Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill
The Bill aims to establish a Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland, who would:
- support system-wide improvement in the safety of health care
- promote the importance of the views of patients and members of the public in relation to the safety of health care
The Bill was passed on 27 September 2023 and became an Act on 07 November 2023
Contents
Stage 1 - General principles
Committees examine the Bill and gather views. They produce reports before MSPs debate the Bill in the Chamber. MSPs then decide on the purpose (“general principles”) of the Bill.
The Bill ended Stage 1 on 10 May 2023
Committee Examination
The lead committee for this Bill is the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Timetable
The timetable that the committee followed while examining the Bill at Stage 1
Who spoke to the lead committee in the Parliament
MSPs met with people in committee meetings to discuss what the Bill will do.
Minutes of 25 October 2022 (in private)
Minutes of 31 January 2023
Minutes of 7 February 2023
Minutes of 21 February 2023
Minutes of 14 March 2023
Minutes of 25 April 2023 (in private)
Meeting on 31 January 2023
Correspondence
Committee correspondence sent and received while the Bill progressed through Parliament
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill Stage 1 report response
Letter from the Minister for Public Health and Women's Health to the HSCS Convener concerning the Stage 1 report of the Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill, 9 May 2023
Letter from the Nursing and Midwifery Council following their giving evidence on 21 February, 7 March 2023
Healthcare Improvement Scotland follow up
Letter from Healthcare Improvement Scotland following their giving evidence on 7 February, 24 February 2023
Work by other committees
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Report published on 23 November 2022
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Committee report
The lead committee published its report on 28 April 2023.
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill Stage 1 report
The committee received the following response to its report-
Letter from the Minister for Public Health and Women's Health (182KB, pdf) posted 10 May 2023
Debate
MSPs debate the purpose (“general principles”) of the Bill.
Meeting on 10 May 2023
Read the minutes of proceedings (171KB, pdf) posted 10 May 2023
Vote
MSPs vote on the general principles of the Bill.
Meeting on 10 May 2023
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill
- Submitted by: Jenni Minto, Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 May 2023
- Motion reference: S6M-08869
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 10 May 2023