COVID-19 Recovery Committee
Meeting Minutes
4th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Thursday, February 23, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:13
- Meeting closed at: 11:24
- Published: Thursday, February 23, 2023 12:23pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Siobhian Brown (Convener)
- Murdo Fraser (Deputy Convener)
- Jim Fairlie (Member)
- John Mason (Member)
- Alex Rowley (Member)
- Brian Whittle (Member)
1 Long COVID:
The Committee took evidence from—
Dr David Shackles, Joint Chair, Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland;
Jane-Claire Judson, Chief Executive Officer and Dr Amy Small, Clinical Advisor, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland;
Lorraine Crothers, Board member, Royal College of Occupational Therapists;
Dr Claire Taylor, Tayside Complete Health Ltd and Expert Advisor on Long COVID to the World Health Network;
and then from—
Manira Ahmad, Chief Officer, Public Health Scotland;
Janis Heaney, Associate Director – National Strategic Networks, National Specialist and Screening Services Directorate (NSD), NHS National Services Scotland;
Linda Currie, Associate AHP Director, NHS Highland;
Heather Cameron, Director of Allied Health Professions, NHS Lothian;
Judy Thomson, Director of Training for Psychology Services and Professor Lindsay Donaldson, Deputy Medical Director, NHS Education for Scotland .
Murdo Fraser indicated that he is registered with Dr Shackles' practice.
2 Consideration of evidence (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.