Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Meeting Minutes
24th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:15
- Meeting closed at: 12:31
- Published: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 02:16pm
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 4 to 6 in private.
2 Winter planning 2023-24:
The Committee took evidence from—
Nicky Connor, Director, Fife Health and Social Care Partnership;
David Gibson, Chief Social Work Officer, Argyll and Bute Council, and Chair of the Workforce and Resources Standing Committee, Social Work Scotland;
John Paul Loughrey, Vice President (Scotland), Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland;
Pamela Milliken, Chief Officer, Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership;
and then from—
Caroline Lamb, Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General for Health and Social Care and Angie Wood, Interim Director, Social Care Resilience and Improvement, Scottish Government;
John Burns, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Performance and Delivery, NHS Scotland.
3 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered the following negative instrument— National Health Service (Free Prescriptions and Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instrument.
4 Winter planning 2023-24:
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
5 Work programme:
The Committee considered its future work programme.
6 Experiences of the Complex Mesh Surgical Service:
The Committee considered its inquiry and agreed to write to the Scottish Government in 2024 to seek a further update on progress in relation to the service.