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Due to the scale of change that is required—for example, the upgrading of legacy systems—Stirling Council has suggested that there should be a phased launch of the information-sharing system. Do the witnesses have concerns about the capacity of some local authorities—and, potentially, the NHS—to complete that work in the suggested timeframe? Do you have any other issues that you want to raise about capacity and the workforce that is available?

Good morning, panel. What risks are attached to separating social work functions, with some falling under the national care service and others remaining with local authorities? Could the approach create additional barriers and undermine provision of an holistic person-centred social work service?

The governance structures and the way that information is stored and what is stored where and by whom are not particularly clear for many people. Do the witnesses think that that is the case? What work would you like to be undertaken as part of the construction of the NCS to ensure that everyone knows their rights and responsibilities?

What opportunities are there for the national care service to improve mental health support and protection?

Despite there being significant gaps in social care data, there is no requirement in the bill for care boards to collect data or report on performance. What data should be collected to inform social care reform and the development of a national care service? I know that that is like asking, “How long is a piece of string?” but your thoughts would be greatly appreciated. I will come to Kay McVeigh first.

I want to come back to something that Tracey Dalling and Mary Alexander mentioned earlier. We know that adherence to fair work principles by employers should be monitored, and that social care employers do not always uphold their responsibilities to their staff. How could the bill be strengthened in relation to oversight and regulation? What specific provisions, if any, would you like it to include in order to strengthen oversight or in relation to consequences for employers that do not uphold their end of the bargain?

Yes. There are concerns that “community healthcare” is not defined in the bill. Colin Poolman just alluded to the fact that services and professions should be able to speak to one another and work together easily. What services and professions should come under the heading of community healthcare?

To a certain extent, there is some anticipatory care planning in places. We heard that the Granite Care Consortium is moving towards an outcomes-focused model, rather than collecting data on when people clock in and out, because that is binary and does not give a flavour of the service that is being delivered. How do you see anticipatory social care planning and anticipatory healthcare planning feeding into an outcomes-focused model? I am assuming that the panel would like to see a move towards models that are more outcomes focused, rather than a time-and-task approach. If I am incorrect about that, you can correct me.

Good morning. I ask Alison White to answer this question first, if that is okay. How can the bill help to deliver on the recommendations of the Christie commission? We have heard concerns this morning about a lack of detail regarding prevention and early intervention. What would you like to be included?

Good morning, Mr Feeley. In your work on the independent review of adult social care, you took evidence from service users and people who work in social care. There will obviously be a lot of workstreams from within the bill and on co-designing services. How will we ensure that it is sustainable for people to maintain input and participation in co-design, given the number of workstreams? How will we ensure that the work is coherent across the piece and that it does not fatigue the voices of really important stakeholders who, perhaps, have only small teams working behind them?