Petition by Mrs Andrea MacArthur calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review and overhaul the current out-dated and ineffective method of diagnosing and treating Pernicious Anaemia/VitaminB12 Deficiency.
Number of signatures: 1
Date lodged: 17 October 2011
Summary:
15 November 2011: The Committee took evidence from Mrs Andrea MacArthur and Martyn Hooper, Executive Chair, Pernicious Anaemia Society and agreed to seek time in the Chamber for a Committee debate on the petition. The Committee also agreed to write to the Scottish Government, a selection of NHS boards (Highland, Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow and Clyde) and the Royal College of General Practitioners seeking responses to points raised in the petition and during the discussion. Link to Official Report 15 November 2011 (380KB pdf)
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