Health and Sport Committee

1. Declaration of interests: Keith Brown and David Torrance will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Choice of Deputy Convener: The Committee will choose a new Deputy Convener. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— The National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018 (SSI 2018/212) 4. Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Dr Sally Gosling, Assistant Director, Practice and Development, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy; Kim Hartley Kean, Head of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Scotland, representing the Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland; Patricia Cassidy, Chief Officer, Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership, representing the Chief Officers Group Health and Social Care Scotland; and then from— Rachel Cackett, Policy Adviser, Royal College of Nursing Scotland; Dr Mary Ross-Davie, Director, Scotland, The Royal College of Midwives; Dr David Chung, Vice President, The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (Scotland); Professor Alex McMahon, Executive Nurse Director, NHS Lothian, representing the Scottish Executive Nurse Directors Group; David McArthur, Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals, NHS Orkney. 5. Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.