Minutes: 25 October 2022

1. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee considered commissioned research on international models of social care.

The Committee took evidence from—


Dr Irena Connon, Independent Researcher .

2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

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

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;

Professor Jon Glasby, Professor of Health and Social Care, University of Birmingham.

3. Public petitions:

The Committee considered the following petitions—

PE01915: Reinstate Caithness County Council and Caithness NHS Board. The Committee agreed to close the petition. 
PE01845: Agency to advocate for the healthcare needs of rural Scotland; PE1890: Find solutions to recruitment and training challenges for rural healthcare in Scotland; and PE01924: Complete an emergency in-depth review of Women's Health services in Caithness & Sutherland. The Committee agreed to write to rural health boards seeking evidence on the issues raised within the petitions before inviting the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care to give oral evidence to the Committee.

4. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda items 1 and 2.

5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023/24(In Private):

The Committee considered and agreed a draft letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.

6. Patient Safety Commissioner Bill(In Private):

The Committee considered and agreed its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.