Cwestiwn ysgrifenedig WQ96500
- Gofynnwyd gan
- Mabon ap GwynforPlaid
- I'w ateb gan
- Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
- Cyflwynwyd
- Dyddiad ateb
- Atebwyd
- Amser i'w ateb
- 7 diwrnod
Cwestiwn
Mae'r cwestiwn a'r ateb yn Saesneg gan nad oes fersiwn Gymraeg ar gael.
What steps is the Cabinet Secretary taking to implement the NICE guidance that clinicians should consider primary care respiratory review and spirometry for people with emphysema or signs of chronic airways disease on a chest X-ray or CT scan?
Ateb
Atebwyd gan Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
We have acted to strengthen the link to clinical guidance within the General Medical Services contract, which states that GPs should provide care for patients with consideration of national and local guidelines, including NICE guidance. Community Health Pathways have been commissioned nationally to support GPs in ensuring that national guidelines are adapted for local use.
We would therefore expect current NICE respiratory guidance to already be implemented by GMS practices. It is the responsibility of Local Health Boards to assure themselves that the contracts they commission are being delivered.