Contents
- Attendance
- Subordinate Legislation
- Leaving the European Union (Impacts on Health and Social Care)
Subordinate Legislation
Duty of Candour Procedure (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (SSI 2018/57)
Good morning and welcome to the 10th meeting in 2018 of the Health and Sport Committee. We have apologies this morning from Alison Johnstone. I ask everyone in the room to please make sure that mobiles are switched off or to silent. I also remind everyone in the room not to record or photograph proceedings, as that will be done for us by Parliament staff.
Agenda item 1 is the consideration of four Scottish statutory instruments that are subject to negative procedure, the first of which is the Duty of Candour Procedure (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (SSI 2018/57). Members will recall that the duty of candour is an issue that was raised during the committee’s inquiry into national health service governance. There has been no motion to annul lodged and the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee has not made any comments on the regulations. As members have no comments on the regulations, do we agree to make no recommendations on them?
Members indicated agreement.
National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (SSI 2018/66)
The second and third instruments relate to the general medical services contract. The committee previously considered and agreed a draft approach to consideration of the contract and we agreed that, following publication of the primary care improvement plans, which are expected in July, we would issue a call for written views. We have also agreed to hold an oral evidence session with key stakeholders later this year, to inform us about the implementation of the contract and delivery of primary care.
The second instrument is the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (SSI 2018/66). There has been no motion to annul lodged. However, in this case the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee has made comments on the instrument under general reporting grounds and it has noted a number of drafting errors in the instrument, which the Scottish Government has undertaken to lay amending regulations in early course to correct.
Do members have any comments on the regulations? There being none, and given the commitment of the Government to correct the errors in the regulations, does the committee agree to make no recommendations on them?
Members indicated agreement.
National Health Service (Primary Medical Services Section 17C Agreements) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (SSI 2018/67)
The third instrument is SSI 2018/67. There has been no motion to annul lodged. Unfortunately, there has been comment from the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee under general reporting grounds, noting several drafting errors in the instrument. The Scottish Government has undertaken to lay amending regulations in early course to correct the errors.
I invite any comments from members of the committee on the regulations. There being none, do we agree that we should make no recommendations on the regulations?
Members indicated agreement.
National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018 (SSI 2018/68)
The fourth and final of instrument is SSI 2018/68. There has been no motion to annul lodged and the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee has not made any comments on the regulations.
Are there any comments from members of the committee? There being none, do we agree to make no recommendations?
Members indicated agreement.