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, December 12, 2023
The next meeting of the CPG on Heart & Circulatory Diseases will take place on Tuesday 12 December 2023, 6-7.30pm, virtually on Microsoft teams.Get in touch
If you want to get in touch, you can contact Dzaui Jansen
Address: Dzaui Jansen BHF Scotland, The Cube, 43a Leith Street Edinburgh EH1 3AT
Phone: tel:+441315613354 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)
Gillian Mackay
Member
Party: Scottish Green Party
MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)
Carol Mochan
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Non MSP Individuals
Mary GalbraithOrganisations
AmgenASH Scotland
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Astra Zeneca
Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd
Cardiac Rehabilitation Interest Group Scotland
Cardiac Risk in the Young
Cardiomyopathy UK
Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland
Community Pharmacy Scotland
Cruse Scotland
Edinburgh Napier University
Glasgow Caledonian University
Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland
Heart Research UK
Heart UK
Kidney Research UK
Marie Curie
Network for Inherited Cardiac Conditions Scotland
NHS Lanarkshire
Novartis
Public Health Scotland
Resuscitation Council UK
Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Sanofi Aventis
Scottish Cardiac Society
Scottish Heart and Arterial Disease Risk Prevention (SHARP)
Scottish Heart Failure Nurse Forum
Stroke Association
The Heart Manual
University of Glasgow