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NHS Education for Scotland
10/03/2005
Health Minister Andy Kerr today announced the
appointment of
Ms Theresa Houston as a new member to the Board of
NHS Education for Scotland.
Ms Houston is the former Chief Executive of Scotland the
Brand, an organisation set up by Scottish Enterprise to
promote Scottish products and services at home and
overseas.
She has extensive public sector experience. Her career
with Scotrail spanning 25 years, involved her being a
Member of the Board responsible for key customer service
projects and initiatives. She does not hold any other
ministerial appointments.
The appointment will be for four years from April 1
until March 31, 2009.
It is expected that as a Member she will contribute
around eight hours per week for which the annual
remuneration is £7,305.
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is the Health Service's
own training organisation.
It has statutory functions to enable it to fulfil its
remit of promoting best practice in the education and
lifelong learning of all NHS staff. NES has an anuual
budget of over £280m.
This Ministerial appointment was made in accordance with
Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland (OCPAS)
Code of Practice.
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. Within the last five
years, Ms Houston has not been involved in any political
activity.