Cross-Party Group on Health Inequalities th Monday 26 January 2026, 10-11.30am Minute Present MSPs • Emma Harper MSP • Brian Whittle MSP Invited Guests • Anna Glasier OBE, Women's Health Champion • Felicity Sung, Scottish Government • Helen McCabe, Scottish Parliament Non-MSP Group Members • Beth Allen, Age Scotland • Gillian Burton , Ash Scotland • Susan Hunter, Befriending Networks • Maja Mitchell-Grigorjeva, Bipolar Scotland • Fiona Collie, Carers Scotland • Helen Forrest, Children's Health Scotland • Jessica Wilson, CHSS • Alana Harper , Deaflinks • Sarah Rogers, Families Outside • Salena Begley, Family Fund • Helene van der Ploeg, Grassmarket Project • Joyce Cattanach, Headway East Lothian • Bushra Riaz, Kidney Research UK • Rebecca Hoffman, LGBT Health and Wellbeing • Donna Lawrie, MECOPP • Tom Wightman, PASDA • Una Macfadyen, Plus Forth Valley • Karen Sweeney, Plus Forth Valley • Joseph Woollcott, Prostate cancer UK • Helen Reilly, Queens Nursing Institute Scotland • Gemma Richardson, RCPCH • Alex Morrison, RCSED • Carlene McAvoy, ROSPA • Fiona McIntyre, Royal College of Pharmaceuticals 1 • Sarah Murray, Royal Voluntary Service • Sarah Curtis, RSE • Sarah Boath, SCDC • Christine Muir, Scottish Recovery • Katharine Timpson, Strathclyde University • Rob Gowans, The ALLIANCE • Jen Grant, The Food Train • Christine Carlin, Voluntary Health Scotland • Roisin Hurst, Voluntary Health Scotland • Sarah Latto, Voluntary Health Scotland • Cecily May, Voluntary Health Scotland • Tejesh Mistry, Voluntary Health Scotland • Paula Fraser, VOX Scotland • Ian McCall, Walking Scotland Non-Group Members • Emilie McSwiggan, Advanced Care Research Centre • Fiona Smith, NHS Ayrshire and Arran • Elspeth Boxall, NHS Scotland • Sam Whitmore, Public Health Scotland • Sara Bradley, Wales School of Social Prescribing Research Agenda item 1 Welcome and Apologies Emma Harper MSP welcomed attendees.