202200331303 · FOI · partially withheld
Humza Yousaf's meetings with NHS Lothian: FOI release
Information requested
All internal and external correspondence within and sent or received by the Scottish Government including attached documents, meeting handouts, memos, briefings to ministers, attendee lists, location of meeting, notes, minutes, or OneNote memos, linked to the following meetings:
Humza Yousaf's meeting with NHS Lothian's chief executive on August 27, 2022 Humza Yousaf's meeting with NHS Lothian on August 29, 2022 1c) Humza Yousaf's meeting with Phil Yelland on August 30, 2022 Humza Yousaf's meeting with Dr Buist, the Chair of BMA Scotland, on August 9, 2022
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I enclose a copy of the information you requested.
An exemption under section 29 (1)(a) Formulation of Scottish Administration policy Information held by the Scottish Administration is exempt information if it relates to the formulation or development of government policy; and 38(1)(b) the personal data of a third party applies to some of the information you have requested.
1. Humza Yousaf's meeting with NHS Lothian's chief executive on August 27, 2022
Meeting Handouts/Memos/Briefings to Ministers
n/a
Location of Meeting
MS Teams
Notes/minutes/OneNote memos
A verbal situational update provided on the emerging serious issue at the Central Decontamination Unit at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh.
Attendees
Cabinet Secretary Health and Social Care Calum Campbell – NHS Lothian Mike Healy - Scottish Government Gordon James - Scottish Government REDACTED - Scottish Government REDACTED - Scottish Government REDACTED - Scottish Government
2. Humza Yousaf's meeting with NHS Lothian on August 29, 2022
Meeting Handouts/Memos/Briefings to Ministers
Annex A attached Annex B attached
Location of Meeting
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Notes/minutes/OneNote memos
n/a
Attendees
Cabinet Secretary Health and Social Care Calum Campbell – NHS Lothian Professor John Connaghan CBE – Chairman Mrs Janice Alexander – Site Director, RIE REDACTED - Scottish Government REDACTED - Scottish Government REDACTED - Scottish Government REDACTED - Scottish Government REDACTED - Scottish Government Jon McCormack, Major Trauma Clinical Lead, Paediatrics Martin McKechnie, National Clinical Lead, Scottish Trauma Network Mr Edward Dunstain, Clinical Lead, Southeast Scotland Trauma Network, Specialty Adviser to the Chief Medical Officer Martin Esposito – Consultant Paramedic, Major Trauma, Scottish Ambulance Service Claire McNee, Clinical Nurse Manager, Major Trauma & Orthopaedics Alison Eadie, Rehab Coordinator Dennis Kerr, Paediatric Advanced Nurse Practitioner Kristin Main, Paediatric Rehab Coordinator Angela Lindsay, North East Locality Manager, Edinburgh HSCP (lead on the visit). Biography at Annex E Mike Massaro-Mallinson, Operational Director, Edinburgh HSCP (lead on the visit). Biography at Annex E Laura Groom, CRT Lead on Day, Team Lead – Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner Dr Gourab Choudhury, Consultant Respiratory Physician Claire Easton, Service Lead Physio@Home and Associated Services Helen Heaney, Specialist Integrated Care Pharmacist Fabia Cientanni, Clinical Psychologist Isabella Crowther, Specialist Physiotherapist
3. Humza Yousaf's meeting with Phil Yelland on August 30, 2022
A meeting with Phil Yelland did not take place on this date. Instead Cabinet Secretary met with Gordon Arthur.
Meeting Handouts/Memos/Briefings to Ministers
Annex C, D and E attached.
Location of Meeting
MS Teams
Notes/minutes/OneNote memos
Annex F
Attendees
Gordon Arthur – Interim CEO, Cricket Scotland Stewart Harris – CEO, sportscotland John Lunn – Head of sport development, sportscotland REDACTED – Head of Active Scotland REDACTED – Head of Delivery, Active Scotland
4. Humza Yousaf's meeting with Dr Buist, the Chair of BMA Scotland, on August 9, 2022
Meeting Handouts/Memos/Briefings to Ministers
Annex G attached
Location of Meeting
MS Teams
Notes/minutes/OneNote memos
Annex H attached.
Attendees
Dr Andrew Buist - BMA Chair David Prince – Scottish General Practitioners Committee REDACTED - Scottish Government REDACTED - Scottish Government
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An exemption under section 29 (1)(a) Formulation of Scottish Administration policy Information held by the Scottish Administration is exempt information if it relates to the formulation or development of government policy; and 38(1)(b) the personal data of a third party applies to some of the information you have requested.