Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Meeting Minutes
19th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
- Meeting opened at: 10:40
- Meeting closed at: 12:32
- Published: Tuesday, May 24, 2022 01:15pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Gillian Martin (Convener)
- Paul O'Kane (Deputy Convener)
- Stephanie Callaghan (Member)
- Dr. Sandesh Gulhane (Member)
- Emma Harper (Member)
- Gillian Mackay (Member)
- Carol Mochan (Member)
- David Torrance (Member)
- Evelyn Tweed (Member)
- Sue Webber (Member)
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee decided to take items 3 and 4 in private.
2 Inquiry on Health Inequalities:
The Committee took evidence from—
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.
3 Annual report:
The Committee agreed its draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2021 to 12 May 2022.
4 Inquiry on Health Inequalities:
The Committee considered the evidence it heard under item 2.