Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Purpose of the group

The purpose of the group is:

• To raise awareness of the issues faced by people living with IBD and the impact of the condition on their lives among parliamentarians.
• To raise awareness of the high incidence of IBD in Scotland and the increasing incidence of childhood IBD
• To promote and monitor implementation of the National Blueprint for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Scotland
• To be a stimulus to galvanise support from local and national policymakers
• To act as a conduit for sharing and dissemination of best practice.

Forthcoming meetings

Next meeting:

Agendas/Links

• Agenda for Meeting 21 February 2018 (93KB pdf) 

Minutes

• Minutes of Meeting 22 February 2017 (239KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 13 September 2017 (286KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 6 December 2017 (293KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 21 February 2018 (290KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 23 May 2018 (250KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 19 September 2018 (230KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 13 March 2019 (173KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 22 May 2019 (150KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 2 October 2019 (89KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 22 February 2020 (155KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 16 September 2020 (110KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 2 December 2020 (120KB pdf)

Annual Return/Report

• Registration form (207KB pdf)
• Annual return form 2018 (210KB pdf) 
• Annual return form 2019 (213KB pdf)
• Annual return form 2020 (198KB pdf)

Group Officers

Group Members

Non MSP Individuals

Dr Ian Arnott (Deputy Convener)

Kirsty Gibson

Paul Johnston

Angus McLean

Edmund Murray 

Janice Taylor 

Vikki Garrick

Allan Boal

Seth Squires

Dr Daniel Gaya  

Dr Richard Russell 

Dr Graham Naismith 

Dr Jonathan MacDonald 

Prof David Wilson

Prof Angus Watson

Jana Moravcova

Kate Gray 

Amy Bednarz

Cher-antonia Khedim

Dr Dagmar Kastner-Cole

Rachel Hayward

Dr Philip Gaskell

Lis Bardell

Gail Grant

Matthew Hilferty

Organisations

Crohn’s and Colitis UK - secretary

Scottish Society of Gastroenterology  

Royal College of Nurses (IBD Nurses Network Scotland)

Crohn’s in Childhood Research Association (CICRA)

Scottish Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (SSPGHAN)

Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)

Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)