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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 4 July 2025
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Public Audit Committee [Draft]

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

Meeting date: 18 June 2025

Stephanie Callaghan

Is there a recognition of the importance of GPs having that holistic view of a patient’s overall health?

Public Audit Committee [Draft]

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

Meeting date: 18 June 2025

Stephanie Callaghan

I will move on. The recent programme for government aims to target the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Will you explain how you expect that to improve overall access to general practice?

Public Audit Committee [Draft]

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

Meeting date: 18 June 2025

Stephanie Callaghan

I appreciate that.

Public Audit Committee [Draft]

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

Meeting date: 18 June 2025

Stephanie Callaghan

Are there any specific things that the Scottish Government should be doing to support you?

Public Audit Committee [Draft]

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

Meeting date: 18 June 2025

Stephanie Callaghan

Sorry—I am happy for someone else to come in, but I am really interested in the issue of the Scottish general practitioners committee supporting GPs to provide effective comms and tackle the current negative narrative around GPs. If you could comment on that, that would be great.

Public Audit Committee [Draft]

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

Meeting date: 18 June 2025

Stephanie Callaghan

I will move on to GP clusters. The Auditor General’s report stated—I think that this is something that can be agreed on—that the Scottish Government has made limited progress on creating the necessary conditions for GP clusters to succeed. What has been the impact of the recommendations in the 2019 guidance on GP clusters not being implemented or fully funded?

Public Audit Committee [Draft]

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

Meeting date: 18 June 2025

Stephanie Callaghan

On that point, would having those 10 afternoon sessions back have a huge impact, or have things moved on from there so that you would now be looking for something different?

Public Audit Committee [Draft]

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

Meeting date: 18 June 2025

Stephanie Callaghan

Thank you.

Public Audit Committee [Draft]

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

Meeting date: 18 June 2025

Stephanie Callaghan

It is interesting that all of you have mentioned the importance of the feeling of continuity of care and trust from patients. That is an absolute priority and it is so important to patients’ wellbeing. I will touch on health inequalities later on.

In your view, what action should the Scottish Government be taking just now to help patients to actively understand the evolving roles in the multidisciplinary team and to build trust more widely?

Public Audit Committee [Draft]

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

Meeting date: 18 June 2025

Stephanie Callaghan

Yes.