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Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Tuesday 16 December 2025 9:15 AM

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1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private. 2. Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence from— Dr George Fernie, Senior Medical Reviewer and Caldicott Guardian, Healthcare Improvement Scotland Certification Review Service; Annemarie MacAlpine, President, Association of Registrars of Scotland; Jim Murdoch, Senior Manager, Wellbeing Planning and Performance, East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership; and then from— Jenni Minto, Minister for Public Health and Women's Health, Rachel Coutts, Lawyer, Owen Griffiths, Legislation Team Leader, Alison McLeod, Lawyer, Katrina McNeill, Team Leader - Burial and Cremation, and Lucy Orren, Lawyer, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 4. Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2. 5. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.

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