Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Meeting Minutes
32nd Meeting, 2022
- Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 12:25
- Published: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 01:35pm
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)
- Evelyn Tweed (Member)
- Tess White (Member)
Apologies received from
Substitute Members Attendees
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.
2 National Care Service (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
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.
3 National Care Service (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.