Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Meeting Minutes
23rd Meeting, 2022
- Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:32
- Meeting closed at: 11:57
- Published: Tuesday, June 21, 2022 12:40pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Gillian Martin (Convener)
- Paul O'Kane (Deputy Convener)
- Stephanie Callaghan (Member)
- Dr. Sandesh Gulhane (Member)
- Gillian Mackay (Member)
- Carol Mochan (Member)
- David Torrance (Member)
- Evelyn Tweed (Member)
- Tess White (Member)
Apologies received from
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee decided to take items 3 and 4 in private.
2 Health Inequalities:
The Committee took evidence from—
Dr Peter Cawston, GP Principal and steering group member of 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.
3 Health Inequalities:
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
4 Work programme:
The Committee considered its work programme.