Meetings

This is all meetings of Health, Care and Sport Committee held in 2026. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

7th Meeting

07 October

1. Pre-budget scrutiny: Preparing for future challenges in the health, care and sport sectors
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• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Professor Linda Bauld
  Professor of Public Health and Co-Head
  Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh
• Robbie Pearson
  Chief Executive
  Healthcare Improvement Scotland
• Alison Payne
  Research Director
  Enlighten
2. Review of evidence (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)
4. Preparation for Conveners Group meeting (in private)
5. The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 Remedial Order 2026
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• Maree Todd
  Minister for Mental Wellbeing, Public Health, Sport, Alcohol and Drugs
  Scottish Government
• Joanne Farrow
  Deputy Director, Complex Care & Rights Division
  Scottish Government
• Ivan Boemer
  Solicitor Mental Health Adults with Incapacity, Palliative Care and Digital Health Branch, Food Health and Social Care Division
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
6. The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 Remedial Order 2026 – motion recommending approval

6th Meeting

30 September

1. Roundtable on palliative care: how can this be better supported in Scotland?
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• Mark Hazelwood
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care
• Amy Dalrymple
  Associate Director for Policy & Public Affairs
  Marie Curie Scotland
• Rami Okasha
  Chief Executive
  Children's Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS)
• Helen Malo
  Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager Scotland
  Hospice UK
2. Instruments subject to annulment
3. Review of Evidence (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

5th Meeting

23 September

1. Building on the Commonwealth Games 2026 and widening access to sport and exercise
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• Jon Doig OBE
  Chief Executive
  Commonwealth Games Scotland
• Professor David McGillivray
  Co-Director
  Glasgow 2026 Legacy Network
• Forbes Dunlop
  Chief Executive Officer
  sportscotland
• Gavin MacLeod
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Disability Sport
and then from:
• John Lunn
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Swimming
• Colin Hutchison
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Athletics
• Nick Rennie
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Cycling
• David Byrne
  Chair
  Hillhead High School War Memorial Trust, incorporating Hillhead Sports Club
2. Review of evidence (in private)
3. Work programme - procedure for handling forthcoming SSIs (in private)

4th Meeting

16 September

1. Priorities of the Scottish Government for session 7 in health, social care and sport
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• Angela Constance
  Cabinet Secretary for Health and Care
  Scottish Government
• Alison Thewliss
  Minister for Community Care
  Scottish Government
• Maree Todd
  Minister for Mental Wellbeing, Public Health, Sport, Alcohol and Drugs
  Scottish Government
• Donna Bell
  Director of Social Care
  Scottish Government
• Claire Renton
  Deputy Director, Performance & Delivery
  Scottish Government
• Gillian Russell
  Director of Health Workforce
  Scottish Government
2. Review of Evidence (in private)

3rd Meeting

09 September

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Overview of key issues in the social care sector in Scotland
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• Jill Laspa
  Policy Manager
  COSLA
• Professor Donald McAskill
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Care
• Rachel Cackett
  Chief Executive
  Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS)
• Paul Traynor
  Head of External Affairs (Scotland)
  Carers Trust
• Donald Macleod
  Chief Executive
  Self-Directed Support Scotland
• Gareth Adam-Hammond
  Chief Inspector for registration and complaints
  Care Inspectorate
3. Review of evidence
4. Work programme

2nd Meeting

02 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Overview of key issues in the health sector in Scotland
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• Caroline Hiscox
  Chief Executive of NHS Lothian and Chair of the NHS Scotland Executive Group
• Alison White
  Chair of the Chief Officer Group
  Health and Social Care Scotland
• Professor Sir Gregor Smith
  Chief Medical Officer
  Scottish Government
• Paul Johnston
  Chief Executive
  Public Health Scotland
and then from:
• Lilian Macer
  Scottish Secretary
  UNISON
• Dr Nóra Murray-Cavanagh
  Chair-Elect of Scottish Council
  British Medical Association
• Eileen McKenna
  Scotland Associate Director (Nursing, Policy and Professional Practice)
  Royal College of Nursing Scotland
• Charlotte Waite
  National Director
  British Dental Association Scotland
• Glenn Carter
  Head of RCSLT Scotland
  Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
and then from:
• Sara Redmond
  Chief Officer of Development
  Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
• Janet Sylvester
  Trustee
  #MEAction Scotland
• Kirstin Laing
  Chronic Pain Group
• Jane Ormerod
  Chair
  Long Covid Scotland
• Kenny Stewart
  Head of Public Affairs and Communications
  SAMH
• Stuart McIver
  Trustee
  Long Covid Scotland
3. Consideration of Evidence

1st Meeting

24 June

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Deputy Convener
3. Decision on taking business in private
4. Work programme