The Scottish Healthcare Genetics
Public Engagement Network

Health Policy sub-group

The Health Policy sub-group has two main aims:

• To facilitate dialogue with policy makers at national, regional and local level

• To inform and connect those charged with producing and delivering health-related information and materials in Scotland

Members of the Health Policy sub-group

Prof Neva Haites
Chair

Professor in Medical Genetics at the University of Aberdeen, Vice Principal, Head of the College of Life Science and Medicine and an Honorary Consultant Clinical Geneticist at Aberdeen Royal Hospitals NHS Trust

Dr David Aitken

Consultant Clinical Scientist, Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow and Head of Biochemical Genetics in the Duncan Guthrie Institute of Medical Genetics at Yorkhill

Dr Claire Cotterill

Genetic Interest Group (GIG) Patient Engagement Officer in Scotland

Dr Gill Clark

Office of the Chief Researcher, The Scottish Government

Dr Vivian Leacock

Principle Researcher for Office of the Chief Researcher, The Scottish Government

Dr Rosalind Skinner

Scottish Government Health Department

Dr Lesley Wilkie

Director of Public Health, NHS Grampian