Launch of the Chief Medical Officer for Scotland's Annual Report 2024 - 2025

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11:15 - 12:30

Professor Sir Gregor Smith, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, will launch his Annual Report for 2024-2025, addressing the significant challenges facing Scotland’s health and care system – including a projected 21% rise in cardiovascular disease, cancers and neurological disorders by 2043 and widening health inequalities.  

The report calls for a fundamental shift from treatment to prevention to create a sustainable system capable of achieving the outcomes that matter to the people - with less time providing care when ill-health sets in, and significantly more time and resource focused on prevention.  

Delegates will be the first to hear how Realistic Medicine can support this transformation by creating and maintaining connections with people being cared for, communities, the planet, and each other.  

Along with an expert panel, the CMO will explore the benefits of reconnecting with nature, the importance of relational continuity, and how careful and kind care can be delivered across Scotland – now and in the future. 

Gregor Smith

Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, Scottish Government

Gregor is a GP, and began working for the Scottish Government as a medical adviser in primary care in 2012 as part of the negotiating team for the Scottish GP contract, subsequently leading the development of a new quality framework for general practice in Scotland.

Kirstie Abbey

Health & Wellbeing Lead, ANGUSalive

Kirstie joined ANGUSalive as Health & Wellbeing Lead in 2023, bringing previous experience of working within Local Authority exercise referral and health & wellbeing provision.

Mel Hughes

CEO of Canine Concern Scotland

Mel is CEO of Canine Concern Scotland- the organisation which operates the Therapet scheme. She has a diverse background in education internationally.

Vicki Tully

Teaching Lead, Healthcare Improvement at University of Dundee and Associate Director for Medical Education at NHS Tayside.

Vicki is Teaching Lead for Healthcare Improvement at the University of Dundee and Associate Director for Medical Education at NHS Tayside. She is a Scottish Quality and Safety Fellow and has a varied background in acute and critical care nursing, nurse education, practice development and medical education.

Dr Becky Forrester

GP and GP Director of Newfield Medical group

Becky has been a GP in Dundee since 2000 and is the GP Director of Newfield Medical group - the first practice in the UK to run a cooperative business model.

Dr Mark Rodgerson

Scottish Clinical Leadership Fellow, CMO Directorate of Scottish Government

Mark is a Scottish Clinical Leadership Fellow within the CMO Directorate of Scottish Government, and a registrar in Geriatric and Internal Medicine in the West of Scotland.

Dr Paul Nelson

Medical Doctor and Public Health Consultant, Public Health Scotland and NHS Lanarkshire

Dr Paul Nelson is a Medical Doctor and Public Health Consultant with Public Health Scotland and NHS Lanarkshire, specialising in Primary, Social, and Community Care.