Minutes: 20 June 2024

Thursday, 20 June 2024

20th Meeting, 2024

Start time: 09:00am

End time: 11:25am

Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room

Published: Thursday, 20 June 2024

Committee Member attendees:

Minutes

1. Declaration of interests:

Fulton MacGregor declared no relevant interests.

2. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take agenda items 4, 5 and 6 in private.

3. NHS in Scotland 2023:

The Committee took evidence from—

Caroline Lamb, Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General for Health and Social Care and Richard McCallum, Director of Health and Social Care Finance, Digital and Governance, Scottish Government;

John Burns, Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland.

4. NHS in Scotland 2023 (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and took further evidence from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;

Cornilius Chikwama, Audit Director, Leigh Johnston, Senior Manager and Martin McLauchlan, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.

5. NHS in Scotland 2023 (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 3 and 4 and agreed to write to the Scottish Government on issues raised during the meeting.

6. Auditor General for Scotland's Work Programme April 2024 - March 2026 (In Private):

The Committee considered and agreed its response to the Auditor General for Scotland's draft work programme.