Dr Peter John Gordon's petition
PE01493: A Sunshine Act for Scotland is again under consideration by the
Public Petitions Committee in Scottish Parliament on Tuesday 9 June 2015, a
5th time of it being heard by the committee. The meeting starts at 10.00am:
Live Link to Committee Room 4 (James Clerk Maxwell Room) where Public Petitions Committee meeting is being held.
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Dr Gordon lodged his Sunshine Act for Scotland Petition on 29 September 2013 and gave evidence on 12 November 2013. Nearly a year later, on 11 November 2014,
Dr Gordon's Petition was considered by the Committee for about 2
minutes (I was a spectator at the meeting in the Robert Burns Room),
resulting in a letter to Scottish Government. (Link to Official Report 11 November 2014)
Dr Gordon's Petition was considered for a second time at the Public Petitions Committee Meeting on 27 January 2015,
and there was some discussion by MSPs, on this occasion more than 2
minutes worth, with another decision to write to Scottish Government. (Link to Official Report 27 January 2015)
Dr Gordon's Sunshine Act for Scotland Petition went before Scottish Parliament a 4th time on 31 March 2015. (Link to Official Report 31 March 2015)
Latest letter submission from Dr Peter J Gordon, 2 June 2015:
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Open and transparent from omphalos 21 February 2015
"I have petitioned the Scottish parliament to
urge the Scottish Government to introduce a Sunshine Act for Scotland,
creating a searchable record of all payments (including payments in
kind) to NHS Scotland healthcare workers from Industry and Commerce.
All details can be found here from the Scottish Parliament:
scottish.parliament.uk/GettingInvolved/Petitions/sunshineact
Further details from my website, Hole Ousia can be found here:
holeousia.wordpress.com/category/medical-writings/pharmaceutical-industry-and-medical-education/
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry have recently
introduced a "Central Platform" to record payments to healthcare
workers. Unfortunately there is an OPT-OUT so it may not provide the
transparency that I believe we require when it comes to financial
conflicts of interest.
abpi.org.uk/our-work/disclosure/Pages/The-central-platform.aspx
Credits:
(1) Radio Scotland, Wednesday 18th February 2015 "Good Morning Scotland"
(2) "Piggy in the Middle" by Belle & Sebastian for BBC Scotland"
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More of my posts on A Sunshine Act for Scotland:
23 April 2015:my #BMJ Response: 'Sunshine Act for Scotland: transparency, independence and accountability'
18 March 2015: 31 March 2015: Sunshine Act for Scotland Public Petition PE1493 @ScotParl. Again. I'm looking for action.
28 Jan15: my tweets after watching #SunshineAct for Scotland petition being discussed on @ScotParl video 27 January 2015
On Mad in America 23 January 2015: Sunshine Act for Scotland Petition Goes Before Parliament a 3rd Time
13 November 2013: Sunshine
Act for Scotland petition Dr Peter J Gordon, Public Petitions Committee
11 Nov 14 Scottish Parliament (outcome? ask Scottish Government)