The Scottish Parliament: - Cross Party Groups

Coeliac Disease and DH

Purpose of the Group

The main purposes of the group are

To raise awareness, and to improve the diagnosis and treatments of Coeliac Disease and Dermatitis Herpetiformis
To improve the quality of life of people living with the condition.

Forthcoming Meetings
The Annual General Meeting and election of office bearers will be held on Tuesday 18 November at 2.00 pm in room Q1-04. Anyone interested in attending the meeting please contact Alison Tolson Tel: 0131 348 6338; E-mail: Alison.Tolson@scottish.parliament.uk

Agenda/Links
16 September 2008 (15KB pdf posted 11.09.2008)

Minutes
3 June 2008 (32KB pdf posted 17.09.2008)

Annual Return/Report

Group Members
MSP Jim Tolson Margo MacDonald Nanette Milne David Whitton Christine Grahame Richard Baker Patricia Ferguson		Non-MSP Individuals Yvonne Murray MBE Coeliac UK Clyde Valley Support Group Organiser Dr Peter Gillet Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh Dr Alan Shand Consultant Gastroenterologist Western General Hospital, Edinburgh Dr El-Nujumi Consultant Gastroenterologist Wishaw General Hospital Gordon Banks MP Secretary of APPG on Coeliac Disease in Westminster Frances Jones Coeliac UK Glasgow Support Group Organiser Wilma Fraser Coeliac UK Edinburgh Support Group Organiser Sarah Sleet Chief Executive, Coeliac UK Emma Smith Head of Campaigns of Communications, Coeliac UK Professor Trevor Gibbs Deputy Chair (Policy), Royal College of Practitioners (Scotland) Alison Tolson Researcher/Assistant to Jim Tolson MSP

Group Officers

Convener: Jim Tolson MSP

Vice Convener: Margo MacDonald MSP

Secretary: Alison Tolson

Treasurer: Yvonne Murray

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Contact
Jim Tolson MSP Room M3.14 The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh EH99 1SP Tel: 0131 348 6338