16th Meeting, 2024

Criminal Justice Committee, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee and Social Justice and Social Security Committee Joint Meeting

Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Session: 6
Location: T4.60 CR6 The Livingstone Room
Meeting opened at:10:00am
Meeting closed at: 1:09pm

Committee Members Attendees

Audrey Nicoll (Convener)
Russell Findlay
Dr Sandesh Gulhane
Clare Haughey
Roz McCall
Pauline McNeill
Paul O'Kane
Collette Stevenson
Paul Sweeney

Apologies received from

Gillian Mackay and Sue Webber

1 Decision on taking business in private:

The Committees agreed to take item 3 in private.

2 Tackling drug deaths and drug harm:

The Committees took evidence from—

Kirsten Horsburgh, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Drugs Forum;

Dr Emma Fletcher, Director of NHS Tayside Public Health and Chair of Dundee Alcohol and Drug Partnership;

Justina Murray, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs;

and then from—

Christina McKelvie, Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy, Michael Crook, Drug Policy Team Leader, Harm Reduction Team and Alison Crocket, Unit Head, Whole Systems Unit, Drugs Policy Division, Scottish Government;

Dr Saket Priyadarshi, Associate Medical Director, Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Clare Haughey declared an interest as holding a bank nurse contract with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Dr Sandesh Gulhane declared an interest as a practicing NHS GP.

3 Tackling drug deaths and drug harm (in private):