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As I said at the outset, the emphasis must be on the positive aspects, recognising that the more successful we are in maintaining people's lives, the more people will live with long-term conditions.
Members will find this an interesting committee and I am sure that their participation in it will give them a lot of pleasure, because it takes important decisions that affect the lives of many within our great country of Scotland.It does not please me to find myself in the chair this morning, as I am here because I am the oldest committee member.
One in three children in Scotland lives in poverty. We are all aware that Scotland's health record is poor in comparison with the records of other European countries.
Jackie Baillie rightly used the phrase "reality check". At one time in my life I lived in Clydebank and at another time I lived in Argyll, so I am aware of how vast an area Argyll and Clyde NHS Board covers.