Public appointment: Member appointed to the NHS 24 Board

The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Neil Gray MSP today announced the appointment of Mrs Abeer Macintyre as a member of the NHS 24 Board.

Abeer Macintyre

Abeer Macintyre has held senior positions in the public, private and third sectors. She has received accolades and awards for her contributions in all three. She is an expert in senior and strategic leadership, organisational transformation, communications, and governance and is looking forward to using her experience to assist the NHS 24 Board.

Appointment

This appointment will be for 4 years and will run from 2 September 2024 to 1 September 2028.

This appointment is regulated by the Ethical Standards Commissioner.

Remuneration

This appointment is part-time and attracts a remuneration of £9,030 for a time commitment of 52 days per year.

Other ministerial appointments

Abeer Macintyre does not hold any other public appointments.

Political activity

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 within the last five years (if there is any to be declared) to be made public.   

Abeer Macintyre has had no political activity within the last five years.

Background

NHS 24 delivers a high quality online and out of hours telephone service providing access to health advice and information at any time across Scotland. Its core unscheduled care service handles successfully about 1.7 million calls out of hours each year, providing clinical advice and care when GP surgeries are closed, and people are too ill to wait until they re-open. Working with Health Boards and other partners NHS 24 also provides a range of other health information services to inform and support people in maintaining their health and managing ill health, including NHS Inform which provides the public with a wide range of online services including a health encyclopaedia and local services database.