We are faced with daily accounts of the current challenges. At one end, people waiting to get into hospital who desperately need treatment, and at the other, the impact of delayed discharge and the difficulty in accessing appropriate care in the community. The picture presented by the media is one of a Health and Social Care system in crisis.
The College’s Lay Advisory Committee is promoting this evening discussion to scope the problem, drawing on the experience of front-line clinicians, highlighting underlying causes, listening to the impact on patients, but most importantly, looking at some of the ways forward, the possible solutions that clinicians and their colleagues across Health and Social Care might be involved in implementing.
There is no charge for this event and tea and coffee will be available for those attending in person.
Programme
5.00pm - 5.05pm Welcome from Lay Advisory Committee Chair Alex MacDonald.
5.05pm - 5.20pm Prof Andrew Elder, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
5.20pm - 5.35pm Dr Patricia Cantley, Consultant Geriatrician.
5.35pm - 5.50pm Dr Donald Mackaskill, CEO Scottish Care.
5.50pm - 6.05 pm Mr Richard Meade, Director, Carers Scotland.
6.05pm - 6.35pm Break out group discussion.
6.35pm - 6.55pm Feedback from group discussion and final questions.
6.55pm - 7.00pm Summary and close.
