The Scottish Parliament

This is all meetings of Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Session 6] held in 2026. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

11th Meeting

10 March

Decisions on taking business in private
Public Health Scotland

• Cllr Nairn Angus-McDonald
Non-Executive Director
Public Health Scotland

• Cllr Julie Bell
Non-Executive Director
Public Health Scotland

• Alastair Boyle MBE
Board Chair
Public Health Scotland

• Paul Johnston
Chief Executive Officer
Public Health Scotland

Tobacco and Vapes Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

• Jenni Minto
Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
Scottish Government

• Professor Linda Bauld OBE
Chief Social Policy Adviser
Scottish Government

• Fiona Dill
Team Leader for Tobacco and Nicotine
Scottish Government

• Katherine Mcgarvey
Lawyer
Scottish Government

Tobacco and Vapes Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Public Health Scotland
Annual Report 2025-26
Session 6 Legacy Report (in private)

10th Meeting

03 March

Decisions on taking business in private
Sport and physical activity

• Kim Atkinson
Chief Executive Officer
Scottish Sports Association

• Jon Doig OBE
Chief Executive Officer
Commonwealth Games Scotland

• Forbes Dunlop
Chief Executive Officer
sportscotland

• Dr David Meir
Lecturer in sport coaching and development
University of the West of Scotland

Subordinate legislation

• Jenni Minto
Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
Scottish Government

• Lucy Orren
Lawyer
Scottish Government

• Alun Parry
Health Protection Team Leader
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Subordinate legislation
Subordinate legislation
Draft Climate Change Plan (in private)
Sport and physical activity

9th Meeting

24 February

Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill

8th Meeting

17 February

Decisions on taking business in private
Food Standards Scotland and the first national Good Food Nation Plan

• Professor Mary Brennan
Director of Living Good Food Nation Lab
University of Edinburgh

• Heather Kelman
Chair
Food Standards Scotland

• Geoff Ogle
Chief Executive
Food Standards Scotland

Subordinate legislation

• Tom Arthur
Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing
Scottish Government

• Christina McLaren
Unit Head, Fair Work in Adult Social Care
Scottish Government

• Ian Turner
Deputy Director, Adult Social Care Workforce and Fair Work
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Subordinate legislation

• Tom Arthur
Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing
Scottish Government

• Jennifer Gilmour
Team Leader, Social Care Immediate Response and Improvement
Scottish Government

• Fiona Hodgkiss
Unit Head, Social Care Immediate Response and Improvement
Scottish Government

• Laura Kennedy
Solicitor
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Subordinate legislation
Subordinate legislation
Subordinate legislation
Subordinate legislation
Food Standards Scotland and the first national Good Food Nation Plan

7th Meeting

12 February (Joint Meeting)

Decision on taking business in private
Legacy paper

6th Meeting

10 February

Decisions on taking business in private
Draft Climate Change Plan

• Professor Sir Gregor Smith
Chief Medical Officer
Scottish Government

• Phillip McLean
Head of NHS Facilities and Environmental Sustainability
Scottish Government

• Wendy Rayner
Lead NHS Scotland Circular Economy Adviser
Scottish Government

Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

• Neil Gray
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Lucy Gibbons
Head of Health Skills Development and Delivery Unit
Scottish Government

• Lucy McMichael
Head of Branch, Social Care Legal Services Unit
Scottish Government

Public petitions
Subordinate legislation
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Draft Climate Change Plan
Legacy Report

5th Meeting

03 February

Decisions on taking business in private
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland

• Karen Titchener
Patient Safety Commissioner

Subordinate legislation

• Jenni Minto
Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
Scottish Government

• Stephen Hendry
Head of Labelling and Standards
Food Standards Scotland

• Ian Vickerstaff
Solicitor, Food, Health and Social Care Division
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Subordinate legislation

• Matt Crilly
Policy Manager
COSLA

• Councillor Paul Kelly
Spokesperson for Health and Social Care
COSLA

• Stephen Smellie
Chair of Social Work Issues Group
UNISON Scotland

and then from:

• Sandra Auld
Service User Member - Perth & Kinross Integration Joint Board

• Rob Gowans
Policy and Public Affairs Manager
Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)

• Natalie Masterson
Chief Executive Officer for Stirling
Third Sector Interface Network Scotland

and then from:

• Tom Arthur
Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing
Scottish Government

• Imogen Lambert
Team Leader for National Care Service Participation Policy
Scottish Government

• John Paul Liddle
Deputy Director for the National Care Service
Scottish Government

• Lucy McMichael
Head of Branch, Social Care Legal Services Unit
Scottish Government

Subordinate Legislation
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland

4th Meeting

27 January

Decisions on taking business in private
Scottish Budget 2026-27

• Neil Gray
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Fiona Bennett
Chief Finance Officer for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Alan Morrison
Deputy Director Health Infrastructure & Sustainability
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation

• Jenni Minto
Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
Scottish Government

• Rachel Coutts
Lawyer
Scottish Government

• Owen Griffiths
Legislation Team Leader
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Subordinate legislation
Scottish Budget 2026-27
Subordinate legislation
Draft Climate Change Plan

3rd Meeting

20 January

Decisions on taking business in private
Climate Change Plan

• Jane Miller
Programme Manager
Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)

• Dr Joanna Teuton
Health Improvement Manager, Population Health and Climate Change
Public Health Scotland

Subordinate legislation

• Neil Gray
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Gerald Byrne
Head of Constitutional Policy
Scottish Government

• Nicki Crossan
Assisted Dying Shadow Bill Team Leader
Scottish Government

• Ailsa Garland
Principal Legal Officer
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Subordinate legislation
Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill (in private)
Climate Change Plan

2nd Meeting

13 January

Decisions on taking business in private
Climate Change Plan

• Professor Jill Belch
Co-Chair of Air Pollution Working Group
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

• Professor Ruth Doherty
Chair in Atmospheric Sciences, School of GeoSciences
University of Edinburgh

• Professor Peter Scarborough
Professor of Population Health
University of Oxford

• Dr Andrew Sudmant
Edinburgh Climate Change Institute
University of Edinburgh

Subordinate legislation
Work programme
ADHD and autism pathways and support (in private)
Climate Change Plan

1st Meeting

06 January

Decision on taking business in private
Subordinate legislation

• Jenni Minto
Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
Scottish Government

• Katrina McNeill
Team Leader - Burial and Cremation
Scottish Government

• Marie Penman
Scottish Government Legal Directorate
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Subordinate legislation
Work programme

This is all meetings of Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Session 6] held in 2025. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

35th Meeting

16 December

Decisions on taking business in private
Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill

• Dr George Fernie
Senior Medical Reviewer and Caldicott Guardian
Healthcare Improvement Scotland Certification Review Service

• Annemarie MacAlpine
President
Association of Registrars of Scotland

• Jim Murdoch
Senior Manager, Wellbeing Planning and Performance
East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership

and then from:

• Jenni Minto
Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
Scottish Government

• Rachel Coutts
Lawyer
Scottish Government

• Owen Griffiths
Legislation Team Leader
Scottish Government

• Alison McLeod
Lawyer
Scottish Government

• Katrina McNeill
Team Leader - Burial and Cremation
Scottish Government

• Lucy Orren
Lawyer
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill
Work programme

34th Meeting

09 December

Decisions on taking business in private
Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill

• Jacqueline Cooney
Director
Scottish Medical Aesthetics Safety Group

• Stefan Czerniawski
Executive Director of Strategy
General Dental Council

• Amanda Demosthenous
Non-Executive Director, Board Member
British Association of Medical Aesthetic Nurses

• Remmy Jones
Allied Health Professionals in Aesthetics

and then from:

• Laura Boyce
Chief Inspector of Regulation
Healthcare Improvement Scotland

• Brett Collins
Director
Save Face

• Eddie Docherty
Director of Quality Assurance and Regulation
Healthcare Improvement Scotland

• Paula McLaren
Senior Advanced Practice Advisor
Nursing and Midwifery Council

Subordinate legislation

• Jenni Minto
Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
Scottish Government

• Jennifer Howie
UK and International Relations Team Lead
Food Standards Scotland

• Emma Luton
Lawyer
Scottish Government

• Greig Walker
Project Lead, Constitutional Policy Unit
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Subordinate legislation
Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill
Subordinate legislation

33rd Meeting

02 December

Decisions on taking business in private
Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill

• Louise Caithness
Founder, Managing Director
The Zest Group Scotland

• Tina McCaffery
representing
Skin Religion Aesthetics

• Douglas White
Director of Policy and Advocacy
Consumer Scotland

• Lynsey Wilson
Co-Chair
Scottish Aesthetics Safety Standards Group

and then from:

• Lesley Blair MBE
Chief Executive
British Association of Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology and Confederation of Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology

• Victoria Brownlie
Chief Policy and Sustainability Officer
British Beauty Council

Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill
Work programme

32nd Meeting

25 November

Food (Promotion and Placement) (Scotland) Regulations 2025

• Professor Alexandra Johnstone
Nutrition Scientist at The Rowett Institute
University of Aberdeen

• Ewan MacDonald-Russell
Deputy Head
Scottish Retail Consortium

• David McColgan
Chair
Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance

and then from:

• Jenni Minto
Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
Scottish Government

• James Wilson
Population Health Strategy and Improvement
Scottish Government

• Rosie MacQueen
Solicitor
Scottish Government Legal Directorate

Subordinate legislation
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

31st Meeting

18 November

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

30th Meeting

11 November

Decision on taking business in private
Work programme
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

29th Meeting

04 November

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

28th Meeting

28 October

Decisions on taking business in private
ADHD and autism pathways and support

• Tom Arthur
Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing
Scottish Government

• Gavin Gray
Deputy Director, Mental Health
Scottish Government

• Stephen Mcleod
Professional Adviser, Mental Health
Scottish Government

• Lynne Taylor
Professional Adviser, Mental Health
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
ADHD and autism pathways and support (in private)
Pre-budget scrutiny 2026-27 (in private)

27th Meeting

07 October

Decisions on taking business in private
ADHD and ASD pathways and support

• Glenn Carter
Head of Scotland Office
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

• Anya Kennedy
Divisional Lead Occupational Therapist
Royal College of Occupational Therapists

• Dr Pavan Srireddy
Vice Chair
Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland

• Dr Chris Williams
Vice Chair
Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland

and then from:

• Thelma Bowers
Head of Mental Health Services
NHS Ayrshire and Arran

• Louise Bussell
Board Nurse Director
NHS Highland

• Dr Gill Kidd
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Child Heads of Psychology Services (CHOPS)

• Cath Malone
Consultant Clinical Psychologist/Lead Clinician
NHS Tayside

ADHD and ASD pathways and support
Proposed non-surgical procedures Bill

26th Meeting

02 October

25th Meeting

30 September

Decision on taking business in private
ADHD and ASD pathways and support

• Bill Colley
Chair
Scottish ADHD Coalition

• Dani Cosgrove
Chief Operating Officer
Stronger Together for Autism and Neurodivergence (STAND)

• Rob Holland
Director
National Autistic Society Scotland

• Mark McDonald
Media and Policy Officer
Scottish Autism

and then from:

