Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private. 2. Section 22 reports - The 2017/18 audits of NHS Highland: Financial sustainability and NHS Ayrshire and Arran: Financial sustainability: The Committee will take evidence on the Auditor General for Scotland's reports entitled "The 2017/18 audit of NHS Highland: Financial sustainability" and "The 2017/18 audit of NHS Ayrshire and Arran: Financial sustainability" from— John Burns, Chief Executive, NHS Ayrshire and Arran; Professor Elaine Mead, Chief Executive, NHS Highland. 3. Section 23 report - NHS in Scotland 2018: The Committee will take evidence on the Auditor General for Scotland's report entitled "NHS in Scotland 2018" from— Paul Gray, Director-General Health & Social Care, Scottish Government and Chief Executive, NHS Scotland; Christine McLaughlin, Director of Health Finance, Shirley Rogers, Director of Health Workforce and Strategic Change, and Dr Catherine Calderwood, Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Government. 4. Section 22 reports - The 2017/18 audits of NHS Highland: Financial sustainability and NHS Ayrshire and Arran: Financial sustainability: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and take further evidence from— Caroline Gardner, Auditor General for Scotland; Leigh Johnston, Senior Manager, Performance and Best Value, Audit Scotland. 5. Section 23 report - NHS in Scotland 2018: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and take further evidence from— Caroline Gardner, Auditor General for Scotland; Leigh Johnston, Senior Manager, Performance and Best Value, Audit Scotland. 6. Work programme: The Committee will consider its approach to its future scrutiny of the Auditor General for Scotland's report on the 2017/18 audit of the Scottish Police Authority.