Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
9th Meeting, 2025
The Committee agreed to take item 5, and equivalent items relating to evidence on the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill on future agendas, in private.
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Eleanor Deeming, Legal Officer, Scottish Human Rights Commission;
Hilary Steele, Solicitor, Law Society of Scotland;
Dr Tara Shivaji, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Public Health Scotland;
and then from—
Lyndsey Turfus, Chair of Substance Use Subgroup, Social Work Scotland;
Dr Peter Rice, Former Chair, Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland;
Dr Chris Williams, Vice Chair, Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland.
Dr Sandesh Gulhane declared an interest as a practising NHS GP.
Clare Haughey declared an interest as holding a bank nurse contract with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
The Committee took evidence on the National Health Service (Common Staffing Method) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 from—
Neil Gray, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Erin Murphy, Policy Manager, Nursing and Midwifery Policy Team and Christopher Thompson, Team Leader - National Workforce Planning, Guidance and Strategy, Scottish Government.
Dr Sandesh Gulhane declared an interest as a practising NHS GP.
Emma Harper declared an interest as a former employee of NHS Dumfries and Galloway.
The Committee considered the following negative instrument—
National Health Service (Common Staffing Method) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instrument.
The Committee agreed to review the evidence heard earlier under agenda item 2 at its next meeting.