• Kabie Brook
Chair
Autism Rights Group Highland (ARGH)

• Matthew Day
National One Stop Shop Manager
Number 6

• Sofia Farzana
Director and Co-founder
Scottish Ethnic Minority Autistics (SEMA)

• Lyndsay Macadam
Chief Executive Officer
SWAN Scotland

Subordinate legislation
ADHD and ASD pathways and support

24th Meeting

23 September

Decisions on taking business in private
Welfare and sustainability in Scottish youth football

• Neil Doncaster
Chief Executive
Scottish Professional Football League

• Ian Maxwell
Chief Executive
Scottish Football Association

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

• Neil Gray
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Ailsa Garland
Solicitor
Scottish Government

• Susan Wilson
Assisted Dying Shadow Bill Team Manager
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Welfare and sustainability in Scottish youth football
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Proposed national Good Food Nation plan
ASD and ADHD pathways and support inquiry: Background briefing from the National Autism Implementation Team (NAIT)

23rd Meeting

16 September

Decisions on taking business in private
Pre-budget scrutiny 2026-27

• Emma Congreve
co-lead of the Scottish Health Equity Research Unit
University of Strathclyde

• Calum MacLeod
Senior Policy & Public Affairs Officer
Mental Health Foundation

• Professor Colin McKay
Professor of Mental Health and Capacity Law
Edinburgh Napier University

• Craig Smith
Public Affairs & Policy Manager
Scottish Action for Mental Health

and then from:

• Duncan Black
Chief Officer, Finance and Resources
Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership

• Hamish Hamilton
Chief Finance Officer
West Lothian Integration Joint Board

Pre-budget scrutiny 2026-27
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill

22nd Meeting

09 September

Decisions on taking business in private
Pre-budget scrutiny 2026-2027

• Professor Neil Craig
Professor of Public Health Economics
Glasgow Caledonian University

• Dr Danny Ruta
Consultant in Public Health
NHS Grampian

Pre-budget scrutiny 2026-2027
Work programme
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill

21st Meeting

02 September

Decisions on taking business in private
Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

• Tom Arthur
Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing
Scottish Government

• Anne Cairns
Solicitor
Scottish Government

• Danny Duffy
Fair Work, Social Care
Scottish Government

• David Holmes
Fair Work, Economy
Scottish Government

• Rachael Thomas
Fair Work, Social Care
Scottish Government

Good Food Nation

• Mhairi Brown
Head of Food Futures
Food, Farming and Countryside Commission Scotland

• Anna Chworow
Deputy Director
Nourish Scotland

• Claire Hislop
Organisational Lead for Food and Physical Activity
Public Health Scotland

• Professor Lindsay Jaacks
Deputy Director and Personal Chair of Global Health and Nutrition
University of Edinburgh

and then from:

• Mairi Gougeon
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands
Scottish Government

• James Hamilton
Lawyer
Scottish Government

• Tracy McCollin
Head of Good Food Nation Team
Scottish Government

• Jo Mitchell
Procurement Policy Manager
Scottish Government

• James Wilson
Population Health Strategy and Improvement
Scottish Government

Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Good Food Nation

20th Meeting

24 June

Decisions on taking business in private
Children and young people’s participation in sport and physical activity

• Jillian Gibson
Policy Manager – Sport and Physical Activity
COSLA

• Gregor Muir
Policy and Communications Officer
Scottish Sports Association

• Ailsa Wyllie
Lead Manager, Sports Development
sportscotland

Children and young people’s participation in sport and physical activity
Pre-Budget Scrutiny
Good Food Nation

19th Meeting

17 June

Decisions on taking business in private
Welfare and sustainability in Scottish youth football

• Nick Hobbs
Head of Advice and Investigations
Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland

• Mahesh Madlani
Associate
gunnercooke LLP

• Scott Robertson
Co-founder
RealGrassroots

• Alexander Waksman
Partner
gunnercooke LLP

Care Inspectorate (in private)
Food Standards Scotland (in private)
Welfare and sustainability in Scottish youth football
Work Programme

18th Meeting

10 June

Decisions on taking business in private
Care Inspectorate

• Jackie Irvine
Chief Executive
Care Inspectorate

• Edith Macintosh
Executive Director of Assurance and Improvement (Adults, Registration, Complaints and Quality Improvement)
Care Inspectorate

• Kevin Mitchell
Executive Director of Assurance and Improvement (Children’s Regulated Care and Strategic Scrutiny)
Care Inspectorate

Food Standards Scotland

• Heather Kelman
Chair
Food Standards Scotland

• Ian McWatt
Deputy Chief Executive
Food Standards Scotland

• Gillian Purdon
Head of Healthy Diet and Nutrition
Food Standards Scotland

Subordinate legislation
Research into barriers to participation in sport and physical activity

• Dr David Meir
Lecturer in sport coaching and development
University of the West of Scotland

• Dr David Scott
Lecturer in sport development
Abertay University

Care Inspectorate
Food Standards Scotland

17th Meeting

03 June

Decisions on taking business in private
Pandemic preparedness

• Professor Sir Gregor Smith
Chief Medical Officer
Scottish Government

• Daniel Kleinberg
Deputy Director, Population Health Resilience and Protection Division
Scottish Government

• Dr Jim McMenamin
Interim Director of Clinical and Protecting Health
Public Health Scotland

Mental Welfare Commission

• Claire Lamza
Executive Director of Nursing
Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

• Suzanne McGuinness
Executive Director of Social Work
Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

• Julie Paterson
Chief Executive Officer
Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

Subordinate legislation
Pandemic preparedness
Mental Welfare Commission
Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

16th Meeting

27 May

Declaration of interests
Decisions on taking business in private
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill

• Douglas Ross
Member in Charge of the Bill
Scottish Parliament

• Alison Fraser
Solicitor, Legal Services
Scottish Parliament

• Neil Stewart
Senior Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit
Scottish Parliament

Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

• Maree Todd
Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport
Scottish Government

• Stephen Garland
Unit Head, Fair Work Division
Scottish Government

• Lucy McMichael
Head of Branch, Social Care Legal Services Unit
Scottish Government

• Martin Reid
Unit Head, Adult Social Care Workforce and Fair Work
Scottish Government

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill (In Private)
Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Annual Report

15th Meeting

20 May

Decision on taking business in private
Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

• Lesley de Jaeger
Director of People and Culture, Cornerstone, attending on behalf of Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS)

• Karen Hedge
Deputy Chief Executive
Scottish Care

• Dave Moxham
Deputy General Secretary
Scottish Trades Union Congress

Subordinate legislation
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill

• Neil Gray
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Morven Davidson
Lawyer
Scottish Government

• Laura Zeballos
Deputy Director, Drugs Policy Division
Scottish Government

Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (In Private)
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill (In Private)

14th Meeting

13 May

Decision on taking business in private
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill

• Kirsten Horsburgh
Chief Executive Officer
Scottish Drugs Forum

• Tracey McFall
Chief Executive
Scottish Recovery Consortium

• Justina Murray
CEO
Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs

and then from:

• Lee Ball
Director of Addictions
Salvation Army

• Graeme Callander
Policy and Public Affairs Lead
WithYou

• Jan Mayor
Practice and Innovation Lead Alcohol and other Drugs
Turning Point Scotland

• Annemarie Ward
CEO
Faces & Voices of Recovery UK

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill (in private)
Welfare and sustainable development in Scottish youth football

13th Meeting

06 May

Decisions on taking business in private
Tobacco and Vapes Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

• Jenni Minto
Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
Scottish Government

• Professor Linda Bauld OBE
Chief Social Policy Adviser
Scottish Government

• Fiona Dill
Teams Leader for Tobacco, Gambling, Diet and Healthy Weight Directorate
Scottish Government

• Katherine Mcgarvey
Lawyer
Scottish Government

• Rosie McQueen
Lawyer
Scottish Government

Tobacco and Vapes Bill (UK Parliament Legislation)
Young people's participation in sport and physical activity

12th Meeting

22 April

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill (in private)

11th Meeting

01 April

Work programme (in private)

10th Meeting

25 March

Decision on taking business in private
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill

• Eddie Follan
Chief Officer, Health and Social Care
COSLA

• Dr Sue Galea-Singer
Clinical Lead, Addiction Services
NHS Fife

• Flora Ogilvie
Public Health Consultant
NHS Lothian

• Gillian Robertson
Service Manager
Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership

and then from:

• Pamela Dudek
Independent Chair
Dundee Alcohol and Drug Partnership

• Kelda Gaffney
Chair and Interim Assistant Chief Officer of Adult Services
Glasgow City Alcohol and Drug Partnership

• Liam Wells
Lead Officer
East Ayrshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
Subordinate legislation
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill (In Private)
Finance and Public Administration Committee Budget Process Inquiry

9th Meeting

18 March

Decision on taking business in private
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill

• Eleanor Deeming
Legal Officer
Scottish Human Rights Commission

• Dr Tara Shivaji
Consultant in Public Health Medicine
Public Health Scotland

• Hilary Steele
Solicitor
Law Society of Scotland

and then from:

• Dr Peter Rice
Former Chair
Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland

• Lyndsey Turfus
Chair of Substance Use Subgroup
Social Work Scotland

• Dr Chris Williams
Vice Chair
Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland

Subordinate legislation

• Neil Gray
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Erin Murphy
Policy Manager, Nursing and Midwifery Policy Team
Scottish Government

• Christopher Thompson
Team Leader - National Workforce Planning, Guidance and Strategy
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill

8th Meeting

11 March

Decision on taking business in private
sportscotland

• Maureen Campbell
Chair
sportscotland

• Forbes Dunlop
Chief Executive Officer
sportscotland

Subordinate legislation
sportscotland

7th Meeting

04 March

Decision on taking business in private
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
Subordinate legislation

• Maree Todd
Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport
Scottish Government

• Geraldine Campbell
Unit Head for Adult Social Care Charging, Care at Home and Dementia
Scottish Government

• Alice Hall
Deputy Director for Adult Social Care Local Improvement and Transformation
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Subordinate legislation

6th Meeting

25 February

National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

5th Meeting

20 February

4th Meeting

04 February

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

• Liam McArthur
Member in Charge of the Bill
Scottish Parliament

• Claudia Bennett
Senior Solicitor
Scottish Parliament

• Nick Hawthorne
Senior Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit
Scottish Parliament

• Dr Amanda Ward
Advisor to Liam McArthur

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill (in private)
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill (in private)

3rd Meeting

28 January

Subordinate legislation
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

• Laura Buchan
Policy and Engagement
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

• Steve Johnson
Assistant Chief Constable
Police Scotland

• Andy Shanks
Head of the Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

and then from:

• Neil Gray
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Nicki Crossan
Assisted Dying Shadow Bill Team Leader
Scottish Government

• Ailsa Garland
Principal Legal Officer
Scottish Government

• Neil Ritchie
Palliative Care Unit Head
Scottish Government

• Jo Swanson
Healthcare Quality and Improvement Divisional Head
Scottish Government

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill (in private)

