2nd Report, 2007 (Session 3)

Subordinate Legislation

Remit and membership 

Remit:

To consider and report on (a) health policy and the NHS in Scotland and other matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing and (b) matters relating to sport falling within the responsibility of the Minister for Communities and Sport.

Membership:

Christine Grahame (Convener)
Helen Eadie
Ross Finnie (Deputy Convener)
Rhoda Grant
Michael Matheson
Ian McKee
Mary Scanlon
Dr Richard Simpson

Committee Clerking Team:

Clerk to the Committee
Karen O'Hanlon
Simon Watkins

Senior Assistant Clerk
Douglas Thornton

Assistant Clerk
David Simpson

Subordinate Legislation

The Committee reports to the Parliament as follows—

1. At its meeting of 26 September 2007, the Health and Sport Committee   considered the following instrument under the negative procedure—

the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) (No.2) Regulations 2007, (SSI/389).

The Committee considered the instrument and had no comment to make on the instrument’s main purpose, to provide that NHS prescription charges not be levied in respect of drugs prescribed for the treatment of tuberculosis. However, the Committee noted that the instrument does not extend exemption to patients who require wigs under the NHS; further noted that the report and recommendations of the short-life working group reviewing the whole issue of the provision of wigs within the NHS, the Supply of Wigs Investigation Group Scotland, are currently with the Minister for Public Health for consideration, and agreed to write to the Minister asking for a copy of the review once published.