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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 12 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

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.

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Pandemic Preparedness

Meeting date: 3 June 2025

Stephanie Callaghan

That is fine. Thank you, convener. I am aware that the line is quite bad.

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Pandemic Preparedness

Meeting date: 3 June 2025

Stephanie Callaghan

Sorry, convener. I could not unmute myself.

Given the 5 to 25 per cent chance of a new pandemic that has been mentioned, learning from past experiences will clearly be crucial. I will focus on the planned autumn exercise, which is not that far away. The UK inquiry identified a number of limitations across previous exercises. Can the witnesses detail how this year’s Pegasus exercise will be different from previous exercises, particularly around containment strategies, following up recommendations and addressing the disproportionate impact that falls on vulnerable people and groups that we have already spoken about?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Pandemic Preparedness

Meeting date: 3 June 2025

Stephanie Callaghan

The inquiry report also recommended that guidance should be kept in a single UK-wide online archive, which would make it much easier from the sharing and access point of view. What work is under way to develop the UK online archive, and is there an expected timeline for completion?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

Meeting date: 3 June 2025

Stephanie Callaghan

My camera is on.

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Pandemic Preparedness

Meeting date: 3 June 2025

Stephanie Callaghan

I am wondering how confident you are that those actions and follow-ups will happen, because that has certainly been quite a weakness in the past.

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

Meeting date: 3 June 2025

Stephanie Callaghan

Sorry, convener. I could not unmute myself.

We have talked about families and how it is often difficult to get information when patients are very ill, which makes family support all the more important. Often, families will know the individuals best and will have the strongest desire to ensure that their wellbeing is taken care of and that they get home as quickly as possible. Is there a need to formalise family involvement? Could we have structured interviews in which family input is recorded and reviewed? Are there any other suggestions about how we could listen to what families have to say and act on their input?