2nd Meeting

21 January

UK Subordinate legislation

• Jenni Minto
Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
Scottish Government

• Georgina Finch
Senior Policy Advisor, Food Standards Scotland
Scottish Government

• Neel Mojee
Lawyer
Scottish Government

• Greig Walker
Project lead, Constitution and UK Relations
Scottish Government

UK Subordinate legislation
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

• Dr Gillian MacDougall
Trustee
Friends at the End

• Professor Gareth Morgan
Convenor
Scottish Christian Forum on Assisted Dying

• Fraser Sutherland
Chief Executive Officer
Humanist Society of Scotland

• Alyson Thomson
Director
Dignity in Dying Scotland

and then from:

• Dr Miro Griffiths
Disability Studies Scholar at the University of Leeds
Not Dead Yet UK

• Gordon Macdonald
Chief Executive Officer
Care Not Killing

• Michael Veitch
Scotland Policy Officer
CARE

• Dr Gillian Wright
Director
Our Duty of Care

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill (In Private)
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill (In Private)

1st Meeting

14 January

UK Subordinate legislation
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

• Vicki Cahill
Policy and Public Affairs Lead
Alzheimer Scotland

• Stephanie Fraser
Chief Executive
Cerebral Palsy Scotland

• Susan Webster
Head of Policy and Campaigns
MND Scotland

and then from:

• Tressa Burke
Chief Executive Officer
Glasgow Disability Alliance

• Lyn Pornaro
Chief Executive Officer
Disability Equality Scotland

• Marianne Scobie
representing the Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill (in private)

This is all meetings of Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Session 6] held in 2024. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

36th Meeting

17 December

Decisions on taking business in private
Budget Scrutiny 2025-2026

• Neil Gray
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Shiree Donnelly
Deputy Director, Health and Social Care Financial Management
Scottish Government

• Alan Gray
Director of Health and Social Care Finance
Scottish Government

Tobacco and Vapes Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

• Jenni Minto
Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
Scottish Government

• Professor Linda Bauld OBE
Chief Social Policy Adviser
Scottish Government

• Fiona Dill
Teams Leader for Tobacco, Gambling, Diet and Healthy Weight Directorate
Scottish Government

• Ruth Foulis
Lawyer, Legal Services Directorate (SGLD)
Scottish Government

Budget Scrutiny 2025-2026
Tobacco and Vapes Bill (UK Parliament Legislation)

35th Meeting

10 December

Decisions on taking business in private
Subordinate legislation

• Jenni Minto
Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
Scottish Government

• Johanna Irvine
Solicitor
Scottish Government

• Katrina McNeill
Team Leader - Burial and Cremation
Scottish Government

• Ruth Wilson
Senior Policy Advisor
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Subordinate legislation
NHS Dental Services

• Jenni Minto
Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
Scottish Government

• Tom Ferris
Chief Dental Officer
Scottish Government

• Tim McDonnell
Director of Primary Care
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
NHS Dental Services
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill

34th Meeting

26 November

Decision on taking business in private
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

• Maree Todd
Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport
Scottish Government

• Donna Bell
Director of Social Care and National Care Service Development
Scottish Government

• John Paul Liddle
Deputy Director for National Care Service Development and Delivery
Scottish Government

• Lucy McMichael
Senior Lawyer
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

33rd Meeting

19 November

Decision on taking business in private
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

• Dr Iain Kennedy
Chair of Scottish Council
BMA Scotland

• Fiona McIntyre
Policy and Practice Lead, Scotland
Royal Pharmaceutical Society

• Colin Poolman
Executive Director
Royal College of Nursing Scotland

• Dr Chris Provan
Chair
Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland

and then from:

• Amy Dalrymple
Associate Director of Policy and Public Affairs
Marie Curie Scotland

• Mark Hazelwood
Chief Executive
Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care

• Dr Sarah Mills
Lecturer in Academic General Practice
University of St Andrews

• Rami Okasha
Chief Executive Officer
Children's Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS)

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill (in private)
Work programme

32nd Meeting

14 November

31st Meeting

12 November

Decisions on taking business in private
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

• Eleanor Deeming
Legal Officer
Scottish Human Rights Commission

• Dr Murray Earle
Lecturer in Medical Law, Mason Institute for Medicine, Life Sciences and the Law
University of Edinburgh

• Dr Mary Neal
Reader in Law
Strathclyde University

• Lynda Towers
Public Policy Committee Member
Law Society of Scotland

and then from:

• Dr Arun Chopra
Medical Director
Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

• Professor Colin McKay
Professor, Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research
Edinburgh Napier University

• Dr Stephen Potts
Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry, NHS Lothian
representing the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland

Subordinate legislation
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

30th Meeting

11 November

Decision on taking business in private
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

• Dr Ramona Coelho
Physician and Member of the Medical Assistance in Dying Death Review Committee of Ontario, Canada - speaking as an individual

• Dr Stefanie Green
Founding President of the Canadian Association of MAiD Assessors and Providers and Adviser to the British Columbia Ministry of Health

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

29th Meeting

05 November

Declaration of interests
Decision on taking business in private
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

• Julian Gardner AM
Chairperson
Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board

• Katherine Waller
Voluntary Assisted Dying Training - Project Manager
The Australian Centre for Health Law Research

• Professor Ben White
Professor of End-of-Life Law and Regulation
The Australian Centre for Health Law Research

Subordinate legislation
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill (in private)
Work programme

28th Meeting

29 October

Declaration of interests
Decisions on taking business in private
Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People

• Professor Sir Gregor Smith
Chief Medical Officer
Scottish Government

• Professor Graham Ellis
Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Scottish Government

• Professor Alison Strath
Chief Pharmaceutical Officer
Scottish Government

Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People (in private)
National Performance Framework: Proposed National Outcomes
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill
Regulatory alignment with EU law
Framework legislation and Henry VIII powers
Work programme

27th Meeting

08 October

Decision on taking business in private
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

• Eddie Follan
Chief Officer, Health and Social Care
COSLA

• Councillor Paul Kelly
Spokesperson for Health and Social Care
COSLA

• Louise Long
Chief Executive, Inverclyde Council
Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (Solace Scotland)

and then from:

• Danny Boyle
Senior Parliamentary and Policy Officer
BEMIS

• Rachel Cackett
Chief Executive Officer
Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS)

• Rob Gowans
Policy and Public Affairs Manager
Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)

• Karen Hedge
Deputy Chief Executive
Scottish Care

and then from:

• Fiona Collie
Head of Public Affairs and Communications
Carers Scotland

• Dr Jim Elder-Woodward OBE
Co-Convener
Inclusion Scotland

• Frank McKillop
Director of Governance and Policy
Enable Scotland

• Adam Stachura
Associate Director for Policy, Communications and External Affairs
Age Scotland

National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (in private)
Pre-budget scrutiny 2025-26

26th Meeting

01 October

Declaration of interests
Decision on taking business in private
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

• Fiona Davies
Chief Executive of NHS Highland and Board Chief Executive Lead
NHS Board Chief Executives' Group

• Julie Murray
Chief Officer, East Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership
Health and Social Care Scotland

• Karen Reid
Chief Executive of NHS Education for Scotland and Board Chief Executive Lead
NHS Board Chief Executives' Group

and then from:

• Rosemary Agnew
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

• Maree Allison
Chief Executive
Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)

• Edith Macintosh
Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director for Strategy and Improvement
Care Inspectorate

• Robbie Pearson
Chief Executive
Healthcare Improvement Scotland

and then from:

• Isla Davie KC
Faculty of Advocates

• Suzanne McGuinness
Executive Director of Social Work
Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

• Jennifer Paton
Head of Policy
Law Society of Scotland

• Jan Savage
Executive Director
Scottish Human Rights Commission

National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (in private)
Healthcare in remote and rural areas (in private)
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

25th Meeting

24 September

Decisions on taking business in private
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

• Keir Greenaway
Senior Organiser
GMB Scotland

• Simon Macfarlane
Regional Manager
UNISON

• Katie MacGregor
Policy and Public Affairs Lead, Royal College of Occupational Therapists
Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland (AHPFS)

• Colin Poolman
Director
Royal College of Nursing Scotland

and then from:

• Pauline Lunn
Director, In Control Scotland
National SDS Collaboration

• Stephen Morgan
Chief Social Work Officer for Dumfries and Galloway
Social Work Scotland

• Frank Reilly
Independent Advisor (Adults and NCS)
Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW)

Subordinate legislation
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

24th Meeting

17 September

Decisions on taking business in private
Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People

• Dr Emilia Crighton
Director of Public Health
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

• Tracey Gillies
Medical Director
NHS Lothian

• Rhoda MacLeod
Head of Adult Services (Sexual Health, Police Custody & Prison Healthcare), Sandyford Sexual Health Service
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Subordinate legislation
Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People
Healthcare in remote and rural areas

23rd Meeting

10 September

Decision on taking business in private
National Performance Framework: Proposed National Outcomes

• Emma Congreve
Co-lead
Scottish Health Equity Research Unit

• Professor Cam Donaldson
Professor of Health Economics
Glasgow Caledonian University

and then from:

• Stephen Boyd
Director
IPPR Scotland

• Carol Calder
Audit Director, Performance Audit & Best Value
Audit Scotland

• Professor Chik Collins
Director
Glasgow Centre for Population Health

National Performance Framework: Proposed National Outcomes

22nd Meeting

03 September

Decisions on taking business in private
Pre-budget scrutiny 2025-26

• Professor David Bell
Professor of Economics
University of Stirling

• Michael Kellet
Director of Strategy, Governance and Performance
Public Health Scotland

• Kathrine Sibbald
Senior Manager
Audit Scotland

and then from:

• Caroline Cameron
Chief Officer
North Ayrshire Integration Joint Board

• Professor Soumen Sengupta
Chief Officer
South Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board

• Pat Togher
Chief Officer
Edinburgh Integration Joint Board

• Sharon Wearing
Chair
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy Integrated Joint Boards Chief Finance Officer Section

Pre-budget scrutiny 2025-26
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013
Work programme
Tobacco and Vapes Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

21st Meeting

25 June

Declaration of interests
Decisions on taking business in private
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013

• Maree Todd
Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport
Scottish Government

• Joanne Finlay
Policy Lead, Self-directed Support Improvement Team
Scottish Government

• Rachael McGruer
Deputy Director, Adult Social Care Local Improvement and Transformation Division
Scottish Government

Post-legislative scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013
Healthcare in remote and rural areas
Work programme

20th Meeting

18 June

Decision on taking business in private
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013

• Dr Richard Brunner
Research Associate
University of Glasgow

• Rob Gowans
Policy and Public Affairs Manager
Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)

• James Mahon
Economist
York Health Economics Consortium

• Des McCart
Senior Programme Manager, Strategic Commissioning
Healthcare Improvement Scotland

Subordinate legislation
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013

19th Meeting

11 June

Decision on taking business in private
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013

• David Aitken
Head of Adult Services
East Dunbartonshire Integration Joint Board

• Diane Fraser
Head of Adult Social Work
North Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board

• Stephen Morgan
Chief Social Work Officer for Dumfries and Galloway
Social Work Scotland

