National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group

Overview

National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group (NSPLG) has been established to help drive implementation of the Scottish Government’s Suicide Prevention Action Plan (2018), which sets out a target to further reduce the rate of suicide by 20% by 2022 (from a 2017 baseline).

NSPLG meets every month.

The group's terms of reference, delivery plan, minutes and other papers are at the bottom of this page in the Documents section.

Members

Rose Fitzpatrick CBE, QPM (Chair)
Rachel Cackett, Executive Director for Scotland, Samaritans
Dr Alastair Cook, Principal Medical Officer, Scottish Government
George Dodds, Director of Health Equity and Director of Health and Work, NHS Health Scotland
Fiona Drouet, Emilytest
Chief Superintendent David Duncan, Police Scotland
Toni Giugliano, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Mental Health Foundation
Dr David Hall, Royal College of Psychiatrists
Nigel Henderson, Chief Executive, Penumbra
Dr Amy Knighton, Royal College of GPs
Lara McDonald, Young Person Representative, nominated via Young Scot
Jane O’Donnell, Head of Service Policy, COSLA
Nicky Reid, SPFL Trust
Angela Scott, Chief Executive, Aberdeen City Council
Dr Michael Smith, Lead Associate Medical Director, NHS Greater Glasgow Clyde CE and IJB rep
Alan Thornburrow, Business In The Community
Billy Watson, Chief Executive, SAMH

Advisors

Professor Steve Platt, Co-Chair of the Academic Advisory Group
Professor Rory O’Connor, Co-Chair of the Academic Advisory Group

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National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group

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