The meeting was chaired by Convener Sandra White MSP. The opening speakers discussed the aims of Scotland’s National Health and Social Care Standards - Rami Okasha, Executive Director of Strategy and Improvement, Care Inspectorate and Dr Fiona Wardell, Standards and Indicators, Lead Healthcare Improvement Scotland. See respectively websites - http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/10/1545/4 and http://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org/evidence.aspx.The final speaker Dr Alan J. Gow Associate Professor in Psychology, Heriot-Watt University, discussed the indicative results of his recent Scottish National survey - ‘What Keeps You Sharp?’ See https://www.hw.ac.uk/about/news/nationwide-survey-asking-what-keeps-you.htm
The presentations generated lively discussion from the members present. For more information about this Cross Party Group and minutes of meetings go to http://www.parliament.scot/msps/older-people-age-and-ageing.aspx
SOPA is the secretariat for this Cross Party Group.