• David Williams
Interim Chief Officer
Clackmannanshire and Stirling Integration Joint Board

Post-legislative scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013

18th Meeting

04 June

Decisions on taking business in private
NHS waiting times

• Katie Cuthbertson
National Director for the Centre for Sustainable Delivery
NHS Scotland Centre for Sustainable Delivery

• Professor Farhat Din
Council Member
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

• Peter Hastie
Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Scotland
Macmillan Cancer Support

• Max Warner
Research Economist
Institute for Fiscal Studies

Post-legislative scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013

• Kaylie Allen
Director of Funds
Inspiring Scotland

• Dr Jane Kellock
Project Lead and Consultant, Self-Directed Support Team
Social Work Scotland

• Pauline Lunn
Director, In Control Scotland
National SDS Collaboration

• Donald Macleod
Chief Executive
Self-Directed Support Scotland

NHS waiting times
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013
Work programme

17th Meeting

28 May

Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill

16th Meeting

21 May

Decisions on taking business in private
Healthcare in remote and rural areas

• Neil Gray
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Stephen Lea-Ross
Deputy Director of Health Workforce Planning and Development
Scottish Government

• Paula Speirs
Deputy Chief Operating Officer
NHS Scotland

Subordinate legislation

• Neil Gray
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Lorraine Alcock
Team Lead, Safety, Openness and Learning
Scottish Government

• Kirndeep Kaur
Solicitor, Scottish Government Legal Directorate
Scottish Government

• Robert Law
Senior Policy Manager, Safety, Openness and Learning
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Subordinate legislation
Tobacco and Vapes Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

• Dr Pete Cheema OBE
Chief Executive
Scottish Grocers Federation

• John Dunne
Director General
UK Vaping Industry Association

and then from:

• Sheila Duffy
Chief Executive
ASH Scotland

• Dr Garth Reid
Consultant in Public Health
Public Health Scotland

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
Subordinate legislation
Annual report
Healthcare in remote and rural areas (in private)
Tobacco and Vapes Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

15th Meeting

07 May

Decisions on taking business in private
Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People

• Dr Hilary Cass
Chair
The Cass Review

Food Standards Scotland

• Heather Kelman
Chair
Food Standards Scotland

• Geoff Ogle
Chief Executive
Food Standards Scotland

• Dr Gillian Purdon
Chief Nutritionist
Food Standards Scotland

Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People
Food Standards Scotland

14th Meeting

01 May

13th Meeting

30 April

Decisions on taking business in private
Victims and Prisoners Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

• Jenni Minto
Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
Scottish Government

• Sam Baker
Public Health Capabilities Division
Scottish Government

• James How
Public Health Capabilities Division
Scottish Government

• Marie Penman
Scottish Government Legal Directorate
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation

• Natalie Don
Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise
Scottish Government

• Rona Carson
Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate
Scottish Government

• Jamie McIntyre
Team Lead, SSSC Sponsorship Team
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013
Work programme (in private)
Subordinate legislation
Victims and Prisoners Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

12th Meeting

18 April

Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

11th Meeting

16 April

Decisions on taking business in private
Subordinate legislation
Scrutiny of proposed National Outcomes
Work programme

10th Meeting

26 March

Decisions on taking business in private
Subordinate legislation

• Christina McKelvie
Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy
Scottish Government

• Orlando Heijmer-Mason
Drugs Policy Division
Scottish Government

• Katherine Myant
Health and Social Care Analysis
Scottish Government

• James Wilson
Population Health Strategy and Improvement
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Subordinate legislation
Subordinate legislation
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

9th Meeting

19 March

Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill

• Jenni Minto
Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
Scottish Government

• Simon Cuthbert-Kerr
Deputy Director for Public Health Capabilities
Scottish Government

• Johanna Irvine
Solicitor
Scottish Government

• Ruth Wilson
Senior Policy Advisor
Scottish Government

and then from:

• Gillian Mackay
Member in charge of the Bill
Scottish Parliament

• Simon Cuthbert-Kerr
Deputy Director for Public Health Capabilities
Scottish Government

• Ruth Wilson
Senior Policy Advisor
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

8th Meeting

12 March

Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill

• Alina Dulgheriu

• Isabel Vaughan-Spruce

• Margaret Akers
Services Coordinator
Society for the Protection of Unborn Children in Scotland

• Bishop John Keenan
Vice-President of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland and Bishop of Paisley

• Dr Mark Pickering
Chief Executive
Christian Medical Fellowship

and then from:

• Reverend Stephen Allison
Public Engagement Coordinator
The Free Church of Scotland

• Eilidh Dickson
Policy and International Officer
Scottish Human Rights Commission

• Rob Gowans
Policy and Public Affairs Manager
Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)

• Dr Catriona McMillan
former Convener of the Health and Medical Law Sub-Committee
Law Society of Scotland

Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

7th Meeting

05 March

Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill
Subordinate legislation
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

6th Meeting

27 February

Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
Decisions on taking business in private
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill

• Emily Ottley
Independent Researcher

Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill

• Alice Murray

• Lily Roberts

• Lucy Grieve
Co-Founder
Back Off Scotland

• Rachael Clarke
Chief of Staff
British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS)

• Dr Rebecca Mason
Research and Policy Lead
The Young Women’s Movement

Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill

5th Meeting

20 February

Decisions on taking business in private
Subordinate legislation
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013

• Becs Barker
Social care providers workstream

• Michael Collier
Social care providers workstream

• Peter McDonnell
Social work staff workstream

• Ryan Murray
Social care staff workstream

and then from:

• Lucy McDonald
Individuals workstream

• Ann Marie Penman
Carers workstream

• Julia Smith
Individuals workstream

• Dr Pauline Nolan
Head of Policy and Engagement
Inclusion Scotland

National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (in private)
Subordinate legislation
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill

4th Meeting

06 February

Decisions on taking business in private
Subordinate legislation

• Maree Todd
Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport
Scottish Government

• Marianne Barker
Unit Head, Adult Social Care Charging and Support from Home
Scottish Government

• Clare Thomas
Policy Manager, Adult Social Care Charging and Support from Home
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Post-legislative scrutiny: Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012

• Alison Douglas
Chief Executive
Alcohol Focus Scotland

• Dr Alastair MacGilchrist
Chair
Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP)

• Tracey McFall
Chief Executive
Scottish Recovery Consortium

• Justina Murray
CEO
Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs

and then from:

• Dr Pete Cheema OBE
Chief Executive
Scottish Grocers Federation

• Bob Price
Director and Policy Advisor
National Association of Cider Makers

• David Richardson
Regulatory and Commercial Affairs Director
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association

• Paul Waterson
Honorary President and former CEO
Scottish Licensed Trade Association

National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (in private)
Post-legislative scrutiny: Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012
Healthcare in remote and rural areas

3rd Meeting

30 January

National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (in private)

2nd Meeting

23 January

Document subject to parliamentary control

• Jenni Minto
Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
Scottish Government

• Elizabeth Sadler
Deputy Director, Public Health Capabilities
Scottish Government

• Jo-anne Tinto
Lawyer
Scottish Government

• Alexandra Wright
Burial and Cremation Team Leader
Scottish Government

Document subject to parliamentary control
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (in private)

1st Meeting

16 January

Decisions on taking business in private
Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

• Michael Matheson
Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Richard McCallum
Director of Health and Social Care Finance, Digital and Governance
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation

• Michael Matheson
Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Rachel Coutts
Scottish Government Legal Directorate, Food, Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Nigel Robinson
Unit Head, Professional Healthcare Regulation, Chief Nursing Officer’s Directorate
Scottish Government

• Scott Wood
Unit Head, Sponsorship and Infrastructure, Health Workforce Directorate
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
Public health impact of vaping
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill

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39th Meeting

19 December

Decisions on taking business in private
Healthcare in remote and rural areas

• Dr Iain Kennedy
Chair
BMA Scotland

• Julie Mosgrove
Chair
Optometry Scotland

• Mhairi Templeton
Society of British Dental Nurses

• Laura Wilson
Director for Scotland
Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Scottish Football Association

• Ian Maxwell
Chief Executive
Scottish Football Association

Healthcare in remote and rural areas (in private)
Healthcare in remote and rural areas
Scottish Football Association

38th Meeting

12 December

Decisions on taking business in private
Healthcare in remote and rural areas

• Michael Dickson
Chief Executive
Scottish Ambulance Service

• Nicola Gordon
Policy Manager
Royal College of Nursing Scotland

• Jaki Lambert
Director
Royal College of Midwives Scotland

• Dawn MacDonald
NHS Highland Branch Secretary
UNISON

Healthcare in remote and rural areas (in private)
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
Work programme

37th Meeting

05 December

Decisions on taking business in private
Healthcare in remote and rural areas

• Neil Carnegie
Community OT Team Manager (Kirkcaldy & Postural Management), Fife Health & Social Care Partnership
Royal College of Occupational Therapists

• Derek Laidler
Professional Lead Physiotherapist in Argyll and Bute, Lorn and Islands Hospital
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

• Catherine Shaw
Lead Advanced Practitioner for the Remote and Rural Support Team
NHS Highland

• Sharon Wiener-Ogilvie
Vice Chair
Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland (AHPFS)

Healthcare in remote and rural areas
Women's Health Champion
Electronic patient record
Post-legislative scrutiny: Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012

36th Meeting

28 November

Decisions on taking business in private
Healthcare in remote and rural areas

• Dr Rebecah MacGilleEathain
Research Fellow, Division of Rural Health and Wellbeing
University of the Highlands and Islands

• Dr Stephen Makin
Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Aberdeen, and Honorary Consultant Geriatrician
NHS Highland

• Professor Annetta Smith
Professor Emerita
University of the Highlands and Islands

Subordinate legislation
Healthcare in remote and rural areas
Perinatal mental health
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill

35th Meeting

21 November

Decisions on taking business in private
Healthcare in remote and rural areas

• Stephen Lea-Ross
Deputy Director of Health Workforce Planning and Development
Scottish Government

• Siobhan Mackay
Interim Deputy Director of Primary Care Capability
Scottish Government

• Dr Pam Nicoll
Associate Director of Medicine and National Centre for Remote and Rural Health and Care Lead
NHS Education for Scotland

• Professor Emma Watson
Executive Medical Director
NHS Education for Scotland

Women's Health Champion

• Professor Anna Glasier
Women's Health Champion

• Greig Chalmers
Head of the Chief Medical Officer’s Policy Division
Scottish Government

• Felicity Sung
Women's Health Plan Team Lead
Scottish Government

Healthcare in remote and rural areas
Women's Health Champion
Regulatory alignment with EU law

34th Meeting

14 November

Declaration of interests
Decision on taking business in private
Public health impact of vaping

• Professor Emily Banks
Head, Centre of Epidemiology for Policy and Practice, Australian National University and Visiting Professor, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford

• Professor John Britton
Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology, University of Nottingham

• Sheila Duffy
Chief Executive
ASH Scotland

• Dr Garth Reid
Consultant in Public Health
Public Health Scotland

Public health impact of vaping

33rd Meeting

07 November

Declaration of interests
Decision on taking business in private
Post-legislative scrutiny: Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012

