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NHS appointments

09/08/2005

Health Minister Andy Kerr today announced a number of re-appointments in the National Health Service.

Mr Brian Cavanagh runs a social policy consultancy specialising in service and change management, working with both the public and voluntary sectors in Scotland and Europe. Mr Cavanagh has been a Board member of Lothian NHS Board since 1997 and Chair of the Board since 2001. He does not hold any other ministerial appointments. This re-appointment will be for a period of four years from August 1 2005 to July 31 2009. It is expected that as Chair, Mr Cavanagh will contribute around three days per week for which the annual remuneration is £36,505.

Ms Jenny Dewar has a wide experience of the NHS, first as Chief Officer of the Local Health Council from 1995 and then, from September 2001, as Chair of NHS Orkney. She runs a self-catering business on the outskirts of Stromness. Prior to moving to Orkney in 1993 she was a Civil Servant and then a Trade Union Official. She is also a Member of the Convention of the Highlands and Islands. She does not hold any other ministerial appointments. This re-appointment will be for a period of two years from October 1 2005 to September 30 2007. It is expected that as Chair, Ms Dewar will contribute around three days per week for which the annual remuneration is £25,030.

Mrs Betty Fullerton has 11 years experience in Local Government Management of Social Work, 6 years experience in the offshore oil service industry and 12 years in banking. She is currently Deputy Lieutenant for Shetland, Director of Shetland Island Games 2005 Ltd and a Member of the Board of Further Education/Train Shetland. She does not hold any other ministerial appointments. This re-appointment will be for a period of four years from August 1 2005 to July 31 2009. It is expected that as Chair, Mrs Fullerton will contribute around three days per week for which the annual remuneration is £25,030.

Mrs Ann Markham OBE started her career in Education as a Primary Teacher, she then went into Higher Education, first as a Lecturer in Teacher Education in Sunderland and then on to senior posts in Plymouth and Brighton. At the time of her retiral she was Dean of the Faculty of Education, Sport and Leisure at the University of Brighton. She has served on a range of National Committees and Boards, both north and south of the Border. She is currently a Board Member of NHS National Services Scotland, where she receives annual remuneration of £7,305. She is also Deputy Chair of the UK Sector Skills Council for Health and a Member of the NHS Scotland's National Workforce Committee. She was first appointed as Chair of NHS Education for Scotland in 2002. This re-appointment will be for a period of four years from January 1 2006 to December 31 2009. It is expected that as Chair, Mrs Markham will contribute around three days per week for which the annual remuneration is £22,945.

NHS Boards are responsible for the strategic planning of health services and the development of measures to improve the health of the community in their region.

This Ministerial re-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, all of these people have not been involved in any political activity.