Committee
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee 10 February 2026 [Draft]
10 Feb 2026 · S6 · Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Item of business
Petitions
Access to ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment (PE2156)
I agree with what has been said. Members have made good points about the work that is going on in relation to the issue that the petition concerns. It is important to make our successor committee aware of the petition, so we should include it in our legacy report.
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The Convener
SNP
The fourth item on our agenda is consideration of two public petitions that have been referred to this committee: PE1924, which calls for an emergency in-dep...
Brian Whittle
Con
This petition is of considerable importance. Given that we do not have time to go into it in the depth that it requires, I think that it should be carried fo...
Gillian Mackay
Green
This petition should be left open, with something put into our legacy document about how the next committee could take it forward. I do not think that the is...
Sandesh Gulhane
Con
I declare an interest as a practising NHS GP.We should keep this petition open as we certainly do not have time to do justice to it. I agree with Gillian Mac...
Emma Harper
SNP
In my work, I have been involved quite heavily with the Galloway community hospital action group, looking at maternity services in the south-west of Scotland...
Carol Mochan
Lab
I agree with what has been said. Members have made good points about the work that is going on in relation to the issue that the petition concerns. It is imp...
The Convener
SNP
Does the committee agree with those recommendations?Members indicated agreement.
The Convener
SNP
How do members wish to proceed in relation to PE2156?
Gillian Mackay
Green
Given that the committee has concluded a large piece of work on this topic, I would be content to close the petition. However, as there is on-going work in r...
Emma Harper
SNP
I agree with Gillian Mackay. We have done a substantial bit of work, but because of the significant delays in assessment and diagnosis that we uncovered, whi...
Brian Whittle
Con
As others have said, we have done a significant amount of work on this topic and have produced a report addressing the issues. We should close the petition, ...
Elena Whitham (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP)
SNP
I agree with my colleagues. We have fulfilled the petitioner’s request to look into the issue in depth. Given what is contained in the petition about the lac...
The Convener
SNP
Do we agree to close the petition, and to mention the committee’s work on the issue in our legacy report?Members indicated agreement.
The Convener
SNP
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