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Okay. I will ask another wee question. We have asked other boards how they will achieve net zero. I am interested to hear what the state hospital is doing to take forward net zero activities.

Yes. I assume that, once someone is admitted to the state hospital, there is the potential for them to be transferred to a less secure facility, as part of their progress. Is that monitored?

We know that, when we live and work in the same communities, we learn from each other. What specific things could be implemented to tackle racism in sport, whether that is related to religion or to the fact that some people do not understand certain cultures?

I am not sure whether Gordon Jamieson wants to come in. I am interested in what I read in the recovery plan about the mobile operating theatre that was introduced in Orkney and Shetland. I think that the Scottish Government invested £2.3 million to enable 350 elective surgeries to go ahead. Has that been beneficial in addressing elective surgeries?

Okay. Thanks.

Shetland, Orkney and the Western Isles are remote and rural. I am thinking about Stranraer in the south-west of Scotland, which is pretty rural and remote from the rest of NHS Dumfries and Galloway—its headquarters and everything. Is one of the strengths of remote and rural areas that it is not just about everybody owning areas as if they are their wee fiefdom; rather, it is about partnership working?

You spoke about the environment and the ability to participate without others watching. There is a women-only gym in Dumfries, for example—I hear amazing music when I walk past with my dogs. Today, we are talking about how we encourage women and girls to participate in sport. Part of that is about recognising the need to be able to participate in a safe place, without fear of being judged or someone criticising you for wearing a hijab for instance. We know that it is easier to buy sports hijabs now. Is getting the rock music on and having women-only gyms part of how we make progress towards greater awareness and acceptance of women from ethnic minorities participating in sport?

That is interesting. On Covid recovery, do you agree that it will not be an overnight fix and that it will take a long time? I fully endorse supporting the mental health of all the workforce—that is critical—but it must be part of a long-term plan to address Covid recovery. Is that correct?

Good morning to the witnesses in the room, and good morning to Gordon Jamieson online, who was a senior nurse when I was an NHS nurse employee in Dumfries and Galloway.

My question is about the innovation that Gordon Jamieson was talking about. Does that include enhancing the roles of allied health professionals and nursing staff? For instance, that could involve enhancing the role of registered nurse first assistants in the operating theatre, or enabling nurses to give midazolam in endoscopy, or expanding the role of allied health professionals in other areas, albeit within the scope of their role and by using competency-based training and assessment. Is that part of the innovation that you will take forward?

Thank you, convener. Good morning to you all.

I will pick up on what Heidi Vistisen said about uniforms. In the previous session, I talked about the Norwegian handball team that got fined $1,500 because the players wore shorts instead of bikinis. Wow! They broke the rules because they wanted to wear something that was more comfortable. There was also the German gymnastics team whose members wore the full-length unitard because they did not want to wear what was prescribed as normal. One of the articles on sportanddev.org says:

“Recent conversations around women’s uniforms have highlighted the deep-rooted sexism that often prevails in the sporting field.”

My question for Heidi Vistisen, and possibly also Baz Moffat, is how important is it that we recognise that what women wear on the field for sports or physical activity needs to be their choice and not prescribed or mandated through a historical sexist approach?