Recovery and rehabilitation during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: framework for supporting people

This paper provides a strategic framework with overarching principles and high-level recommendations, which inform and shape the provision of rehabilitation and recovery services across Scotland for the coronavirus (COVID-19) period and post coronavirus (COVID-19).


Appendix 1 Steering Group

Framework for supporting people through Recovery and Rehabilitation during and after COVID-19 Pandemic – Scottish Government Steering Group members

Carolyn McDonald (Chair)
Chief Allied Health Professions Officer
Chief Nursing Officer’s Directorate

Anne Armstrong
Professional Nurse Advisor Mental Health & Learning Disabilities
Mental Health Directorate Chief Nursing Officer’s Directorate

Jan Beattie
AHP Professional Advisor
Chief Nursing Officer’s Directorate

Jamie Begbie
Senior Policy Officer
Healthcare Quality and Improvement Directorate

Graham Ellis
National Clinical Lead for Older People and Frailty
Chief Medical Officer’s Directorate

Gerard Gahagan
National Implementation Lead
Healthcare Quality and Improvement Directorate

Kyle Gibson
Scottish Clinical Leadership Fellow
Healthcare Quality and Improvement Directorate

Elaine Hunter
National Allied Health Professions Consultant
Mental Health Directorate/ Alzheimer Scotland

Jacques Kerr
Senior Medical Officer
Directorate for Health Performance and Delivery

Jemma McGuffie
Policy Manager
Healthcare Quality and Improvement Directorate

Lynne Nicol
Deputy Director
Healthcare Quality and Improvement Directorate

Anita Stewart
Team Leader – Neurological Conditions, Chronic Pain and Long-term conditions
Healthcare Quality and Improvement Directorate

Susan Wallace
Team Leader - Heart Disease, Stroke, Cardiac Arrest, Diabetes & Respiratory
Healthcare Quality and Improvement Directorate

Craig White
Divisional Clinical Lead
Healthcare Quality and Improvement Directorate

Christopher Doyle
Policy and Information Officer
Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland

Additional contributors to the scope of the Framework

Morris Fraser
Head of Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs Branch
Directorate for Population Health

Elizabeth Sadler
Deputy Director
Health Improvement Division

Niall Taylor
Active Scotland Strategy Manager
Directorate for Population Health

Contact

Email: rehab@gov.scot

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