The remit of the Calder Advisory Group is to:
- Advise NHS Greater Glasgow on maintaining the quality of care at the Queen Mother's maternity hospital until the new facility is commissioned
- Work with NHS Greater Glasgow to identify the most appropriate site for the new children's hospital alongside adult and maternity services
- Monitor NHS Greater Glasgow's processes for service planning, stakeholder engagement and involvement and public consultation for the co-location of paediatric, maternity and adult clinical services
- Consider and take account of the existing work by the National Framework Review and by the Child Health Support Group
- Submit reports to the Health Minister at key stages of the development of the project
REPORT TO HEALTH MINISTER
The Calder Advisory Group was set up in Summer 2005 by the Health Minister, Mr Andy Kerr. The Group completed its work at the beginning of March 2006 and submitted its final report with its recommendations to the Health Minister on 9 March 2006.
The final report and recommendations can be downloaded as a PDF file. The minutes of the plenary and public meetings of the Group are available by clicking "minutes".
Professor Calder and the Advisory Group wish to thank everyone who contributed to the work of the Group, and in particular those individuals and groups who made verbal, written and email submissions to the Group.
Professor Andrew Calder
Chairman
Calder Advisory Group
Room S7128
51 Little France Crescent
Edinburgh
EH16 4SA