Cross-Party Group on Improving Scotland’s Health Tuesday 1 October 2024, 18:30-19:30, Hybrid Minute Present MSPs Emma Harper MSP (Convenor) Brian Whittle MSP (Convenor) Invited guests Professor Simon Capewell, Emeritus Professor, Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, and ASH Scotland Board Member Scott Edgar, Senior Research Manager from Diffley Partnership Non-MSP Group Members Alison Douglas, Alcohol Focus Scotland Amy Smith, Alcohol Focus Scotland Nicola Merrin, Alcohol Focus Scotland Rebecca McColl – Alcohol Focus Scotland Alan Dalziel – ASH Scotland Scott Hogg – ASH Scotland Lucy Dymock – ASH Scotland Sheila Duffy – ASH Scotland Megan Dickson – Diffley Partnership Mark Diffley – Diffley Partnership Ewan Carmichael – Individual Member Abigail McCall – Nourish Scotland Anudari Boldbaatar - Individual Member/NHS Lothian Shoba John – Obesity Action Scotland Bushra Riaz – Kidney Research Claire Hislop – Public Health Scotland Lucia D’Ambruoso– University of Aberdeen Chantal Den Daas – University of Aberdeen Elena Dimova – Glasgow Caledonia University Hannah Parker - Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Heather Connolly – NHS Education for Scotland Helen Reilly – Queens Nursing Institute Scotland Jennifer Forsyth – Obesity Action Scotland 1 Jordan Maclean– University of Stirling Richard Simpson - University of Stirling Lauren Carters White – SPECTRUM Mathis Heydtmann - NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Niamh Shortt – University of Edinburgh Sally Amor – NHS Ayrshire and Arran Dr Jonathan Sher – Queens Nursing Institute Scotland Apologies Foysol Choudhury MSP Dr C Jane Miller – NHS Lothian Kenneth Anderson – Scottish Thoracic Society Jackie McCabe – REHIS Jacqueline Cunningham - REHIS Anne Meikle – Versus Arthritis Bruce Ritson - SHAAP Agenda item 1 Emma Harper MSP (EH) welcomed in-person and online attendees, and Brian Whittle MSP (BW), and all in-person and online attendees to the meeting.