Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Minutes: 15 November 2022
Tuesday, 15 November 2022
32nd Meeting, 2022
Minutes
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.
2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Maree Allison, Acting Chief Executive, Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC);
Alison Bavidge, National Director, Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW);
Kay McVeigh, Head of Personnel Services at South Lanarkshire Council and SPDS Portfolio Lead for Workforce Planning, Society of Personnel and Development Scotland (SPDS);
Colin Poolman, Director - Scotland, Royal College of Nursing;
Sharon Wiener-Ogilvie , Deputy Chair, Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland (AHPFS);
and then from—
Mary Alexander, Deputy Regional Secretary, Unite;
Tracey Dalling, Regional Secretary, UNISON Scotland;
Roz Foyer, General Secretary, Scottish Trades Union Congress;
Cara Stevenson, Organiser for the Women’s Campaign Unit, GMB Scotland.
3. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.