• Clare Beeston
Public Health Intelligence Principal
Public Health Scotland

• George Dodds
Chief Officer
Public Health Scotland

• Lucie Giles
Public Health Intelligence Principal
Public Health Scotland

• Tara Shivaji
Consultant in Public Health
Public Health Scotland

Subordinate legislation

• Maree Todd
Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport
Scottish Government

• Dr Aileen Blower
CAMHS Psychiatry Adviser
Scottish Government

• Ruth Christie
Head of Children, Young People and Families Unit
Scottish Government

• Douglas Kerr
Scottish Government Legal Department
Scottish Government

• Dr Gavin Reid
Principal Medical Officer (Forensic Psychiatry)
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Subordinate legislation
Post-legislative scrutiny: Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012
Post-legislative scrutiny: Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill

32nd Meeting

02 November

31st Meeting

31 October

Decision on taking business in private
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

• Lilian Macer
Regional Secretary
UNISON Scotland

• Dave Moxham
Deputy General Secretary
Scottish Trades Union Congress

• Cara Stevenson
Organiser for Women’s Campaign Unit
GMB Scotland

and then from:

• Rachel Cackett
Chief Executive Officer
Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS)

• Dr Jim Elder-Woodward, OBE
Convenor for Inclusion Scotland and member of the People Led Policy Panel
Inclusion Scotland

• Rob Gowans
Policy and Public Affairs Manager
Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)

• Dr Donald Macaskill
Chief Executive
Scottish Care

National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
Post-legislative scrutiny: Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013
Healthcare in remote and rural areas

30th Meeting

24 October

Decision on taking business in private
Subordinate legislation

• Jenni Minto
Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
Scottish Government

• Tom Ferris
Chief Dental Officer
Scottish Government

• Ailsa Garland
Principal Legal Officer
Scottish Government

• Tim McDonnell
Director of Primary Care
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

• Eddie Follan
Chief Officer, Health and Social Care
COSLA

• Eddie Fraser
Chief Executive, East Ayrshire Council
SOLACE Scotland

• Professor Soumen Sengupta
Director of Health and Social Care, South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership
Health and Social Care Scotland Chief Officers

National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
Pre-budget scrutiny 2024-25
Vaping
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill

29th Meeting

03 October

Decision on taking business in private
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

• Maree Todd
Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport
Scottish Government

• Donna Bell
Director of Social Care and National Care Service Development
Scottish Government

• Rachael McGruer
Deputy Director, Social Care and National Care Service Development
Scottish Government

Pre-budget scrutiny 2024-25

• Richard McCallum
Director of Health Finance and Governance
Scottish Government

• Stephen Lea-Ross
Deputy Director of Health Workforce, Planning and Development
Scottish Government

• Niamh O’Connor
Deputy Director, Directorate of Population Health
Scottish Government

Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
Pre-budget scrutiny 2024-25

28th Meeting

26 September

27th Meeting

26 September

Subordinate legislation

26th Meeting

19 September

Decision on taking business in private
Pre-budget scrutiny 2024-25

• Carmen Martinez
Coordinator
Scottish Women's Budget Group

• Professor David Ulph
Commissioner
Scottish Fiscal Commission

• Philip Whyte
Director
IPPR Scotland

Subordinate legislation
Pre-budget scrutiny 2024-25
Winter planning 2023-24
COVID-19 Recovery Committee Legacy paper
Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

25th Meeting

12 September

Decision on taking business in private
Programme for Government 2023-24

• Michael Matheson
Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Jenni Minto
Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
Scottish Government

• John Burns
Chief Operating Officer
NHS Scotland

• Caroline Lamb
Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Christine McLaughlin
Director of Population Health
Scottish Government

Programme for Government 2023-24
Healthcare in remote and rural areas
Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

24th Meeting

05 September

Decision on taking business in private
Winter planning 2023-24

• Nicky Connor
Director
Fife Health and Social Care Partnership

• David Gibson
Chief Social Work Officer, Argyll and Bute Council, and Chair of the Workforce and Resources Standing Committee
Social Work Scotland

• John Paul Loughrey
Vice President (Scotland), Royal College of Emergency Medicine
Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland

• Pamela Milliken
Chief Officer
Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership

and then from:

• Caroline Lamb
Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• John Burns
Chief Operating Officer and Director of Performance and Delivery
NHS Scotland

• Angie Wood
Interim Director, Social Care Resilience and Improvement
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Winter planning 2023-24
Work programme
Experiences of the Complex Mesh Surgical Service

23rd Meeting

27 June

Decision on taking business in private
Performance of frontline NHS Boards and NHS Recovery

• Michael Matheson
Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• John Burns
Chief Operating Officer
NHS Scotland

• Stephen Lea-Ross
Deputy Director Health Workforce
Scottish Government

• Richard McCallum
Director of Health Finance and Governance
Scottish Government

Performance of frontline NHS Boards and NHS Recovery
Work programme

22nd Meeting

20 June

Decision on taking business in private
NHS Boards scrutiny

• Jim Miller
Chief Executive
NHS24

and then from:

• Pauline Howie
Chief Executive
Scottish Ambulance Service

Subordinate legislation
NHS Boards scrutiny
Experiences of the Complex Mesh Surgical Service
Pre-budget scrutiny 2024-25

21st Meeting

13 June

Decision on taking business in private
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill
Inquiry into healthcare in remote and rural areas

20th Meeting

06 June

Decision on taking business in private
NHS Boards scrutiny

• Calum Campbell
Chief Executive
NHS Lothian

• Professor Caroline Hiscox
Chief Executive
NHS Grampian

• Carol Potter
Chief Executive
NHS Fife

Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

• Maree Todd
Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport
Scottish Government

• Andrew Sinclair
Head of Active Scotland
Scottish Government

NHS Boards scrutiny
Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

19th Meeting

30 May

Decision on taking business in private
Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

• Kim Atkinson
Chief Executive Officer
Scottish Sports Association

• David Ferguson
Chief Executive
Observatory for Sport in Scotland

• Flora Jackson
Health Improvement Manager
Public Health Scotland

• Maureen McGonigle
Chief Executive Officer
Scottish Women in Sport

• Ailsa Wyllie
Lead Manager
sportscotland

NHS Boards scrutiny

• Robin McNaught
Director of Finance and eHealth
The State Hospitals Board for Scotland

European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity
NHS Boards scrutiny
Winter planning 2023-24
Annual report

18th Meeting

23 May

Decision on taking business in private
NHS Boards scrutiny

• Michael Dickson
Chief Executive
NHS Shetland

• Gordon Jamieson
Chief Executive
NHS Eileanan Siar

• Laura Skaife-Knight
Chief Executive
NHS Orkney

Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

• Ewelina Chin
CEO
HSTAR Scotland, representing BEMIS

• Lynne Glen
Pathways Manager
Scottish Disability Sport

• Baz Moffat
CEO and Co-founder
The Well HQ

• Robert Nesbitt
Head of Physical Activity and Sport
SAMH

• Heidi Vistisen
Policy Manager
LEAP Sports Scotland

NHS Boards scrutiny
Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

17th Meeting

16 May

Decision on taking business in private
Follow-up scrutiny: Complex Mesh Surgical Service

• Jenni Minto
Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
Scottish Government

• Greig Chalmers
Head of the Chief Medical Officer’s Policy Division
Scottish Government

Follow-up scrutiny: Complex Mesh Surgical Service

16th Meeting

09 May

Decision on taking business in private
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 timetable

• Maree Todd
Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport
Scottish Government

• Donna Bell
Director of Social Care and National Care Service Development
Scottish Government

• Anna Kynaston
Deputy Director, National Care Service
Scottish Government

Powers of Attorney Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

• Maree Todd
Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport
Scottish Government

• Douglas Kerr
Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Department
Scottish Government

• Peter Quigley
Adults with Incapacity Team Leader, Mental Health Law and Incapacity Unit
Scottish Government

• Sarah Saddiq
Policy Manager, Mental Health Law and Incapacity Unit
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 timetable
Powers of Attorney Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

15th Meeting

02 May

Choice of Deputy Convener
Decision on taking business in private
NHS Boards scrutiny

• Jeff Ace
Chief Executive
NHS Dumfries and Galloway

• Professor Grant Archibald
Chief Executive
NHS Tayside

• Professor Jann Gardner
Chief Executive
NHS Lanarkshire

Follow-up scrutiny: Complex Mesh Surgical Service

• Dr Wael Agur
Lead Urogynaecologist and member of the Scottish Government's transvaginal mesh short-life working group
NHS Ayrshire and Arran

• Dr Anna Lamont
Medical Director, Procurement Commissioning and Facilities
NHS National Services Scotland

• Dr Alan Mathers
Chief of Medicine for Women and Children's Services
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

• Terry O'Kelly
Senior Medical Advisor
Scottish Government

NHS Boards scrutiny
Follow-up scrutiny: Complex Mesh Surgical Service

14th Meeting

25 April

Choice of Convener
Decision on taking business in private
Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

• Bobby Hain
Managing Director of Broadcasting
STV

• Catherine Houlihan
Managing Editor
ITV Borders

• John McLellan
Director
Scottish Newspaper Society

• Margaret Mary Murray
Head of BBC Gaelic Language Services and Inclusion
BBC Scotland

• Catherine Salmond
Editor
The Herald

• Louise Thornton
Head of Commissioning
BBC Scotland

Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill

13th Meeting

18 April

Declaration of interests
Decision on taking business in private
Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

• Priyanaz Chatterji
International cricketer

• Lee Craigie
Retired professional mountain bike racer and Director
The Adventure Syndicate

• Eilidh Doyle
Retired track and field athlete and Board of Directors
Scottish Athletics

• Gemma Fay
Retired international footballer

• Connie Ramsay
Retired Commonwealth judo champion

Subordinate legislation
Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

12th Meeting

28 March

Decision on taking business in private
NHS Boards scrutiny

• Pamela Dudek
Chief Executive
NHS Highland

• Jane Grant
Chief Executive
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

• Gordon James
Chief Executive
Golden Jubilee Hospital

Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

• Rona Blackwood
Head of Programmes
Children's Parliament

• Eilidh Paterson
Inclusion & Culture Development Coordinator
Scottish Student Sport

• Dr Mairi Stark
Scottish Officer
Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health

Subordinate legislation
NHS Boards scrutiny
Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity
Work programme

11th Meeting

22 March

10th Meeting

21 March

Decision on taking business in private
NHS Boards scrutiny

• Claire Burden
Chief Executive
NHS Ayrshire and Arran

• Cathie Cowan
Chief Executive
NHS Forth Valley

• Ralph Roberts
Chief Executive
NHS Borders

Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

• Kirsty Garrett
Sports Development and Physical Activity Manager
Glasgow Life

• Kate Joester
Policy and Influencing Coordinator Scotland
Living Streets Scotland

• Euan Lowe
Chief Executive
Scottish Swimming

• Patrick Murphy
Senior Manager
South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture

• Cecilia Oram
Head of Behaviour Change
Sustrans Scotland

Subordinate legislation

• Maree Todd
Minister for Public Health, Women's Health and Sport
Scottish Government

