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Spotlight on health board performance
25/07/2007
NHS boards across Scotland will have their performance reviewed in public as part of a comprehensive programme of visits by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing Nicola Sturgeon and Minister for Public Health Shona Robison.
Starting on July 30, between them the Ministers will visit each of Scotland's 14 area-based health boards and nine special health boards between them to challenge chairs, Chief Executives and Directors about how well their organisations have delivered over the last year.
Speaking ahead of the review process, Ms Sturgeon said:
"It is right that those who manage our NHS boards are held to account in public and I hope people will take the opportunity to attend and participate in their local annual review.
"These meetings will provide opportunities to question the key decision-makers, who are delivering health services in local communities and for the first time, members of the public will be invited to submit questions for answer in a question and answer session at the end of the review meeting.
"As well as highlighting success and giving credit where credit is due to NHS staff who deserve enormous praise for their work, I want these annual reviews to tackle the tough issues, scrutinise local performance and drive forward further improvement."
Dates for each annual review are as follows. Further details, including time and venue, will be published in due course.
- July 30 - Dumfries and Galloway
- Aug 2 - Shetland
- Aug 8 - National Services
- Aug 9 - NHS 24
- Aug 13 - Fife
- Aug 15 - Scottish Ambulance Service
- Aug 16 - NHS Education Scotland
- Aug 21 - Highland
- Aug 23 - National Waiting Times Centre
- Aug 27 - NHS Health Scotland
- Aug 29 - NHS QIS
- Aug 30 - Tayside
- Sept 3 - Grampian
- Sept 4 - Orkney
- Sept 10 - Western Isles
- Sept 11 - State Hospital
- Sept 24 - Borders
- Oct 8 - Scottish Health Council
- Oct 10 - Greater Glasgow & Clyde
- Oct 22 - Forth Valley
- Nov 12 - Lothian
- Nov 19 - Lanarkshire
- Dec 10 - Ayrshire and Arran
The reviews will cover key areas such as: activity, delivery and efficiency, regional planning, public involvement, finance and future plans.