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Given all that you are taking forward, can you tell us who will be the Caldicott guardian for the data that will be collected? If guardians are to be doctors and GPs, how we will ensure security?

I draw members’ attention to my entry in the register of members’ interests: I am a practising GP.

Good morning, cabinet secretary. I wish you a speedy recovery. You should remember that, as we get older, we need to do dynamic warming up, unfortunately. [Laughter.] The same goes for me.

I would like to pick up on a comment that you made earlier to Gillian Mackay about pension reform. When I spoke to the BMA, it said that there were things that the Scottish Government could do. The Scottish Government would be able to allow consultants to come out of the pension scheme for a short period—

I would like to ask the cabinet secretary about the 10 per cent increase in key services, which is part of the plan. What is the timescale for delivering that?

Yes, I have a number of interests to declare. I am a practising doctor, working in general practice and in hospital. I am a member of the British Medical Association, the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Royal College of Surgeons and the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland, and I have spoken on lots of health topics across BBC television and radio and on STV.