Hearings timetable
The Eljamel Inquiry's Section 1 evidential hearings are due to begin on Tuesday 8th September 2026.
Hearings will take place over four weeks.
Below you can find the planned witness timetables for the Inquiry's Section 1 hearings.
Please note, in the event of any last-minute changes to witness availability the timetables will be updated.
Section 1
| Section 1 - Week One | Tuesday 8th September | Wednesday 9th September | Thursday 10th September | Friday 11th September |
| MORNING | Jamie Dawson KC, Senior Counsel to the Inquiry - opening address | Nicky Connor Chief Executive, NHS Tayside | Karen Titchener Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland | Professor Frank Smith Royal College of Surgeons of England - Chair of the RCS Invited Review |
| AFTERNOON | Liz Smith CBE Former MSP, Mid-Scotland and Fife Region, May 2007-April 2026 | Mark Egan CEO, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | Emma Watson Executive Medical Director, NHS Education for Scotland | Tracey Gillies Medical Director, NHS Lothian |
| Section 1 - Week Two | Tuesday 15th September | Wednesday 16th September | Thursday 17th September | Friday 18th September |
| MORNING | Robbie Pearson Chief Executive, Healthcare Improvement Scotland | Professor Rory McCrimmon Associate Dean of Research and Medicine (2017-2019); Dean of Medicine (2019); Vice-Principal of Health (January 2026); NHS Tayside Board member (2020-2024) (University of Dundee) | Charles Massey Chief Executive and Registrar, GMC, and Anthony Omo Director of Fitness to Practise, GMC | Neurosurgery Expert Group:
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| AFTERNOON | Peter James Chief Medical Officer and Responsible Officer, Circle Health Group | Professor John Connell Dean of the School of Medicine and Professor of Endocrinology (October 2009 and January 2012); Head of the College of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing (2012 to 2015) (University of Dundee) | Simon Dunn Executive Nurse Director, NHS Tayside |
| Section 1 - Week Three | Monday 21st September 2026 | Tuesday 22nd September | Wednesday 23rd September | Thursday 24th September | Friday 25th September |
| MORNING |
| Medical Ethics Expert Group | Non-sitting day | Elaine Watson NHS Tayside - Director of People and Culture | Margaret Dunning NHS Tayside - Board Secretary |
| AFTERNOON | Medical Ethics Expert Group:
| Caroline Lamb Director-General for Health and Social Care, Scottish Government |
| Section 1 - Week Four | Tuesday 29th September | Wednesday 30th September | Thursday 1st October | Friday 2nd October |
| MORNING | Dr James Cotton NHS Tayside - Executive Medical Director | Lynn Smith NHS Tayside - Chief Officer for Acute Services | Healthcare Administration Expert Group:
| Healthcare Administration Expert Group |
| AFTERNOON | Jane Duncan NHS Tayside - Director of Communications and Engagement | Healthcare Administration Expert Group | Sandra MacLeod NHS Tayside - former Interim Deputy Chief Executive |