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Written Question · S1W-06364 · Session 1

Whether it will detail each working group and advisory committee which reports to the Health Department including their remit, membership a…

Answered Asked by Duncan Hamilton SNP Lodged 26 Apr 2000

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail each working group and advisory committee which reports to the Health Department including their remit, membership and timescale for final report.

The answer

Answered by Susan Deacon on 1 Dec 2000 · 219 days after it was lodged, 205 days after it was due

It is not practicable to list all the ad-hoc groups and bodies that the Health Department works with in the development and implementation of health policy.Some of the main working groups and advisory committees are as follows:NHS Modernisation Board
NHS Modernisation Forum
Action Plan for Dental Services in Scotland: Implementation Support Group
Acute Services Group
Access Research Project
Carers Legislation Working Group
Advisory Group on Infection
Confidentiality and Security Advisory Group for Scotland
CHD Task Force
Clinical Resource and Audit Group
Clinical Effectiveness Programmes Subgroup
CRAG Implementation Subgroup
Child Health Group
Clinical Outcomes Working Group
Chief Medical Officer Leadership Group on Public Health
Delayed Discharge Reference Group
Doctors and Dentists in Training
- Dealing with Underperformance
Health Monitoring Group
Healthcare Services Sub Committee
Joint Futures Group
Local Health Care Co-operatives Reference Group
Maternity Services Reference Group
Millan Committee Review of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984
Minority Ethnic Health Steering Group
Nursing Care Stakeholders Group
New Deal for Junior Doctors Implementation Steering Group
Patients Charter Steering Group
Public Health Function Implementation Group
Review of Public Health Legislation Group
Scottish Partnership Forum
Scottish Advisory Group on the Dental Workforce
Scottish Advisory Committee on the Medical Workforce
Scottish Advisory Committee on the Medical Workforce
- General Practice Sub-Committee
Scottish Advisory Committee on the Medical Workforce
- Hospital and Community
Scottish Integrated Working Group
Scottish Council for Post Graduate Medical and Dental Education
- Role Review Working Group
Scottish Pay Reference and Implementation Group
Scottish Health Plan: Governance Network Group
Scottish Health Plan: Network Group
Scottish Breast Screening National Advisory Group
Scottish Cervical S

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-06364 by reference.