Public Audit Committee
Meeting Minutes
30th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Thursday, November 23, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:25
- Published: Thursday, November 23, 2023 02:22pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Richard Leonard (Convener)
- Sharon Dowey (Deputy Convener)
- Colin Beattie (Member)
- Willie Coffey (Member)
- Graham Simpson (Member)
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take agenda items 3 and 4 in private.
2 Adult mental health:
The Committee took evidence in a roundtable format from—
Hannah Axon, Policy Manager, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA);
Simon Burt, General Manager, Mental Health and Learning Disability Services, Scottish Borders Health and Social Care Partnership;
Pamela Cremin, Chief Officer, Highland Health and Social Care;
Fiona Davies, Chief Officer , Argyll and Bute Integration Joint Board (also representing the Health and Social Care Scotland Chief Officer network);
Richmond Davies, Head of Public Health Analytics and Intelligence, Public Health Scotland;
Jillian Galloway, Acting Chief Officer, Angus Health and Social Care Partnership;
Jo Gibson, Head of Wellbeing and Recovery, East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership;
Tracey McKigen, Services Director, Royal Edinburgh and Associated Services, NHS Lothian.
3 Adult mental health (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Mark MacPherson, Audit Director and Eva Thomas-Tudo, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.
4 Adult mental health (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 3.