Chamber and committees

Thank you. I apologise for mis-saying your name.

I am interested to know a wee bit about the research community, because it was touched on. Are there things that we can do to make sure that research happens in rural areas, or is it about being connected with research as it happens and making sure that rural areas are involved in that?

Pam, is that something that you feel the centre will be able to help with?

I am interested in how we might change to a more preventative model in the NHS and how we support that essential work to help people in our communities and the population generally. On reform in that direction, are the challenges in rural areas different? We talk a lot about the demographic changes in the rural population and the rural workforce. Are you looking at how we can ensure that that reform happens in remote and rural areas?

Good morning. I have been interested to hear your reflections on working in a different way and on attitudes to approaching women’s health. It is helpful to hear you talk about that.

My question is on funding. I am interested to know whether you have any reflections on how funding is used to support women’s health; whether the plan has enough funding attached to it; and whether there is anything that you think we might have to fund to get it right, such as the training and so on that you talked about.

You talked about training staff so that they approach women’s health in the right way. Do you think that there is enough finance in the system to do that, with regard to primary care, GP practices and so on?

How are you, as the women’s health champion, approaching that with the Government? Have you spoken to it about where the funding might come in, or where we might move money from?

Will the development of the national centre help with looking at that for remote and island communities?

That is lovely. Thanks very much for your time.

Thank you.

Siobhan—do you have anything to add?