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I have nothing to declare other than what is in my entry in the register of members’ interests. I take the opportunity to thank Mary Fee for her extremely worthwhile contribution to the work of the committee over the past few years and to wish her well on her new committee.
I chaired the panel and the other members were Mary Scanlon and David Stewart. I thank Tony Swabe for confirming by way of a validation certificate that the nominations are made on merit following a fair and robust reappointment process that conformed to good practice.Details of the information that the SPCB considered and of the criteria on which Ian Gordo...
I take the opportunity to record our appreciation of the work of the outgoing convener, Mary Fee.As always, I remind everyone to switch electronic devices to flight-safe mode or off entirely.
We have to discuss the appointment of a committee member to serve as its European Union reporter. Mary Fee was our EU reporter and she has left the committee, so the role is now vacant.The role of the EU reporter is to act as champion for EU matters within the committee.
I ask all present to turn off mobile phones, pagers and BlackBerrys.I have apologies from Margaret McCulloch, who will be replaced by Mary Fee. Sadly, Alex Johnstone will no longer be a member of the committee after this meeting.
Through the Lothian palliative care redesign programme, our Marie Curie hospice in Edinburgh works closely with St Columba’s Hospice to ensure that we provide city-wide hospice cover.
Perhaps Neil Bibby should have listened to the answer that I gave to Mary Fee: we recognise that the paediatric service that is provided from ward 15 at the RAH is a highly valued local service.