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We said that we would have HPMAs in place by the end of the parliamentary session in 2026. If I work back from that date, I can see that an awful lot of work will need to be undertaken.
If the Scottish Government has concerns about the basis on which we make the calculations, we will take an open-book approach, and if some of our assumptions are out of kilter with the most up-to-date data, we will update them. We have nothing to hide in that regard.
There seems to be no reason for that other than the Government’s regulations being out of date. We are seeing lower patient participation in our most deprived areas.
This is what I have heard: “This wouldn’t matter whether it was being implemented this Friday or Good Friday, because unless we solve the issues around recruitment this is an absolute non-starter at any time or date.” “This scheme will result in business failures and bankruptcies.”
I asked the clerks to produce a paper on possible options for our future work programme that also outlines what the committee has done to date. I am not asking for agreement today on exactly what we will do; rather I ask for indications of which areas the committee might want to consider for our programme after the summer recess so that the clerks can work up some more detailed ideas.