Welcome, Introduction and Recovering from Covid – Experiences from the Front Line
10:00 - 11:00
Welcome and Introduction
Caroline Lamb, Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director General Health and Social Care will welcome delegates to this year’s NHS Scotland Event, setting out the programme for the days ahead.
Address from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Mr Humza Yousaf, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care will set out his priorities for pandemic recovery and reform.
Plenary session 1. Recovering From Covid – Experiences from the Front Line
In this part of the session, delegates will hear directly from staff working on the front line, and will gain insight into the extraordinary approaches taken to ensure patient safety and care throughout the challenges of the (COVID-19) pandemic. It will highlight innovative techniques that offered resilience and longer term recovery, and will include experiences from ICU, Social Care and Primary Care.
Caroline Lamb
DG Health and Social Care and Chief Executive NHS Scotland, Scottish Government
Humza Yousaf MSP
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Scottish Government
Dr John R Colvin
Consultant Anaesthetist and Senior Medical Advisor Scottish Government Health Workforce, Chair – ICU Resilience and Support Group, Scottish Government
Paul O’Neill
Service Manager, NHS Lanarkshire