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Appointments to clinical effectiveness body
24/12/2002
Health Minister Malcolm Chisholm today announced a
number of new member appointments to the new NHS Quality
Improvement Scotland Board which will be established on 1
January 2003.
Mr Chisholm said:
"I am delighted to announce these new appointments. Each
member brings a diverse range of skills and experience
which will be of great benefit to NHS Scotland. I look
forward to working together with them in the vital task of
improving the health of the people of Scotland."
Dr Denise Coia is a Consultant Adult Psychiatrist at
Greater Glasgow Primary Care NHS Trust. She is the Mental
Health Advisor to Greater Glasgow NHS Board and is also the
Chairman of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland.
Dr Coia is a member of the Clinical Standards Board for
Scotland. Dr Coia is to be appointed for 2 years from 1
January 2003. She has not been involved in any political
activity within the last five years. On take up of
appointment to the NHS Quality Improvement Scotland Board,
Dr Coia will hold no other Ministerial appointments.
Professor John A Cromarty, an Orcadian, is the Trust
Chief Pharmacist at Highland Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. He
is also a visiting Professor at the Department of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Strathclyde and a
member of the Clinical Standards Board for Scotland. He
formerly held National Specialist Pharmacy posts in
Clinical Pharmacy (1993-2000) and Post-Qualification
Education (1989-1993) at The Robert Gordon University and
the University of Strathclyde, respectively. Professor
Cromarty is to be appointed for 2 years from 1 January
2003. He has not been involved in any political activity
within the last five years. On take up of appointment to
the NHS Quality Improvement Scotland Board, Professor
Cromarty will hold no other Ministerial appointments.
Professor John Davies is Director of the Centre for
Applied Social Psychology at the Univesrity of Strathclyde.
He studied psychology at the University of Durham. He is a
member of the Scottish National Drinkwise Committee, the
Health Technology Board for Scotland, and the Glasgow
Council on Alcohol. He developed and set up the
confidential incident reporting and analysis system (CIRAS)
currently mandated for the UK railways, and is Director of
Human Factors Analysts Ltd., a University spin-out company.
Professor Davies is to be appointed for 4 years from 1
January 2003. He has not been involved in any political
activity within the last five years. On take up of
appointment to the NHS Quality Improvement Scotland Board,
Professor Davies will hold no other Ministerial
appointments.
The Very Reverend Graham Forbes is the Provost at St
Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh. He is also a Member of the
General Medical Council, Clinical Standards Board for
Scotland, and lay Member of the Scottish Board of the Royal
College of Anaesthetists. Reverend Forbes is to be
appointed for 2 years from 1 January 2003. He has not been
involved in any political activity within the last five
years. On take up of appointment to the NHS Quality
Improvement Scotland Board, Reverend Forbes will hold
ministerial appointments as Chairman of the Scottish
Criminal Cases Review Commission, for which he receives a
daily fee of £386, and as a Member of the Historic
Buildings Council for Scotland which is not remunerated.
The remuneration received from his appointment as member of
the Quality Improvement Scotland Board will be paid
directly to St Mary's Cathedral.
Mr John Forsythe is a transplant surgeon at the Royal
Infirmary of Edinburgh. He is also a Member of the British
Transplantation Society, the European Society of Organ
Transplantation, the International Transplantation Society
and the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and
Ireland. Mr Forsythe is to be appointed for 3 years from 1
January 2003. He has not been involved in any political
activity within the last five years and does not hold any
other Ministerial appointments.
Mrs Philippa Grant is a self-employed proprietor and
director of tourism businesses. Mrs Grant was founder
Chairwoman of Highland Community Care Forum, a member of
the Clinical Standards Board for Scotland and she is also a
member of the National Appeal Steering Committee for
Maggie's Centres. Mrs Grant is to be appointed for 2 years
from 1 January 2003. She has not been involved in any
political activity within the last five years. On take up
of appointment to the NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
Board, Mrs Grant will hold no other Ministerial
appointments.
Dr Colin Hunter is a General Medical Practitioner in
Aberdeen and is also National Co-ordinator of Primary Care
at NHS Education for Scotland. Dr Hunter is to be appointed
for 2 years from 1 January 2003. He has not been involved
in any political activity within the last five years and
does not hold any other Ministerial appointments.
