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The Deputy Presiding Officer (Annabelle Ewing) SNP

The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S6M-19319, in the name of Daniel Johnson, on welcoming the report by the Royal College of P...

Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab) Lab

I thank members from across the parties who have supported my motion to enable this debate to take place. The debate is important for a number of reasons, no...

Sandesh Gulhane (Glasgow) (Con) Con

Will the member give way?

Daniel Johnson Lab

I am very happy to give way to Sandesh Gulhane, but he will have to be brief.

Sandesh Gulhane Con

I declare an interest as a practising NHS GP. I would just note that, when someone gets a private diagnosis, it is no longer shared care, as they will no lo...

Daniel Johnson Lab

I do accept that, and that view is adopted in the standardised approach. It is shared care if the person continues to see the private practitioner, but the N...

Paul McLennan (East Lothian) (SNP) SNP

I thank Daniel Johnson for securing the debate. Daniel and I have had a couple of chats about this issue over the past couple of months, and we are all aware...

Sandesh Gulhane (Glasgow) (Con) Con

The RCP’s report lays out in clear and evidence-based terms what many of us have been warning of for years. Demand has soared. As of March 2025, more than 42...

Daniel Johnson Lab

Does Sandesh Gulhane agree that it is confusing when health boards say that they cannot report data but they can say how long people are going to wait? They ...

Sandesh Gulhane Con

It absolutely does confuse me. What health boards say to their patients about waiting times and what they publish are completely separate. We have seen that ...

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab) Lab

I thank Daniel Johnson for bringing this important debate to the chamber. Working with other members across parties, Daniel Johnson has been a real champion ...

Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab

Is the member aware and does she agree that, historically, ADHD has been underdiagnosed in girls and women as a result of differences in the presentation of ...

Carol Mochan Lab

I thank the member for that important intervention; I have had that issue raised with me in casework. I believe that colleagues in the chamber have heard ve...

Stuart McMillan (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP) SNP

I congratulate Daniel Johnson on securing this important debate. Mr Johnson and I co-hosted an event in October: the RCP report was launched in the morning, ...

Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con) Con

I thank my friend and colleague Daniel Johnson for bringing the debate to the chamber. I applaud his continuing drive to deliver a better pathway for those w...

Daniel Johnson Lab

Will Brian Whittle take a brief intervention?

Brian Whittle Con

I will.

Daniel Johnson Lab

As I often say to people, beyond medication, the other critical factors are good sleep, hygiene and exercise. I emphasise that access to sport is critical in...

Brian Whittle Con

I thank Daniel Johnson for finishing my speech for me. Laughter. I was going to say that I witnessed young people flourishing and developing in a training en...

Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP) SNP

I, too, thank Daniel Johnson for bringing the debate to the Parliament. I also thank him for his bravery in being so vocal about some of the challenges that ...

Daniel Johnson Lab

Will Michelle Thomson take an intervention?

The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP

It would need to be brief, as the member is about to conclude.

Michelle Thomson SNP

I am indeed. I was coming to my last sentence. Without sex-specific data, we risk designing services that fail half the population. That is not a technical ...

The Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing (Tom Arthur) SNP

I thank members from across the chamber for what has been a thoughtful and constructive set of contributions. The strength of feeling that we have heard on b...

Brian Whittle Con

I have listened intently to what the minister has said. I agree with much of it, but I caveat that getting a diagnosis involves an element of relief for many...

Tom Arthur SNP

I appreciate the problems. In emphasising the importance of a needs-based approach, I want to be absolutely crystal clear that I recognise the importance tha...

Tom Arthur SNP

Before I take an intervention from Daniel Johnson, I will say that work is already under way with health boards and local authorities to understand that data...

Daniel Johnson Lab

I am grateful to the minister for giving way. The point about data is important. However, I will ask him about pathways, because there are clear and specific...

Tom Arthur SNP

All the issues that Mr Johnson has related are part of the wider considerations. As was touched on, a summit is coming up on Monday at which we will have an ...

Tom Arthur SNP

I was intending to conclude, but I am happy to take an intervention.