HS/S4/13/17/M

HEALTH AND SPORT COMMITTEE

MINUTES

17th Meeting, 2013 (Session 4)

Tuesday 28 May 2013

Present:

Jayne Baxter (Committee Substitute) Bob Doris (Deputy Convener) Richard Lyle Aileen McLeod Duncan McNeil (Convener) Nanette Milne Gil Paterson

David Torrance

Also present: Jackie Baillie

Apologies were received from Dr Richard Simpson.

The meeting opened at 10.00 am.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee agreed to take item 6 in private.

2. NHS waiting lists: The Committee took evidence from—

Alex Neil, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Well-being, Derek Feeley, Director General Health and Social Care and Chief Executive of NHS Scotland, and John Connaghan, Director of Health Workforce and Performance and Support, Scottish Government.

3. Community transport: The Committee took evidence from—

Heather Kenney, Director of Strategic Planning and Quality Improvement, Scottish Ambulance Service;

Tom Robson, Senior Service Manager, Health and Social Care, East Scotland, British Red Cross;

Anne Harkness, Director of Emergency Care and Medical Services, NHS HS/S4/13/17/M

Greater Glasgow and Clyde;

Margaret Paterson, Head of Operations in Scotland, and Peter McColl, Public Affairs Manager for Scotland, Royal Voluntary Service;

Calum Irving, Chief Executive, Voluntary Action Scotland.

4. Annual report: The Committee considered and agreed a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 11 May 2012 to 11 May 2013.

5. Inquiry into teenage pregnancy (in private): The Committee agreed to defer consideration of this item.

6. Work programme: The Committee considered and agreed its work programme.

The meeting closed at 1.07 pm.

Eugene Windsor Clerk to the Health and Sport Committee Room T3.60 The Edinburgh Tel: 0131 348 5410 Email: [email protected]