Chamber
Plenary, 01 Oct 2008
01 Oct 2008 · S3 · Plenary
Item of business
Action on Thrombosis
Speaker
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That the Parliament notes with concern that, according to provisional figures from the Scottish Government, the total number of deaths from thrombosis in 2007 was 12,275, which represents 21% of all deaths in Scotland; further notes that in 2006 thrombosis killed more than fifty times the number of people who died from MRSA and Clostridium difficile combined, and therefore considers that action should be taken to increase awareness of thrombosis among the public and health professionals and establish an effective prevention strategy for thrombosis in Scottish hospitals, such as some sort of screening regime, to help save valuable NHS resources from treating a disease that can often be prevented if a patient knows they are at risk in the first place and to help avoid tragedies like that of Katie McPherson from Langbank, who died as a result of deep vein thrombosis.
In the same item of business
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Alasdair Morgan):
SNP
The final item of business today is a members' business debate on motion S3M-2482, in the name of Trish Godman, on action on thrombosis. The debate will be c...
Motion debated,
That the Parliament notes with concern that, according to provisional figures from the Scottish Government, the total number of deaths from thrombosis in 200...
Trish Godman (West Renfrewshire) (Lab):
Lab
Katie was 23 years old when she died of deep vein thrombosis. She had tried three times to get treatment, in two hospitals and from her general practitioner....
Ian McKee (Lothians) (SNP):
SNP
I congratulate Trish Godman on initiating this important members' debate, and I join her in extending my condolences to Katie McPherson's family. We need to ...
Trish Godman:
Lab
I hear what the member is saying, but because there are so many questions about DVT—he is asking them himself—we need money so that we can research whether t...
Ian McKee:
SNP
I agree that research should be done, and that not enough has been done into the causes of DVT and its treatment. However, I still hold that it is wrong to e...
Jackson Carlaw (West of Scotland) (Con):
Con
Once again, Trish Godman has brought to members' business an important and substantial issue. Seven months ago, the issue was the human rights of wheelchair ...
Dr Richard Simpson (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab):
Lab
I add my congratulations to those of other members on Trish Godman securing this debate and on the way in which she graphically illustrated the tragic early ...
Margaret Curran (Glasgow Baillieston) (Lab):
Lab
I, too, thank Trish Godman for securing tonight's debate. As others have acknowledged, she has made a significant contribution to raising awareness of thromb...
The Minister for Public Health (Shona Robison):
SNP
I add my thanks to Trish Godman for securing a debate on this important but complex issue. Her motion mentions the death of Katie McPherson, and the first th...
Ian McKee:
SNP
Does the minister not agree that cigarette smoking is also a lifestyle choice that leads to an increased risk of DVT?
Shona Robison:
SNP
Yes, of course. I will say a bit more about that.The other risks for DVT include pregnancy, age, underlying cancer, being on the pill or hormone replacement ...
Trish Godman:
Lab
You are saying that screening would be done in some circumstances. It seems to me that Katie McPherson's family should have some support and screening, but t...
Shona Robison:
SNP
I am just about to deal with that issue. We agree that high-risk groups should be tested, and we are clear that the adult relatives of someone with factor V ...
Meeting closed at 17:35.