Health Board members appointed by the Cabinet Secretary for Health: FOI release

Information requested

1. A list of Health Board members appointed by the Cabinet Secretary for Health from 8 February 2024 to present date. For each appointment, please list:
a. Name of appointed member
b. Date of appointment
c. Profession of appointed member
d. Relevant qualifications of appointed member
e. Salary of appointed member (if a specific value cannot be provided, a £10,000 range is acceptable)
f. Most recent previous occupation of appointed member, with name of employing organisation and job title if applicable
g. Name of member they are replacing
h. Date of the previous member leaving
i. Date when the previous leaving member was themselves appointed
j. Reason for previous member leaving
k. Salary of previous member leaving

2. An explanation of the general process for a health board member leaving.

3. An explanation of the general process for a new health board member being appointed.

Response

I enclose a copy of most of the information you requested.

Please see attached spreadsheet for information on points 1a, b, e, g, h, i, j, k.

2. An explanation of the general process for a health board member leaving
The circumstances for a board member leaving a board will vary, factors might include changing board requirements or the personal situation of a board member. However, generally speaking board members are appointed for a term of up to four years with a specified end date. If they leave prior to the end date they will notify the board that they wish to resign, and the board will notify the Public Appointments Team. The Public Appointments Team provide regular updates to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care regarding members who are stepping down.

3. An explanation of the general process for a new health board member being appointed.
Appointments are regulated by the Ethical Standards Commissioner and managed in accordance with the Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments by the Public Appointments Team on behalf of Scottish Ministers. The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care makes the majority of health board appointments, including all territorial health boards, and Health Ministers make appointments to a small number of specialist health boards.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested in Points 1c, d and f – Profession, relevant qualifications and previous occupation of appointed member – as we do not collect this information.
However, you can find some information on appointed members’ experience in news releases published on the public appointments website at Public appointments: news releases - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

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FOI 202400435932 - Information Released - Spreadsheet

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