Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Meeting Agenda
6th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
- Start time: 09:00am
- Published: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 09:09am
1 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private.
The Committee will decide whether to take the next meetings on 28 February and 7 March 2023 in private.
2 Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill
The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Witnesses
Dr Amit Aggarwal, Executive Director, Medical Affairs, The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Shaun Gallagher, Director of Strategy and Policy, General Medical Council
Matthew McClelland, Executive Director of Strategy and Insight, Nursing and Midwifery Council
Richard Phillips, Director of Strategy, The Association of British HealthTech Industries
Dr Chris Williams, Joint Chair, Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland
Dr Henrietta Hughes, Patient Safety Commissioner for England, Patient Safety Commissioner for England
Dr Gary Duncan, Chief of Staff to the Patient Safety Commissioner, Patient Safety Commissioner for England
Paper 1 - Patient Safety Commissioner Bill - Note by the Clerk 122KB pdf posted 16/02/2023 (Ref: HSCS/S6/23/6/1)
HSCS/S6/23/6/2(P) (Private Paper)
3 Public petitions
The Committee will consider the following petitions— [PE01845] Agency to advocate for the healthcare needs of rural Scotland
[PE01890] Find solutions to recruitment and training challenges for rural healthcare in Scotland
[PE01924] Complete an emergency in-depth review of Women's Health services in Caithness & Sutherland
Paper 3 - Public Petitions - Note by the Clerk 143KB pdf posted 16/02/2023 (Ref: HSCS/S6/23/6/3)
4 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2023
National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2023
Paper 4 - Subordinate legislation - Negative SSI paper 156KB pdf posted 16/02/2023 (Ref: HSCS/S6/23/6/4)
5 Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.