• Sarah Cartwright
Policy Officer, Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act, Implementation Team
Scottish Government

• Cecilia McCullough
Solicitor
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
NHS Boards scrutiny
Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

9th Meeting

14 March

Decision on taking business in private
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill

• Maree Todd
Minister for Public Health, Women's Health and Sport
Scottish Government

• Annalena Winslow
Safety Openness and Learning Unit Head
Scottish Government

• Will Wood
Patient Safety Commissioner Bill Team Leader
Scottish Government

Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

• Katie Heath
The Young Women’s Movement

• Jenni Snell
Young Women Lead Committee
The Young Women’s Movement

Subordinate legislation
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill
Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

8th Meeting

07 March

National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (in private)

7th Meeting

28 February

National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (in private)

6th Meeting

21 February

Decision on taking business in private
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill

• Dr Amit Aggarwal
Executive Director, Medical Affairs
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

• Shaun Gallagher
Director of Strategy and Policy
General Medical Council

• Matthew McClelland
Executive Director of Strategy and Insight
Nursing and Midwifery Council

• Richard Phillips
Director of Strategy
The Association of British HealthTech Industries

• Dr Chris Williams
Joint Chair
Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland

and then from:

• Dr Henrietta Hughes
Patient Safety Commissioner for England
Patient Safety Commissioner for England

• Dr Gary Duncan
Chief of Staff to the Patient Safety Commissioner
Patient Safety Commissioner for England

Public petitions
Subordinate legislation
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill

5th Meeting

07 February

Decision on taking business in private
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill

• Charlie Bethune
Valproate Scotland

• Marie Lyon
Chair
Association for Children Damaged by Hormone Pregnancy Tests

• Fraser Morton
Individual

• Irene Oldfather
Director of Strategy and Engagement
Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)

• Bill Wright
Chair
Haemophilia Scotland

and then from:

• Rosemary Agnew
Ombudsman
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

• Alison Cave
Chief Safety Officer
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

• Dr Arun Chopra
Medical Director
Mental Welfare Commission Scotland

• Dr Anna Lamont
Medical Director, Procurement Commissioning and Facilities
NHS National Services Scotland

• Simon Watson
Medical Director
Healthcare Improvement Scotland

Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill
Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

4th Meeting

31 January

Decision on taking business in private
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill

• Baroness Julia Cumberlege
Chair
Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review

• Simon Whale
Review Member and Communications Lead
Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review

Subordinate legislation

• Kevin Stewart
Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Marianne Barker
Unit Head, Adult Social Care Charging
Scottish Government

• Clare Thomas
Policy Manager, Adult Social Care Charging
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill

3rd Meeting

24 January

Declaration of interests
Decision on taking business in private
Independent Review into Racism in Scottish Cricket

• Gordon Arthur
Chief Executive Officer
Cricket Scotland

• Forbes Dunlop
Chief Executive Officer
sportscotland

• Anjan Luthra
Chair
Cricket Scotland

Food Standards Scotland

• Heather Kelman
Chair
Food Standards Scotland

• Geoff Ogle
Chief Executive
Food Standards Scotland

Independent Review into Racism in Scottish Cricket
Food Standards Scotland

2nd Meeting

17 January

Decision on taking business in private
Public petitions

• Humza Yousaf
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Susan Gallacher
Deputy Director, Primary Care Strategy and Capability
Scottish Government

• Sir Lewis Ritchie
Professional Advisor
Scottish Government

• Professor Sir Gregor Smith
Chief Medical Officer
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation

• Humza Yousaf
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Rachel Coutts
Solicitor, Primary Care, Medicines and Treatments Branch
Scottish Government

• Rebecca Wright
Senior Policy Manager, Regulation of Health Professions, Chief Nursing Officer's Directorate
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Work programme

1st Meeting

10 January

Decision on taking business in private
Budget Scrutiny 2023-24

• Humza Yousaf
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Richard McCallum
Director of Health Finance and Governance
Scottish Government

Budget Scrutiny 2023-24

This is all meetings of Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Session 6] held in 2022. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

38th Meeting

20 December

Decision on taking business in private
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

• Kevin Stewart
Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Fiona Bennett
Interim Deputy Director for NHS, Integration and Social Care Finance
Scottish Government

• Anna Kynaston
Deputy Director of National Care Service (NCS) Programme Design, Engagement and Legislation
Scottish Government

National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

37th Meeting

13 December

Decision on taking business in private
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

• Mark Hazelwood
Chief Executive
Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care

• Elinor Jayne
Director
Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP)

• Kira McDiarmid
Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer
Change Mental Health

• Pippa Milne
Chief Executive
Argyll and Bute Council

• Susan Webster
Head of Policy and Campaigns
MND Scotland

and then from:

• Alison Leitch
Care Home Relatives Scotland

• Dr Kainde Manji
Head of Dementia
Age Scotland's About Dementia Project

• Cathie Russell
Care Home Relatives Scotland

• Henry Simmons
Chief Executive
Alzheimer Scotland

• Adam Stachura
Head of Policy and Communications
Age Scotland

European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
Subordinate legislation
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

36th Meeting

05 December

National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

• Clare Gallagher
Human Rights Officer
Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations (CEMVO) Scotland

• Karen Sheridan
Chief Operating Officer
Community Integrated Care

• Hannah Tweed
Senior Policy Officer
Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)

• Don Williamson
Chief Executive
Shared Care Scotland

• Mhairi Wylie
Chief Officer
Highland Third Sector Interface and TSI Scotland Network

and then from:

• Dr Caroline Gould
Trustee and Access Auditor
Skye and Lochalsh Access Panel

• Frank McKillop
Head of Policy and Research
ENABLE Scotland

• Andy Miller
Strategic Lead, Participation and Practice Lead
Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities

• Dr Pauline Nolan
Head of Leadership and Civic Participation
Inclusion Scotland

• Rhona Willder
Development Manager
Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance

35th Meeting

29 November

Decision on taking business in private
Subordinate legislation
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

• Rachel Cackett
Chief Executive Officer
Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS)

• Karen Hedge
Deputy Chief Executive
Scottish Care

• Sandra MacLeod
Chief Officer
Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership

• Geri McCormick
Head of Commissioning
Glasgow City Integration Joint Board

• Julie Welsh
Chief Executive
Scotland Excel

and then from:

• Fanchea Kelly
Chief Executive
Blackwood Homes and Care

• Margaret McCarthy
Chief Executive Officer
Crossroads Caring Scotland

• Peter McCormick
Managing Director
Randolph Hill

• Nick Price
Representative
Granite Care Consortium

National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

34th Meeting

24 November

33rd Meeting

22 November

Decision on taking business in private
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

• Daren Fitzhenry
Scottish Information Commissioner

• Paula Fraser
Development Officer
Voices of Experience Scotland

• Scott Heald
Head of Data Driven Innovation
Public Health Scotland

• Beth Lawton
Chief Digital & Information Officer, University of Strathclyde

• Ken Macdonald
Head of ICO Regions
Information Commissioner's Office

• Dr Kenneth Meechan
Chair of SOLAR’s Data Protection, FOI and Human Rights Working Group
SOLAR

and then from:

• Rosemary Agnew
Ombudsman
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

• Lynsey Cleland
Director of Quality Assurance
Healthcare Improvement Scotland

• Suzanne McGuinness
Executive Director (Social Work)
Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

• Kevin Mitchell
Executive Director for Scrutiny and Assurance
Care Inspectorate

National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

32nd Meeting

15 November

Decision on taking business in private
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

• Maree Allison
Acting Chief Executive
Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)

• Alison Bavidge
National Director
Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW)

• Kay McVeigh
Head of Personnel Services at South Lanarkshire Council and SPDS Portfolio Lead for Workforce Planning
Society of Personnel and Development Scotland (SPDS)

• Colin Poolman
Director - Scotland
Royal College of Nursing

• Sharon Wiener-Ogilvie
Deputy Chair
Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland (AHPFS)

and then from:

• Mary Alexander
Deputy Regional Secretary
Unite

• Tracey Dalling
Regional Secretary
UNISON Scotland

• Roz Foyer
General Secretary
Scottish Trades Union Congress

• Cara Stevenson
Organiser for the Women’s Campaign Unit
GMB Scotland

National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

31st Meeting

08 November

Decision on taking business in private
Subordinate legislation
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

• Patricia Cassidy
Chief Officer for Falkirk
Health and Social Care Scotland Chief Officers

• Alison Keir
Professional Practice Lead – Scotland
Royal College of Occupational Therapists

• Nick Morris
Chair
NHS Board Chief Executives and Chairs

• Alison White
Convenor
Social Work Scotland

• Dr Chris Williams
Joint Chair
Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland

and then from:

• Derek Feeley
Chair
Independent Review of Adult Social Care

Evidence Session

30th Meeting

01 November

National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

• Isla Davie
King's Counsel
Faculty of Advocates

• Frank Jarvis
Legal Officer
Scottish Human Rights Commission

• Jennifer Paton
Policy Executive
Law Society of Scotland

and then from:

• Jackie Buchanan
Director of Legal and Democratic Services Angus Council
SOLAR

• Eddie Fraser
Chief Executive East Ayrshire Council
SOLACE Scotland

• Councillor Paul Kelly
Health and Social Care spokesperson
COSLA

29th Meeting

25 October

National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

• Dr Irena Connon
Independent Researcher

National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

• Sir Harry Burns
Professor Of Practice & Special Adviser
University of Strathclyde

• Professor Jon Glasby
Professor of Health and Social Care
University of Birmingham

• Professor Catherine Hennessy
Professor of ageing
University of Stirling

• Nick Kempe
Convener, Care Reform Group
Common Weal

• Professor Catherine Needham
Professor of Public Policy and Public Management
University of Birmingham and ESCR Centre for Care

Public petitions
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (in private)
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023/24 (in private)
Patient Safety Commissioner Bill (in private)

28th Meeting

04 October

Decision on taking business in private
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
Independent Review into Racism in Scottish Cricket

• Gordon Arthur
Interim Chief Executive
Cricket Scotland

• Forbes Dunlop
Chief Operating Officer
sportscotland

Experiences of health and social care integration

• Stephen Brown
Chief Officer
Orkney Health and Social Care Partnership

• Vicky Irons
Chief Officer
Dundee Integration Joint Board

• Judith Proctor
Chief Officer of Edinburgh Integration Joint Board and Chair
Chief Officer Group

• Allen Stevenson
Head of Health & Community Care
Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership

Consideration of Evidence
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

27th Meeting

27 September

Declaration of interests
Decision on taking business in private
Winter Planning

• Caroline Lamb
Chief Executive for NHS Scotland and Director-General for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Donna Bell
Director for Social Care and National Care Service Development
Scottish Government

• Alex McMahon
Chief Nursing Officer
Scottish Government

• John Burns
Chief Operating Officer
NHS Scotland

and then from:

• Jeff Ace
Chief Executive
NHS Dumfries and Galloway

• Dr Jennifer Armstrong
Medical Director
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

• Dr Adam Coldwells
Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Strategy
NHS Grampian

Subordinate legislation
Winter Planning
Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

