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http://www.scottish.parliament.uk - Scottish Parliament Health and Sport Committee 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private. 2. Access to newly licensed medicines: The Committee will take evidence, in round-table format, from— Professor Angela Timoney, Chairman, Scottish Medicines Consortium; Professor David Webb, Christison Professor of Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Edinburgh, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh; Dr Rachel Green, Associate Medical Director, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde; David Pfleger, Director of Pharmacy, NHS Grampian; Dr Frances Macdonald, ABPI member of SMC, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry; Eric Low, Chief Executive, Myeloma UK; Leigh Smith, Chair, Melanoma Action and Support Scotland; Melinda Cuthbert, Lead Pharmacist Lothian Medicines Information Service/Yellow Card Centre Scotland, NHS Lothian; Professor Charlie Gourley, Clinical Lead, Scottish Cancer Research Network (South East Scotland); Karen McNee, Communities Development, James Whale Fund Scotland; and then from— Dr Richard Casasola, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Clinical Lead for Oncology, Tayside Cancer Centre, NHS Tayside and University of Dundee, Scottish Cancer Research Network (East of Scotland); Dr Noelle O'Rourke, Chair, Beatson Consultants Committee, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre; Dr Stephen Harrow, Consultant Oncologist, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre; Ian Mackersie, Secretary, aHUSUK; George Grindlay, Lead Facilitator, Angus Long Term Conditions Support Groups; Natalie Frankish, Development Officer, Rare Disease UK; Lesley Loeliger, Chair, PNH Scotland; Joan Fletcher, Clinical Nurse Specialist/ Family Support Practitioner, Pompe Disease, Association for Glycogen Storage Disease (UK) (Pompe Group); Vicky Crichton, Senior Public Affairs Manager, Cancer Research UK. 3. Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report to the Justice Committee. 4. Inquiry into teenage pregnancy (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report. 5. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.