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[[Jacquie Forde]] is a director of both Quorate Public Affairs and [[The Wellbeing Alliance]]. Forde is also listed as secretary and treasurer of the Scottish Parliament's [[Cross-Party Group on Health Inequalities]] and secretary of the [[Cross-Party Group on Chronic Pain]]. | [[Jacquie Forde]] is a director of both Quorate Public Affairs and [[The Wellbeing Alliance]]. Forde is also listed as secretary and treasurer of the Scottish Parliament's [[Cross-Party Group on Health Inequalities]] and secretary of the [[Cross-Party Group on Chronic Pain]]. | ||
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| + | On 2nd March 2014 the ''Sunday Herald'' reported that Holyrood's [[Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee]] had been asked to probe two Cross-Party Groups ([[Cross-Party Group on Health Inequalities]] & [[Cross-Party Group on Chronic Pain]]) administered by [[Jacquie Forde]] of the Wellbeing Alliance because of her links to the pharmaceutical industry. Forde's other firm, [[Quorate Public Affairs]], has the same Glasgow address and was created in the same month as the Wellbeing Alliance. The ''Sunday Herald'' reports: | ||
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| + | :Forde is listed as secretary and treasurer of the CPG on health inequalities and secretary of the chronic pain group. | ||
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| + | :She is also the sole shareholder of the Wellbeing Alliance, a not-for-profit social enterprise set up in October 2012 which lists its address as Newton Terrace in Glasgow. | ||
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| + | :Its website describes it as a team, of "public health trained social entrepreneurs who want to make a difference". | ||
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| + | :Forde's other firm, Quorate Public Affairs, has the same Glasgow address and was created in the same month as the Alliance. | ||
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| + | :Until recently, Forde's social media profile said of Quorate: "We provide high quality public relations and political lobbying services and our team have decades of experience working in and around the disciplines of Pharma, NHS, Media, Politics and Charities."<ref>Paul Hutcheon, [http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/call-for-probe-into-health-forum-link-to-big-pharma.23565901 Call for probe into health forum link to Big Pharma], ''Sunday Herald'', 2 March 2014.</ref> | ||
==People== | ==People== | ||
[[Malcom Clubb]] – ‘Senior Policy and Communications Director’<ref>LinkedIn [http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/malcolm-clubb/17/9ab/b59 Malcolm Clubb]. Accessed 16 February 2014.</ref> | [[Malcom Clubb]] – ‘Senior Policy and Communications Director’<ref>LinkedIn [http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/malcolm-clubb/17/9ab/b59 Malcolm Clubb]. Accessed 16 February 2014.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 20:32, 3 March 2014
The services of Quorate Public Affairs, as described on Jacquie Forde's LinkedIn page. The term 'lobbying' has since been removed from the page. Screenshot taken on 15 February 2014.[1]
Quorate Public Affairs is a small lobbying firm based in Glasgow. It says it is:
- the only health professional public affairs agency in Scotland providing clients with specialist public affairs, PR, monitoring, Project management and Training Solutions.[1]
It notes a particular specialism in pharma lobbying – notably ‘market access’:
- Our team members have particular expertise in Market Access, Pharma, Medical Devices, NHS and Health Economics. We are based within Scotland but we work for our clients across the UK. Due to the nature of our base we have particular experience in the Scottish Healthcare market this includes Market Access involving Scottish Medicines Consortium, Health Boards, Scottish Government and Parliament .[1]
Jacquie Forde is a director of both Quorate Public Affairs and The Wellbeing Alliance. Forde is also listed as secretary and treasurer of the Scottish Parliament's Cross-Party Group on Health Inequalities and secretary of the Cross-Party Group on Chronic Pain.
Contents
Call for probe into health forum link to Big Pharma
On 2nd March 2014 the Sunday Herald reported that Holyrood's Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee had been asked to probe two Cross-Party Groups (Cross-Party Group on Health Inequalities & Cross-Party Group on Chronic Pain) administered by Jacquie Forde of the Wellbeing Alliance because of her links to the pharmaceutical industry. Forde's other firm, Quorate Public Affairs, has the same Glasgow address and was created in the same month as the Wellbeing Alliance. The Sunday Herald reports:
- Forde is listed as secretary and treasurer of the CPG on health inequalities and secretary of the chronic pain group.
- She is also the sole shareholder of the Wellbeing Alliance, a not-for-profit social enterprise set up in October 2012 which lists its address as Newton Terrace in Glasgow.
- Its website describes it as a team, of "public health trained social entrepreneurs who want to make a difference".
- Forde's other firm, Quorate Public Affairs, has the same Glasgow address and was created in the same month as the Alliance.
- Until recently, Forde's social media profile said of Quorate: "We provide high quality public relations and political lobbying services and our team have decades of experience working in and around the disciplines of Pharma, NHS, Media, Politics and Charities."[2]
People
Malcom Clubb – ‘Senior Policy and Communications Director’[3]
Directors
Jacquie Forde | Jeremy Forde (appointed 25/03/2013) | Megan Forde (DoB 28.07.1993 - appointed 25/03/2013)
Contact
- Web: quorate-publicaffairs.com (Website under construction as of February 2014.)
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/quorate-public-affairs
- Facebook: facebook.com/QuoratePublicAffairs
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 LinkedIn Quorate Public Affairs. Accessed 14 February 2014
- ↑ Paul Hutcheon, Call for probe into health forum link to Big Pharma, Sunday Herald, 2 March 2014.
- ↑ LinkedIn Malcolm Clubb. Accessed 16 February 2014.