Mr Gordon Jamieson is the Director of Nursing and
Quality Assurance at Dumfries and Galloway Acute and
Maternity Hospitals NHS Trust. He has worked in the field
of nursing in Dumfries and Galloway since 1976 and was
appointed as the Nurse Director to Dumfries & Galloway
NHS Board in July 2002. Mr Jamieson is to be appointed for
3 years from 1 January 2003. He has not been involved in
any political activity within the last five years and does
not hold any other Ministerial appointments.
Miss Maureen O'Neill has been the Director of Age
Concern Scotland since 1993. She has been involved in the
voluntary sector for 20 years both as a staff member and as
a management board member in a range of organisations. This
has provided diverse experience including training for
young unemployed; alcohol counselling; transport for people
with disabilities; and homeless people. She is currently a
board member with ACEnt Scotland, ACEnt (UK), and with the
Community Service Volunteers. In 2002 she was also
appointed as a member of the EU Economic & Social
Committee. Miss O'Neill is to be appointed for 4 years from
1 January 2003. She has not been involved in any political
activity within the last five years and does not hold any
other Ministerial appointments.
Mr Norman Sharp is the Head of the Quality Assurance
Agency for Higher Education in Scotland (QAA). Mr Sharp was
a founder member of the Clinical Standards Board for
Scotland and was also a member of the Standards Committee
of the National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health
Visiting. Originally an academic economist, he undertook
extensive research and consultancy work for a range of
professional and statutory bodies. Mr Sharp is to be
appointed for 3 years from 1 January 2003. He has not been
involved in any political activity within the last five
years. On take up of appointment to the NHS Quality
Improvement Scotland Board, Mr Sharp will hold no other
Ministerial appointments.
Mrs Cheynee Whipps is a Chief Operating Officer at
Accura Health Limited in Irvine, she was the founder of
Accura which specialises in the development and sales of
over the counter pharmaceutical products. She has over 20
years experience in start-up and evolving healthcare
companies in the UK and USA. Mrs Whipps is to be appointed
for 4 years from 1 January 2003. She has not been involved
in any political activity within the last five years and
does not hold any other Ministerial appointments.
Ms Margaret Williamson is a Director of Boardroom
Development Ltd, a company which specialises in board and
director development linked to strategy development in the
public and private sector. Ms Williamson is Chair of the
Audit Committee at Clinical Standards Board for Scotland
and was previously Chair of the Investment Advisory
Committee of Lothian NHS Endowment Funds. Ms Williamson is
to be appointed for 2 years from 1 January 2003. She has
not been involved in any political activity within the last
five years. On take up of appointment to the NHS Quality
Improvement Scotland Board, Ms Williamson will hold no
other Ministerial appointments.
It is expected that members will contribute around 8
hours per week, for which they will receive an annual
remuneration of £7,000.
The Board will have the key function of providing
leadership and accountability for the whole of NHS Quality
Improvement Scotland. It will have collective
responsibility for the performance of the organisation as a
whole. The aim of the Board will be to contribute to the
highest quality of patient care in NHSScotland by promoting
best practice in clinical care and ensuring effective
clinical governance
Once brought together the new Board of governance, led
by the Chair, will be expected to develop a strategic plan
that will enable the organisation to fulfil its remit.
These Ministerial public appointments were made in
accordance with the Office of the Commissioner for Public
Appointments' (OCPA) Code of Practice.
The Board will be established on 1 January 2003. The
constituent parts of the new body have been working
together to establish the arrangements which will allow the
new Board to begin work on 1 January 2003. The constituents
concerned are the Clinical Standards Board, Health
Technology Board for Scotland, the Scottish Health Advisory
Service, the Nursing and Midwifery Practices Development
Unit and the Clinical Resource and Audit Group of the
Scottish Executive Health Department.
The new body will be a Special Health Board established
by Statutory Instrument, which has been laid before
Parliament. The Board of governance will consist of a
Chair, and an equal number of NHS and non-NHS members. The
Board will not be a management board or a representative
body. Its members will share collective responsibility for
ensuring that the Board carries out its functions and acts
in accordance with the requirements of the law and sound
governance. Board members, because of their collective
responsibilities, will not be mandated representatives of
particular constituencies, although it will be entirely
appropriate for its membership to reflect the interests
that are served by the body.
This release was published on 30/12/2002