26th Meeting

20 September

Decision on taking business in private
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-24

• Professor David Bell
Professor of Economics
University of Stirling

• Leigh Johnston
Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
Audit Scotland

• Professor Alistair McGuire
Professor of Health Economics
London School of Economic and Political Science

• Professor Raphael Wittenberg
Associate Professorial Research Fellow
London School of Economic and Political Science

Subordinate legislation
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-24

25th Meeting

06 September

National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
Work programme (in private)
Health Inequalities (in private)

24th Meeting

28 June

Decision on taking business in private
Health Inequalities

• Maree Todd
Minister for Public Health, Women's Health and Sport
Scottish Government

• Michael Kellet
Director, Population Health
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation

• Maree Todd
Minister for Public Health, Women's Health and Sport
Scottish Government

• Jules Goodlet-Rowley
Head of Healthy Living Unit
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Subordinate legislation
Health Inequalities
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
Pre-Budget Scrutiny

23rd Meeting

21 June

Decision on taking business in private
Health Inequalities

• Dr Peter Cawston
GP Principal
GPs at the Deep End

• Professor Sir Michael Marmot
Professor of Epidemiology
University College London

• Dr Shari McDaid
Head of Evidence and Impact (Scotland and Northern Ireland)
Mental Health Foundation

• Professor Petra Meier
Director
UKPRP-funded SIPHER Consortium

Health Inequalities
Work programme

22nd Meeting

14 June

Decision on taking business in private
Subordinate legislation
Health Inequalities

• Toni Groundwater
Head of External Engagement
Families Outside

• Karen Lewis
Manager
The Hub, Dumfries and Galloway

• Richard Meade
Director
Carers Scotland

• Dr Sharon Wright
Professor
University of Glasgow

Health Inequalities

21st Meeting

07 June

Alternative Pathways to Primary Care (in private)

20th Meeting

31 May

Declaration of interests
Decision on taking business in private
Health Inequalities

• Dr Ima Jackson
Scottish Migrant Ethnic Health Research Strategy (SMEHRS) Group

• Ed Pybus
Policy and Parliamentary Officer
Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland

• Bill Scott
Chair
Poverty and Inequality Commission

• Claire Sweeney
Director of Place and Wellbeing
Public Health Scotland

and then from:

• Gill Bhatti
Employee and Diversity Manager
South Lanarkshire Council

• Danny Boyle
BEMIS Scotland Senior Parliamentary and Policy Officer and National Coordinator of the EMNRN
BEMIS and Ethnic Minority National Resilience Network

• Emma Fyvie
Senior Manager (Development)
Clackmannanshire Council

• Dr Gillian Purdon
Head of Nutrition, Science and Policy
Food Standards Scotland

Subordinate legislation
Health Inequalities

19th Meeting

24 May

Decision on taking business in private
Inquiry on Health Inequalities

• David Finch
Assistant Director, Healthy Lives Directorate
The Health Foundation

• Gerry McCartney
Professor of Wellbeing Economy
University of Glasgow

• Claire Stevens
Chief Executive
Voluntary Health Scotland

• David Walsh
Public Health Programme Manager
Glasgow Centre for Population Health

Annual report
Inquiry on Health Inequalities

18th Meeting

17 May

Decision on taking business in private
Social care update

• Kevin Stewart
Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Gillian Barclay
Deputy Director for Resilience and Pressures Unit
Scottish Government

• Donna Bell
Director for Social Care and National Care Service Development
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Provisional Common Frameworks
Social care update

17th Meeting

10 May

Decision on taking business in private
Audit Scotland Report: NHS in Scotland 2021

• Humza Yousaf
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• John Burns
Chief Operating Officer
NHS Scotland

• Richard McCallum
Director of Health Finance and Governance
Scottish Government

• Gillian Russell
Director of Health Workforce
Scottish Government

Audit Scotland Report - NHS in Scotland 2021

16th Meeting

03 May

Decision on taking business in private
Tackling alcohol harms in Scotland

• Maree Todd
Minister for Public Health, Women's Health and Sport
Scottish Government

• Amy Kirkpatrick
Head of Alcohol Harm Prevention
Scottish Government

• Maggie Page
Unit Head – Drugs Strategy Unit
Scottish Government

Provisional Common Framework on Food Composition Standards and Labelling

• Maree Todd
Minister for Public Health, Women's Health and Sport
Scottish Government

• Jennifer Howie
UK Frameworks and Inter-Governmental relations lead
Food Standards Scotland

Subordinate legislation
Tackling alcohol harms in Scotland
Provisional Common Framework on Food Composition Standards and Labelling

15th Meeting

26 April

Health Inequalities (in private)
Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People (in private)

14th Meeting

19 April

Decision on taking business in private
NHS in Scotland 2021

• Stephen Boyle
Auditor General for Scotland

• Derek Hoy
Audit Manager
Audit Scotland

• Leigh Johnston
Senior Manager
Audit Scotland

Health and Care Bill (UK Parliament Legislation)

• Humza Yousaf
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Sam Baker
Acting Head of Unit, Infected Blood and Abortion Services
Scottish Government

• Robert Henderson
Team Leader, Intergovernmental and International Relations Unit
Scottish Government

• Lucy Orren
Solicitor, Food, Health and Social Care Division, Scottish Government Legal Directorate
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
NHS in Scotland 2021
Health and Care Bill (UK Parliament Legislation)

13th Meeting

29 March

Decision on taking business in private
Alternative Pathways to Primary Care

• Humza Yousaf
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Naureen Ahmad
Head of General Practice Policy Division
Scottish Government

• Tom Ferris
Chief Dental Officer
Scottish Government

• Alison Strath
Chief Pharmaceutical Officer
Scottish Government

• Michelle Watts
Senior Medical Advisor
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation

• Humza Yousaf
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Claire McGill
Solicitor
Scottish Government

• Jules Goodlet-Rowley
Head of Healthy Living Unit
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Alternative Pathways to Primary Care

12th Meeting

22 March

Decision on taking business in private
Alternative Pathways to Primary Care

• Clare Cook
Regional Manager and Co Chair of the Scottish Social Prescribing Network (SSPN)
SPRING Social Prescribing

• Alison Leitch
Community Link Worker Area Lead and Co-Chair of Scottish Social Prescribing Network
EVOC (Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations' Council)

• Roseann Logan
Links Programme Manager
The Health and Social Care Alliance

• Christiana Melam
Chief Executive Officer
National Association of Link Workers

and then from:

• Scott Henderson
Head of Programme - Digital Front Door
Technology Enabled Care

• Chris Mackie
Digital Hub and ALISS Programme Manager
The Health and Social Care Alliance

• Dr Paul Perry
Associate Medical Director
NHS24

• Adam Stachura
Head of Policy and Communications
Age Scotland

Subordinate legislation
Alternative Pathways to Primary Care

11th Meeting

15 March

Decision on taking business in private
Alternative Pathways to Primary Care

• Clare Morrison
RPS Director for Scotland
Royal Pharmaceutical Society

• Julie Mosgrove
Vice Chair
Optometry Scotland

• Harjit Sandhu
Managing Director
National Community Hearing Association Scotland (NCHA)

• Jess Sussmann
Policy Lead
Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland

and then from:

• Alison Keir
Professional Practice Lead
Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland

• Dr Graeme Marshall
Clinical Director
Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership

Alternative Pathways to Primary Care
Provisional Common Framework on Food Compositional Standards & Labelling

10th Meeting

08 March

Decision on taking business in private
Alternative Pathways to Primary Care

• Val Costello
Patient Adviser
Citizens Advice Scotland Patient Advice and Support Service

• Margaret McKay
Chair
Riverside Patient Participation Group

• Hannah Tweed
Senior Policy Officer
Alliance Scotland

and then from:

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

• Dr Chris Williams
Joint Chair
Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland

• Dr Anurag Yadav
General Practitioner
British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin

Alternative Pathways to Primary Care

9th Meeting

01 March

Decision on taking business in private
Tackling alcohol harms in Scotland

• Alison Douglas
Chief Executive
Alcohol Focus Scotland

• Professor Niamh Fitzgerald
Professor, Institute for Social Marketing
University of Stirling

• Lucie Giles
Public Health Intelligence Principal
Public Health Scotland

• Elinor Jayne
Director
Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP)

Subordinate legislation

• Humza Yousaf
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Vicky Carmichael
CMO Taskforce Acting Unit Head
Scottish Government

• Greig Chalmers
Head of Chief Medical Officer’s Policy Division
Scottish Government

• Jacqueline Pantony
Solicitor
Scottish Government

• Carole Robinson
Implementation Team Leader, Forensic Medical Services Bill Team
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation

• Humza Yousaf
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Vicky Carmichael
CMO Taskforce Acting Unit Head
Scottish Government

• Greig Chalmers
Head of Chief Medical Officer’s Policy Division
Scottish Government

• Jacqueline Pantony
Solicitor
Scottish Government

• Carole Robinson
Implementation Team Leader, Forensic Medical Services Bill Team
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Subordinate legislation
Subordinate legislation
Tackling alcohol harms in Scotland

8th Meeting

22 February

Decision on taking business in private
Social care

• Fiona Collie
Policy and Public Affairs Manager
Carers Scotland

• Annie Gunner Logan
Chief Executive
Coalition of Care and support Providers in Scotland

• Dr Donald Macaskill
Chief Executive
Scottish Care

• Judith Proctor
Chief Officer of Edinburgh Integration Joint Board and Chair
Chief Officer Group

Subordinate legislation

• Humza Yousaf
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Marianne Barker
Unit Head, Adult Social Care Charging
Scottish Government

• Ian Golightly
Policy Manager, Adult Social Care Charging
Scottish Government

• Clare Thomas
Policy Manager, Adult Social Care Charging
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Social care
National Planning Framework 4
Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill

7th Meeting

08 February

Decision on taking business in private
Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People

• Clare Haughey MSP
Minister for Children and Young People
Scottish Government

• Shona Robison
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government
Scottish Government

• Fiona Clements
Improving Lives for People with Care Experience Unit, Children and Families Directorate
Scottish Government

• Gavin Henderson
Deputy Director, Keeping the Promise
Scottish Government

• Shirley Laing
Director for Housing and Social Justice
Scottish Government

• Tom McNamara
Head of Youth Justice & Children’s Hearings
Scottish Government

• Laura Meikle
Head of Support and Wellbeing Unit
Scottish Government

Health and Care Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

• Humza Yousaf
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Jane Hamilton
Head of Directorate Support and Intergovernmental Relations
Scottish Government

• Robert Henderson
Team Leader, Intergovernmental and International Relations Unit
Scottish Government

• John Paterson
Deputy Director, Food, Health and Social Care, Scottish Government Legal Directorate
Scottish Government

Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People
Health and Care Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Health Inequalities
Alternative Pathways to Primary Care

Decision on taking business in private
Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People

• Kevin Stewart
Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Maree Todd
Minister for Public Health, Women's Health and Sport
Scottish Government

• Angela Davidson
Acting Deputy Director, Improving Mental Health & Wellbeing
Scottish Government

