Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 19 March 2026 [Draft]
19 Mar 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
First Minister’s Question Time
Chronic Pain Interventions
The review of chronic pain interventions that was published by the Scottish Health Technologies Group on 27 February recommends the use of interventions when that will assist patients to deal with chronic pain. Since then, I have been advised by a patient of the chronic pain service that NHS Highland has told her that it intends to close the chronic pain intervention service from late September. What is the First Minister doing to ensure that patients everywhere can access relief from pain?
In the same item of business
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
Lab
The review of chronic pain interventions that was published by the Scottish Health Technologies Group on 27 February recommends the use of interventions when...
The First Minister (John Swinney)
SNP
Rhoda Grant has raised a very important point. I understand that no decision has been taken by NHS Highland on the future of its chronic pain intervention se...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
That concludes First Minister’s question time.Our next item of business is a members’ business debate. There will be a short suspension to allow people to le...