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
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Agendas/Links
Minutes
Annual Return/Report
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)
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