Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 19 February 2026 [Draft]
19 Feb 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
General Question Time
Care Pathways (Postural Tachycardia Syndrome)
Constituents in Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, who have, or who suspect that they have, PoTS do not have a dedicated care pathway provided by NHS Ayrshire and Arran, which means that many are misdiagnosed and often end up using accident and emergency services to try to manage that much-misunderstood condition. I accept that such decisions are made at health board level, but what more can the Scottish Government do to support the creation of dedicated care pathways for PoTS alongside the training of healthcare professionals?
In the same item of business
8. Elena Whitham (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP)
SNP
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details of the support provided to NHS boards to develop specialist care pathways for postural...
The Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy and Sport (Maree Todd)
SNP
We expect national health service boards to provide safe, person-centred care for people with postural tachycardia syndrome.Although responsibility for speci...
Elena Whitham
SNP
Constituents in Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, who have, or who suspect that they have, PoTS do not have a dedicated care pathway provided by NHS Ayrshire...
Maree Todd
SNP
I thank Elena Whitham for raising the concerns of her constituents in Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley. Although NHS boards are responsible for local service...