Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Meeting Minutes
10th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 12:42
- Published: Wednesday, March 9, 2022 08:12am
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee decided to take item 3 in private.
2 Alternative Pathways to Primary Care:
The Committee took evidence from—
Dr Hannah Tweed, Senior Policy Officer, Alliance Scotland;
Margaret McKay, Chair, Riverside Patient Participation Group;
Val Costello, Patient Adviser, Citizens Advice Scotland Patient Advice and Support Service;
and then from—
Dr Chris Williams, Joint Chair, Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland;
Wendy Panton, Senior Nurse, NHS Lanarkshire, Scottish GP Professional Nurse Lead Group;
Dr Anurag Yadav, General Practitioner, British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin.
The following interests were declared:
Dr Sandesh Gulhane MSP as a registered GP.
3 Alternative Pathways to Primary Care:
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.