Heart and Circulatory Diseases
This Cross-party group's purpose:
- To act as a channel of communications between the Scottish Parliament and people affected by heart disease, healthcare professionals and researchers.
- To identify areas for action in the detection, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in Scotland; the provision of recovery & care services in Scotland and identify any issues relating to out of hospital cardiac arrest survival, and to campaign for improvement.
- To keep abreast of any new research and evidence relating to heart and circulatory disease and ensure that the medical research environment in Scotland is best resourced and placed to support research and innovation relating to heart and circulatory disease.
- To monitor the implementation of the Heart Disease Action Plan, the Women’s Health Plan (in relation to heart disease) and the OHCA strategy for Scotland and work with the Scottish Government to ensure full implementation.
Next meeting
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Get in touch
If you want to get in touch, you can contact Molly Cobain.
Address: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5240 Find out about call charges.
Involved in the group
MSPs, individuals and organisations who participate in and support this group.
Current Members
Karen Adam
Co-Convener
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Constituency)
Colin Smyth
Co-Convener
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Alexander Stewart
Co-Convener
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
Paul McLennan
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: East Lothian (Constituency)
Jenni Minto
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Argyll and Bute (Constituency)
Organisations
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland (CHSS)
British Heart Foundation Scotland
Stroke Association
Angus Cardiac Group
ASH Scotland
Astra Zeneca Boehringer Ingleheim
British Medical Association (BMA)
British Psychology Society
Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd
Bravehearts ACHD patient group
Cardiac Rehabilitation Interest Group Scotland (CRIGS)
Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY)
Cardiovascular Interest Group (ABPI Scotland)
Caring Together
Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
Community Pharmacy Scotland
Division of Clinical Psychology Scotland
Familial Arrhythmia Network Scotland (FANS)
Glasgow Caledonian University
Grampian Cardiac Rehabilitation Association (GCRA)
Healthy Valleys
Heartsmart Lochaber
Inverclyde Globetrotters
Inverclyde Stroke Matters Group
Irvine Classics Stroke Group
Jordanhill Cardiac Group
Kirkcaldy Heart Support Group
Living Streets
Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland (LTCAS)
Lothian Psychology
Marie Curie Cancer Care
Medtronic
Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited
Morhamburn
Nairn Cardiactives
National Advisory Committee for Heart Disease (NACHD)
National Advisory Committee for Stroke (NACS)
Pfizer
Roche Diagnostics
Royal College of General Practitioners
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Sanofi Aventis
Save a Life for Scotland campaign
Scottish Cardiac Society
Scottish HART
Scottish Heart and Disease prevention (SHARP)
Scottish Heart Failure Nurse Forum (SHFNF)
Scottish Stroke Allied Health Professionals Forum
(SSAHPF)
Scottish Stroke Nurse Forum (SSNF)
Scottish Vision and Stroke Network (SVSN)
The Heart Manual
The Sommerville Foundation
Wellbeing Alliance