• Mairi Macpherson
Deputy Director, Improving Health and Wellbeing, Directorate For Children And Families
Scottish Government

• Stephen McLeod
National Advisor for CAMHS and Neurodevelopmental Services
Scottish Government

• Carolyn Wilson
Policy Adviser, Children And Families
Scottish Government

Common Frameworks

• Maree Todd
Minister for Public Health, Women's Health and Sport
Scottish Government

• Sam Baker
Team Lead, Donation and Abortion Policy Team
Scottish Government

• Sharon Grant
Donation and Abortion Policy Team
Scottish Government

Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People
Common Frameworks
Perinatal Mental Health
Health Inequalities

3rd Meeting

25 January

Decision on taking business in private
Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People

• Dr Josie Booth
Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology
University of Edinburgh

• Mike Corbett
National Official (Scotland)
NASUWT

• Judy Edwards
Service Manager
Stirling Council

• Kevin Kane
Policy and Research Manager
YouthLink Scotland

• Jacqueline Lynn
Head of School and Community Sport
SportScotland

National Planning Framework 4

• Irene Beautyman
Place and Wellbeing Partnership Lead
Improvement Service

• Dr Matt Lowther
Head of Communities and Local Partners
Public Health Scotland

• Professor Jamie Pearce
Professor of Health Geography, School of GeoSciences
University of Edinburgh

Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People
National Planning Framework 4

2nd Meeting

18 January

Decision on taking business in private
Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People

• Shelley Buckley
Programme Manager - Families Children and Young People
Mental Health Foundation

• Alex Cumming
Assistant Director of Delivery and Development
Scottish Association for Mental Health

• Susie Fitton
Policy Manager
Inclusion Scotland

• Sam March
Principal Educational Psychologist, South Lanarkshire Council
The Association of Scottish Principal Educational Psychologists

• Joanne Smith
Policy and Public Affairs Manager
NSPCC Scotland

• Dr Mairi Stark
Scottish Officer
Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health

and then from:

• Jackie Brock
Chief Operations Officer (Interim)
The Promise Scotland

• Helen Happer
Chief Inspector
Care Inspectorate

• Lucy Hughes
Policy Development Coordinator
Who Cares? Scotland

• Kate MacKinnon
Policy Associate
CELCIS

Common Framework on Public Health Protection and Health Security

• Humza Yousaf
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Laura McGlynn
Head of Health Protection and Screening
Scottish Government

• Erin McCreadie
Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus, and Infectious Disease Team
Scottish Government

European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
Subordinate legislation
Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People
Common Framework on Public Health Protection and Health Security

1st Meeting

11 January

Decision on taking business in private
Inquiry on Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People

• Professor Hazel Borland
Interim Chief Executive
NHS Ayrshire and Arran

• Heather Connolly
Health Psychologist, Division of Health Psychology - Scotland
British Psychological Society

• Mary Glasgow
Chief Executive
Children 1st

• Kirsty-Louise Hunt
Senior Policy and Public Affairs Lead
Barnardo's Scotland

• Jacquie Pepper
Chief Social Work Officer, Perth and Kinross Council
Social Work Scotland

• Suzanne Shields
Occupational Therapist and Care Group Lead for Occupational Therapy - Children and Young People
Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Transvaginal mesh removal reimbursement scheme

• Greig Chalmers
Head of Chief Medical Officer’s Policy Division
Scottish Government

• Terry O'Kelly
Senior Medical Advisor
Scottish Government

• David Bishop
Mesh Team Leader
Scottish Government

• Ailsa Garland
Solicitor
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Inquiry on Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People
Transvaginal mesh removal reimbursement scheme
Inquiry on Care Pathways

This is all meetings of Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Session 6] held in 2021. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

16th Meeting

21 December

Decision on taking business in private
Common Framework on Public Health Protection and Health Security
Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
Common Framework on Public Health Protection and Health Security
Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
National Planning Framework 4
Common Frameworks

15th Meeting

14 December

Decision on taking business in private
Inquiry on Perinatal Mental Health
Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill
Inquiry on Perinatal Mental Health
Criminal Justice Committee Letter

14th Meeting

07 December

Decision on taking business in private
Inquiry on Perinatal Mental Health
Inquiry on Perinatal Mental Health

13th Meeting

30 November

Decision on taking business in private
Sport and Physical Activity
Sport and Physical Activity

12th Meeting

23 November

Decision on taking business in private
Data and digital services in health and social care

• Scott Heald
Interim Director for Data Driven Innovation and Head of Profession for Statistics
Public Health Scotland

• Ed Humpherson
Head of Office
Office for Statistics Regulation

and then from:

• Martyn Wallace
Chief Digital Officer
Local Government Digital Office

• Christpher Wroath
Director
NES Technology

• Jim Miller
Chief Executive
NHS24

• Chaloner Chute
Chief Technology Officer
The Digital Health & Care Institute

• Chris Mackie
Digital Hub and ALISS Programme Manager
The Health and Social Care Alliance

• Dr Steve Baguley
Clinical Director for eHealth, NHS Grampian and Chair, Clinical eHealth Leads, Scotland

Data and digital services in health and social care

11th Meeting

16 November

Decision on taking business in private
Session 6 Priorities

• Kevin Stewart
Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Donna Bell
Director for Mental Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Gavin Gray
Deputy Director Improving Mental Health Services
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Session 6 Priorities
Common Framework on Public Health Protection and Health Security
Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill

10th Meeting

09 November

Decision on taking business in private
Session 6 Priorities

• Maree Todd
Minster for Public Health, Women's Health and Sport
Scottish Government

• Michael Kellet
Director, Population Health
Scottish Government

• Marion Bain
Senior Public Health Adviser
Scottish Government

Seasonal Planning and Preparedness

• Dr John Thomson
Vice President (Scotland)
Royal College of Emergency Medicine

• Dr Andrew Buist
Chair
British Medical Association GP Committee

• Colin Poolman
Interim Director
Royal College of Nursing

• Sharon Wiener Ogilvie
Podiatry service lead for NHS Borders
Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland

• Annie Gunner Logan
Chief Executive
Coalition of Care and support Providers in Scotland

• John Mooney
Head of Social Care
UNISON

Session 6 Priorities
Seasonal planning and preparedness
Working Practices

9th Meeting

02 November

Declaration of interests
Decision on taking business in private
Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill

• Dr Ros Jamieson
Clinical lead for the Complex Mesh National Surgical Service
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

• Mark White
Director of Finance
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

• Dr Anna Lamont
Interim Medical Director, Procurement Commissioning and Facilities
NHS National Services Scotland

• Roseanne McDonald
Associate Director, Procurement Commissioning and Facilities
NHS National Services Scotland

• Paul Hornby
Head of Strategic Sourcing & Commercial, National Procurement
NHS National Services Scotland

Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill

• Humza Yousaf
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Greig Chalmers
Head of Chief Medical Officer’s Policy Division
Scottish Government

• Terry O'Kelly
Senior Medical Adviser
Scottish Government

• David Bishop
Mesh Team Leader
Scottish Government

• Ailsa Garland
Solicitor
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Evidence Session
Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People
Perinatal Mental Health

8th Meeting

26 October

Decision on taking business in private
Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill

• Greig Chalmers
Head of Chief Medical Officer’s Policy Division
Scottish Government

• David Bishop
Mesh Team Leader
Scottish Government

• Ailsa Garland
Solicitor
Scottish Government

• Kate Walker
Solicitor
Scottish Government

• Terry O'Kelly
Senior Medical Advisor
Scottish Government

Evidence Session
Budget Scrutiny
Health and Care Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Work programme

7th Meeting

05 October

Decision on taking business in private
Health and Care Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

• Humza Yousaf
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Jane Hamilton
Head of Business Management and Intergovernmental Relations, Health Workforce Directorate
Scottish Government

• Robert Henderson
Head of Health and Social Care Intergovernmental Relations Unit, Health Workforce Directorate
Scottish Government

• John Paterson
Divisional Solicitor, Food, Health and Social Care, Scottish Government Legal Directorate
Scottish Government

Health and Care Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

6th Meeting

28 September

Decision on taking business in private
Social Care Stakeholder Session

• Derek Feeley
Chair
Independent Review of Adult Social Care

• Professor David Bell
Professor of Economics
University of Stirling and CO-PI Healthy Ageing in Scotland (HAGIS)

• Fiona Collie
Policy and Public Affairs Manager
Carers Scotland

• Henry Simmons
Chief Executive
Alzheimer Scotland and Co-Chair of the Fair Work Convention's Social Care Enquiry

• Judith Proctor
Chief Officer of Edinburgh Integration Joint Board and Chair
Chief Officer Group

• Professor Nick Watson
Director, Centre for Disability Research
University of Glasgow

Health and Social Care Finance Stakeholder Session

• Leigh Johnston
Senior Manager
Audit Scotland

• Professor David Bell
Professor of Economics
University of Stirling and CO-PI Healthy Ageing in Scotland (HAGIS)

• Siva Anandaciv
Chief Analyst
The King's Fund

• David Walsh
Public Health Programme Manager
Glasgow Centre for Population Health

Social Care Stakeholder Session
Health and Social Care Finance Stakeholder Session

5th Meeting

21 September

Declaration of interests
Decision on taking business in private
Public Health Stakeholder Session

• Professor Harry Burns
Professor Of Practice & Special Adviser
Strathclyde University

• Professor Sir Michael Marmot
Professor of Epidemiology
University College London

• Professor Katherine Smith
Professor of Public Health Policy
Strathclyde University

NHS Stakeholder Session

• Dr Sue Robertson
Deputy Chair of Scottish Council
British Medical Association

• Donald Morrison
General Dental Practitioner
British Dental Association

• Ross Barrow
Vice-Chair
Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland

• Graeme Henderson
Executive Director of Delivery and Strategic Development
SAMH

• Kate Seymour
Head of Advocacy (Geographies)
MacMillan Cancer Support

• Colin Poolman
Scotland Director
Royal College of Nursing

• Dr Vipin Zamvar
Chair of Scotland Division
British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin

Subordinate legislation
Public Health Stakeholder Session
NHS Stakeholder Session
Professional Qualifications Bill (UK Parliament Legislation)
Health and Care Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

4th Meeting

14 September

Declaration of interests
Decision on taking business in private
Session 6 priorities

• Angela Constance
Minister for Drugs Policy
Scottish Government

• Michael Crook
Head of Drug Deaths Team, Drugs Policy Division
Scottish Government

• Morris Fraser
Head of Delivery and Support Unit, Drugs Policy Division
Scottish Government

Session 6 priorities

3rd Meeting

07 September

Decision on taking business in private
Session 6 priorities

• Humza Yousaf
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• Caroline Lamb
Director General for Health for Health and Social Care and Chief Executive for NHS Scotland
Scottish Government

• Professor Jason Leitch
National Clinical Director
Scottish Government

• Donna Bell
Director for Mental Health and Social Care
Scottish Government

• John Burns
Chief Operating Officer for NHS Scotland
Scottish Government

Subordinate legislation
Session 6 priorities

2nd Meeting

31 August

Declaration of interests
Decision on taking business in private
Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill
Work programme
Pre-Budget Scrutiny

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