The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee is undertaking an inquiry into remote and rural healthcare in Scotland.
Data form National Records of Scotland indicates that most people in Scotland live in large urban areas and accessible small towns.
As at mid-2021, the data also showed:
People in remote and rural areas face unique challenges when it comes to accessing health and social care. As such, the Scottish Government has made a number of policy commitments to meet the health and social care needs of people living in remote and rural areas.
The Committee will begin taking oral evidence in late 2023/early 2024.
These are the meetings where this inquiry was discussed
On 30 January and 6 February the Committee held informal online engagement events to gather further information for its Remote and Rural Healthcare inquiry. The Committee heard from participants representing local patient campaign groups as well as rural GPs and multi-disciplinary teams.
Notes from 30 January informal engagement session (385KB, pdf) posted 04 February 2022
The letters the committee sent and received as part of this inquiry
Letter from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde following their giving evidence on 2 May, 10 May 2023
Letter from the Chief Medical Officer's Directorate to the HSCS Convener concerning the Complex Mesh Surgical Service patient experience survey, 1 May 2023
Submission from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde ahead of giving evidence on 2 May, 26 April 2023
Letter from the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland following their giving evidence on 5 December 2022, 13 January 2023