the petition open and write to the Brit...
Foysol Choudhury
Lab
I think that we should write to the British Menopause Society seeking its advice.
The Convener
Con
Mr Ewing, do you have a view?
Fergus Ewing
SNP
Well, I did wonder if there was much more we can do, for the reasons that Mr Torrance said, but if members want to write to the society, there is perhaps no ...
The Convener
Con
I think that Mr Golden was pointing out that we are a very masculine committee, which perhaps might mean that we are not giving due consideration, as others ...
David Torrance
SNP
Convener, I will withdraw my recommendation.
The Convener
Con
I understand the reasons that Mr Torrance gave but, at the same time, I think that Mr Golden makes a perfectly reasonable point. We will keep the petition op...