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Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: 21 February 2023
Evelyn Tweed
Yes.
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: 21 February 2023
Evelyn Tweed
Thank you. You are sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care and appointed by the secretary of state. In the proposed bill for Scotland, there will be a parliamentary commissioner who is independent of Government. What is your view on the pros and cons of each of those approaches?
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: 21 February 2023
Evelyn Tweed
My first question is for Richard Phillips. You talked about grown-up conversations and also mentioned the issues that women, in particular, have in raising problems with services and so on. Do you think that a patient safety commissioner will open up avenues for women to be heard and taken seriously?
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: 7 February 2023
Evelyn Tweed
I know that we are tight for time so I will ask Bill Wright this question, although I am sure that other members will have views on it as well. Do you think that people with lived experience should play a part in the recruitment process for the commissioner?
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: 7 February 2023
Evelyn Tweed
I have really got you started now!
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: 7 February 2023
Evelyn Tweed
Good morning, panel. Gillian Mackay asked a really good question, because it segues nicely into my question.
We have been speaking a lot about data and trends—we hear in evidence, no matter which committee meeting it is, that we need to be on top of that. That area is obviously key for the patient safety commissioner.
On Alison Cave’s last point about a plan for working strategically with the new patient safety commissioner, that will be key to making sure that the role works in practice and that we move forward. How are your organisations going to do that strategically? Do you see any barriers there?
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: 7 February 2023
Evelyn Tweed
Fraser Morton, I will follow up on a couple of your comments. Thank you for sharing your family’s experience—that was really powerful. I am interested in what you said about the powers that the commissioner would or would not have. If the commissioner had been in place at the time of your case, what would you have been looking for from them? What would have made you feel listened to and supported, and how might the commissioner have taken your case forward to your satisfaction?
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: 31 January 2023
Evelyn Tweed
Are you worried about the commissioner’s role overlapping with other governance bodies’ roles?
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: 31 January 2023
Evelyn Tweed
I am fine, convener. My question has been covered.
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: 31 January 2023
Evelyn Tweed
Written evidence has highlighted a cluttered scrutiny landscape for patient safety. Do you see the potential for the patient safety commissioner to add clarity? What would be required for them to do so?
