Chamber and committees

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting Minutes

6th Meeting, 2021

Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Session: 6
Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
Meeting opened at: 09:00
Meeting closed at: 12:41
Published: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 04:33pm

Committee Members Attendees

1 Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take items 4 and 5 in private.

2 Social Care Stakeholder Session:

The Committee took evidence from—

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.

3 Health and Social Care Finance Stakeholder Session:

The Committee took evidence from—

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.

Stephanie Callaghan declared and interest as a councillor.

4 Social Care Stakeholder Session

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

5 Health and Social Care Finance Stakeholder Session

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3 and its approach to pre-budget scrutiny prior to the publication of the 2022-23 draft Scottish budget.

The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy regarding it's pre budget scrutiny.