The Committee have issued a call for views on Thursday 15 June.
The Committee is seeking answers to the following questions:
- Do you consider that the Scottish Government’s health and sport budget for 2017-18 reflects its stated priorities (as set out in the National Performance Framework, the LDP standards and the National health and wellbeing outcomes)?
If not, how could the budget be adjusted to better reflect priorities?
- For the health and sport budget for 2018-19 where do you suggest any additional resources could be most effectively deployed and where could any further savings be found?
What evidence supports your views?
- Is sufficient information available to support scrutiny of the Scottish Government’s health and sport budget? If not, what additional information would help support budget scrutiny?
- What impact has the integration of health and social care budgets had on ensuring resources are directed at achieving the Scottish Government’s desired outcomes?
How to submit written evidence
Before making a submission, please read our policy on treatment of written evidence. In line with that policy, submissions will normally be published on our website. We recognise that in some circumstances people may prefer for their evidence to be treated as confidential or published anonymously. If you wish to do this, please make this clear when submitting your evidence.
Written submissions should be reasonably brief and typewritten in Word format (preferably no more than 4-6 sides of A4 in total).
The deadline for receipt of written submissions is Wednesday 26 July 2017.
Owing to the timescales normally required for the processing and analysis of evidence, late submissions will only be accepted with the advance agreement of the clerk.
The Committee prefers to receive submissions electronically. These should be sent to: [email protected]
You may also send a hard copy of written submissions to:
Health and Sport Committee
Scottish Parliament
Holyrood
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP