Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Bill
The stated policy objective of the Bill is:
“to improve the quality and consistency of services for patients, carers, service users and their families; to provide seamless, joined up quality health and social care services in order to care for people in their homes or a homely setting where it safe to do so; and to ensure resources are used effectively and efficiently to deliver services that meet the increasing number of people with longer term and often complex needs, many of whom are older.”
Timetable
The Bill was introduced in the Parliament on 28 May 2013 and the Health and Sport Committee has been designated by the Parliament as the lead Committee.
The Committee published its Stage 1 Report on 18 November 2013.
The Scottish Government provided a response to the Committee’s comments in the stage 1 report on 22 November 2013.
The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2 on 21 January 2014.
On 18 November 2014 the Committee received a copy of Model Integration Scheme (Body Corporate).
Evidence
The Committee issued a call for written views which ran from 3 June 2013 to 2 August 2013.
The Committee conducted an oral evidence session on 3 September with representatives from the following organisations:
The Committee conducted an oral evidence session on 10 September with representatives from the following organisations:
The Committee conducted an oral evidence session on 17 September with representatives from the following organisations:
The Committee conducted an oral evidence session on 24 September with representatives from the following organisations:
The Committee conducted an oral evidence session on 1 October with representatives from the following organisations:
On 23 September the Committee visited NHS Highland at the Mackenzie Centre, Inverness.
On 30 September the Committee visited REACT (the Rapid Elderly Assessment Care and Treatment Team) at St John’s Hospital, Livingston; First Steps to Health and Wellbeing, Broxburn, and finally, met with the Mental Health and Mental Wellbeing Steering Group for Children and Young People at the Civic Centre in Livingston.
On 30 September the Committee visited the Lothian Centre for Independent Living (LCiL), Livingston.
The Scottish Government have provided policy statements on a number of regulations and orders under the Bill.
Work By Other Committees
Local Government and Regeneration Committee
The Local Government and Regeneration Committee took oral evidence at Stage 1 of the Bill on 4 September 2013.
Read the Official Report of the Discussion
Committee Memorandum on the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill and the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Bill on 26 September 2013.
Committee Memorandum (98KB pdf)
Contact
Should you require alternative formats of this information or further assistance in making a written submission to the Committee, please do not hesitate to contact the clerking team of the Committee.
For Committee information:
Rodger Evans
Tel: 0131 348 5247
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For Media information:
Kirsty Rimmer
Tel: 0131 348 6085
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For public information enquiries:
Tel: 0131 348 5000
For general enquiries:
Tel: 0845 278 1999 (local call rate)
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