Whether it will consider increasing the frequency of meetings with the Ministry of Defence to improve the way in which the NHS in Scotland …

The Scottish Government already meets regularly with the Ministry of Defence to discuss a range of issues and will continue to do so.
The Partnership Board, which includes senior Ministry of Defence and UK Health Departments'' officials, meets three times a year at where health matters affecting both parties are discussed at strategic level. Professor Peter Donnelly, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, represents the Scottish Government on the Partnership Board. The Board is underpinned by three Working Groups: Contracts, Performance and Operations; Planning, Policy, Resource and Strategy: and Workforce Issues. Scottish Government officials have full membership of each group, which meet every two months.
We are participating fully in Military and Civilian Health Partnership Awards to promote clinical excellence provided by all professional groups involved in the healthcare of the UK armed forces, with special recognition of the successful partnership between Defence Medical Services (DMS) and the UK civilian healthcare providers.
The Minister for Communities and Sport, Stewart Maxwell, recently met representatives from Veterans Scotland and MoD Ministers to discuss support provided to people leaving the forces and we will continue to work together on these issues.
Scottish Government officials meet regularly with representatives of Veterans Scotland and individual Scottish veterans'' charities. They also chair the Veterans'' Programme Scotland Steering Group which brings together the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Scotland to discuss issues that affect Scotland''s veterans'' community.