Decision details

(i)            to note that the Vice Chair advised that he had a connection in relation to all items on the agenda by virtue of being a Member of the Diverse Experiences Advisory Panel, a named partner in the Scottish Government’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy Delivery Plan and the Depute Representative of said Group to the Scottish Government Mental Health and Wellbeing Leadership Board, however having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting; and

(ii)          to note that the Vice Chair advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 6.1 (Carers Strategy) and item 6.2 (GP Vision update) by virtue of (1) being an unpaid carer and (2) his participation on a project with Dundee University investigating aspects of coding for chronic pain respectively,  however having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting for these items.