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I was struck by what Pamela Dudek said about culture, because there is a big report that suggests that culture is not what it should be in NHS Highland. Fiona Hogg, the head of people and culture, has left. In January, there was a report in The Spectator titled “The NHS is drowning in paperwork”, which talked specifically about the Highlands, as did a BBC article from 14 February titled “Vulnerable patient died ‘due to lack of nursing staff’”. Those are all examples of where culture is poor, because, clearly, issues were not properly escalated. There are plenty of other examples that I do not have time to go into. From what you have said, it does not seem as though you have got on top of the culture in NHS Highland. What specific steps are you taking to ensure that the culture is where it should be?

I want to look at inequalities too, focusing specifically on women and girls from ethnic minority backgrounds, and south Asian backgrounds in particular. It is quite difficult for people from south Asian backgrounds to progress in sport and to play a lot of sport, but it is particularly difficult for girls.

I come back to Eilidh Paterson. What part might role models have to play in that regard? Do you have any ideas on how to increase participation among girls who come from south Asian backgrounds?

I do, but before I start, I have another point to make. We were just talking about urinary incontinence. I would say to any woman who has urinary incontinence, “Please see your GP.” There is a lot that we can do, from bladder training to medications, but it could be a sign of something more serious, so they should not ignore it.

I come back to the issue of social media. My question is for Eilidh Paterson. What effect do you think social media have on young girls? Previously, when women’s football was taking place, people were posting disparaging videos. After the women’s European championship, however, they have all disappeared and women’s football has become quite a big thing. Nevertheless, what effect does such social media activity have?

What steps have you taken?

Yes, but previous reports have also talked about the culture within NHS Highland.

There is an issue that I am keen to hear about. If you do not know where you stand with regard to the number of people from different ethnicities, it is very difficult to make improvements. My first question, therefore, is a very simple one. Patrick, do you have a breakdown with regard to people from different ethnicities?

Fair enough. I am particularly keen to hear about swimming, because I think that there is a bit of a problem with regard to ethnicity and people wanting to take up the sport. I do not know exactly why that is, but do you have an ethnicity breakdown for memberships? What policies are you putting in place to increase the number of people from ethnic backgrounds going into swimming?

Okay—thank you.

I have questions about the health recovery plan. In the reading that I have done, it has been suggested that the recovery plan was not discussed extensively with health boards. When the recovery plan came out, how close were you to being back to pre-pandemic levels of out-patient elective work?

The position is mixed. I ask Cathie Cowan the same question. What levels of elective work are you at compared with pre-pandemic levels?

I am sorry, but my question was about the comparison with pre-pandemic levels of elective work.