1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee decided to take item 3 in private.

2. Alternative Pathways to Primary Care:

The Committee took evidence from—

Dr Hannah Tweed, Senior Policy Officer, Alliance Scotland;

Margaret McKay, Chair, Riverside Patient Participation Group;

Val Costello, Patient Adviser, Citizens Advice Scotland Patient Advice and Support Service;

and then from—

Dr Chris Williams, Joint Chair, Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland;

Wendy Panton, Senior Nurse, NHS Lanarkshire, Scottish GP Professional Nurse Lead Group;

Dr Anurag Yadav, General Practitioner, British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin.

The following interests were declared:

Dr Sandesh Gulhane MSP as a registered GP.

3. Alternative Pathways to Primary Care:

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.