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ScotlandWelcome to the Scottish GIG Homepage!
Claire Cotterill is our Patient Engagement Officer and concentrates on: The creation of a virtual panel of patient representatives
Gillian Scott is the Development Officer and her work includes:
GIG in Scotland also work to:
Why does GIG have an office in Scotland?When the Scottish Government was established in 1999, certain powers were devolved to it, including health, social work and local government. The health sector is structured differently in Scotland and some health policies and systems of regulation differ from those in the rest of the UK. Ethical and legal matters relating to genetics remain with the control of the UK-wide Westminster government. This includes the regulation of genetic tests, xenotransplantation, assisted conception, embryology and abortion. However, other policies concerning healthcare genetics are devolved to the Scottish Government.
GIG has established an office in Scotland to ensure that GIG's representations are relevant to the Scottish context. GIG in Scotland works in liaison and interaction with the GIG (UK) office and the Scottish Government. |
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