Cross-Party Group on Health Inequalities th Monday 6 December 6pm – 7:15pm Minute Present MSPs Paul O’Kane Brian Whittle Invited guests Narek Bido, Addictions Support & Counselling (ASC) Sara Bradley, University of Highlands and Islands Margaret Brown, NHS Highland Hilda Campbell, COPE Scotland Mike Downham Stephen Eccles, Medcats patient group Brian Forbes, AstraZeneca Helen Forrest, Children's Health Scotland Jennifer Forsyth, Obesity Action Scotland Stephanie Fraser, Cerebral Palsy Scotland Anne Garry,Sight Scotland Veterans Colwyn Jones, The East of Scotland Branch of the British Dental Association Alison Keir, Royal College of Occupational Therapists Una MacFadyen, NSS CEN Pam Maxwell , Lead Scotland Morag McFadyen, VSA Fiona Moss, Glasgow Health & Social Care Partnership Kathy Owens, Glasgow Health & Social Care Partnership Sarah Randall, Teapot trust Busra Riaz, Kidney Research UK Graeme Rose, Novartis Pat Scrutton, Intergenerational National Network Richard Simpson Kimi Smith, Scottish Government Maureen Sturrock, Soroptimists International Fiona Thackeray, Trellis Scotland Sheila Thomson, Community Renewal Trust Colette Walker, IPS Non-MSP Group Members 1 Ijeoma Azodo, NHS National Services Scotland Pervin Ahmad, Saheliya Lauren Blair, Voluntary Health Scotland David Blane, University of Glasgow Katherine Byrne, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland Clare Cable, QNIS Christine Carlin, Homestart Alison Crofts, Voluntary Health Scotland Kirsty Dickson, LinkNet Alan Eagleson, Terrence Higgins Trust Susanne Forup, Cycling Scotland Paula Fraser, VOX Scotland Roisin Hurst, Voluntary Health Scotland Elinor Jayne, Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) Mark Macleod, Energy Saving Trust - Home Energy Scotland David Main, Voluntary Health Scotland Leigh Mair, Scottish Rural Health Partnership Ian McCall, Paths for All Rebecca McColl, Scottish Families Gillian McNicoll, Rowan Alba Nell Page, Salvesen Mindroom Centre Fiona Partington, The Health Agency Daniela Rondina, SIAA Danielle Rowley, Samaritans Jason Schroeder, Scottish Men's Sheds Association Konstantina Scott-Barrett, RCPCH Scotland Kimberley Somerside, Voluntary Health Scotland Claire Stevens, Voluntary Health Scotland Ellie Wagstaff, Marie Curie Tom Whightman, Pasda Laura Wilson, Royal Pharmaceutical Society Apologies Carol Mochan MSP, Donald Cameron MSP, Emma Harper MSP Welcome and apologies Claire Stevens, Chief Executive of Voluntary Health Scotland opened the meeting and handed over to Paul O’Kane, MSP and CPG co-convenor, who chaired the session.