This is an exact transcript of a submission made 23rd August 2013 to the Public Petitions Committee of the Scottish Parliament: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/29869.aspx
1. Name of petitioner:
Dr Peter J. Gordon
2. Petition title
A Sunshine Act for Scotland: payments (including payments in kind) to NHS Scotland healthcare workers from Industry and Commerce
3. Petition text
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to implement a SUNSHINE ACT that will make it mandatory that all payments, gifts and hospitality from the manufacturers of drugs, nutritional supplements, medical devices and healthcare technology to NHS Scotland healthcare workers are reported, logged and kept on a publicly-open database.
This database should also include all sponsored education of healthcare workers and managers and should quantify the sums of money (or cash equivalent of payments in kind) involved.
The Scottish Government could lead the way in the UK on this issue.
4. Action taken to resolve…
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