Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Meeting Agenda
36th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
- Start time: 09:15am
- Published: Monday, November 27, 2023 10:23am
1 Decisions on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5, and 6 in private.
2 Healthcare in remote and rural areas
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Dr Rebecah MacGilleEathain, Research Fellow, Division of Rural Health and Wellbeing, University of the Highlands and Islands
Dr Stephen Makin, Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Aberdeen, and Honorary Consultant Geriatrician, NHS Highland
Professor Annetta Smith, Professor Emerita, University of the Highlands and Islands
Healthcare in remote and rural areas - Note by the clerk 583KB pdf posted 27/11/2023 (Ref: HSCS/S6/23/36/1)
HSCS/S6/23/36/2(P) (Private Paper)
3 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (Compliance Notices) Amendment Regulations 2023
Feed Additives (Authorisations) (Scotland) Regulations 2023
Subordinate legislation - Negative SSI paper 170KB pdf posted 23/11/2023 (Ref: HSCS/S6/23/36/3)
4 Healthcare in remote and rural areas
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
5 Perinatal mental health
The Committee will consider a draft letter to the Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport.
HSCS/S6/23/36/4(P) (Private Paper)
6 Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill
The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.
HSCS/S6/23/36/5(P) (Private Paper)