Seòmar agus comataidhean

And we will monitor the numbers and the data to see those percentages for sectarianism and racism reduce.

Okay—thank you.

I am interested in picking up issues to do with continuing professional development such as additional training. It is challenging if, as Laura Wilson said, you have to travel for two days to get to your place of education. Is there a role for delivering more multiprofessional CPD in rural areas directly, such as through the clinical skills managed education network’s mobile skills unit? Is that something that we could look at doing better?

Is there enough time for education? I put this question to Dr Kennedy as well. Some GP practices close for half a day for continuing professional development, for all the staff in the area. Is there enough time in the day to do the education that is needed for continuing professional development?

The report that I mentioned talks about

“sex and sexism, disability and discrimination, race and racism, and rurality and exclusion.”

Before I come to the topic of sectarianism, does further work need to be done on inclusivity more widely?

My final question is about sectarianism.

Bigotry, sectarianism and racism remain key issues in Scottish football, and are often fuelled by footballing rivalries. The “Scottish Football Supporters Survey” notes that 89 per cent of supporters “witnessed” and 41 per cent were “subjected to” sectarianism. In addition, 56 per cent of supporters “witnessed” and 4 per cent were “subjected to” racism. The percentages for racism seem to be lower than the figures for sectarianism. What is being done to look at the issue of sectarianism in Scottish football?

I probably need to declare an interest, as a former clinical educator for nurses in remote and rural areas. Are there more digital opportunities for pharmacists in particular? Online learning could be the way to deliver education.

Nothing beats hands-on clinical skills training, whether it is a simulation with mannequins or something else.

Education budgets are often the first to be cut, and clinical educators are then disposed of. Is there a way to take a standardised approach to certain clinical skills or methods of training so that the same course can be delivered for different professionals? I know that pharmacists, dieticians, physiotherapists and GPs have completely different roles, but is there an opportunity for some education to be standardised for multiple professionals?

Thank you.

Good morning, Ian. You talked a little bit about growing the game for women and you have taken a couple of questions on that already. I am interested in how we can support growing the game, especially when dealing with sexism.

The Children’s Parliament report for the Scottish Football Association is titled “Getting It Right for Every Child in Football.” The report quotes a girl who says:

“As a girl playing in what is seen as a boys sport it can be really hard and lots of sexism still exists especially from parents.”

Another girl says:

“There is lots of sexism from boys towards girls playing football making me not want to participate in school PE class games as I have been purposely targeted by boys and hurt because they don’t think girls should play.”

What is the Scottish Football Association doing to tackle sexism in football?

Good morning, everybody. I have a quick question for Dr Kennedy about the Scottish graduate entry medicine programme before I move on to my theme. ScotGEM is unique to Scotland and has been created to address rural healthcare needs. Basically, it is a graduate entry medical programme to train people who, for example, already have a degree in healthcare. My understanding is that the programme has been quite successful in Dumfries and Galloway. What is the perception of ScotGEM in your world?