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New Head for Common Services Agency Board
13/02/2004
Health Minister Malcolm Chisholm today announced that Mr
David Campbell CBE is to be appointed as Chair of the
Common Services Agency Board.
He will take up the position on April 1 and his
appointment will be for four years. The current Chair, Mr
Graeme Millar, is due to retire on March 31.
Mr Chisholm said:
"I am delighted to announce this important new
appointment. Mr David Campbell will bring a diverse range
of skills and experience which will be of great benefit to
the Common Services Agency Board.
"I should also like to add my personal thanks to Mr
Graeme Millar for the leadership and commitment he has
shown over the last 5½ years."
Welcoming Mr David Campbell's appointment, Mr Millar
said:
"I welcome the appointment of David Campbell as Chair of
the Common Services Agency and look forward to working
closely with him over the next few weeks and months to
ensure a smooth handover."
The Common Services Agency Board provides a range of
administrative and support services critical to the
operation of the NHS in Scotland.
Mr
David Campbell CBE is the Chair of
Summerlea Investment & Management Company. He is a
Director of Eurodestination Ltd and a Director of a number
of other business enterprises. Mr Campbell was a Member of
the Scottish Industrial Development Advisory Board until
January 2004 and is a former Chair of the Health Education
Board for Scotland.
He is also the Scotland Board Member of the New
Opportunities Fund, for which he receives remuneration of
£194 per day, and is a Regional Chair of the Prince's
Scottish Youth Business Trust.
All appointments are made on merit and political
activity plays no part in the selection process. However,
in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations,
there is a requirement for appointees' political activity
(if any declared ) to be made public.
Mr Campbell has not been involved in any political
activity within the last five years.
It is expected that the Board Chair will contribute
around three days per week for which the annual
remuneration is £22,495.
These Ministerial public appointments were made in
accordance with guidance issued by the Office of the
Commissioner of Public Appointments (OCPA). A statement of
validation from the Independent Assessor appointed by OCPA
has been obtained. This confirms full compliance with the
OCPA Code of Practice at each stage of the appointments
process.
CSA support for NHSScotland has evolved over the years
and it now provides the following main functions:
- It provides support services for the NHS, such as
legal and procurement services and administers the
remunerations of family practitioners
- It runs some national clinical services such as the
Scottish Blood Transfusion Service and ensure the
provision of high quality, effective health services
through its National Services Division
- It provides support for the Scottish Executive
through for example the information and statistics
service
- It runs core national strategic public health
organisations and health programmes through, for
example, the Scottish Centre for Infection and
Environmental Health, screening programmes and
information services for health monitoring and
surveillance