1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 to 6 in private.

2. Winter planning 2023-24

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Nicky Connor
  Director
  Fife Health and Social Care Partnership
• David Gibson
  Chief Social Work Officer, Argyll and Bute Council, and Chair of the Workforce and Resources Standing Committee
  Social Work Scotland
• John Paul Loughrey
  Vice President (Scotland), Royal College of Emergency Medicine
  Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland
• Pamela Milliken
  Chief Officer
  Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership

and then from -

• Caroline Lamb
  Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General for Health and Social Care
  Scottish Government
• John Burns
  Chief Operating Officer and Director of Performance and Delivery
  NHS Scotland
• Angie Wood
  Interim Director, Social Care Resilience and Improvement
  Scottish Government

3. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— National Health Service (Free Prescriptions and Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023

4. Winter planning 2023-24

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.

5. Work programme

The Committee will consider its future work programme.

6. Experiences of the Complex Mesh Surgical Service

The Committee will consider the next steps in its inquiry.