Rehabilitation and recovery: a person-centred approach

Appendix A. The National Advisory Board for Rehabilitation (NABR)

The NABR was established in December 2020 to provide expert advice to Scottish Government, and support leadership in NHS Boards, Integration Authorities, Local government, Independent and Third Sector" in relation to the delivery of the "Framework for Supporting People through Recovery and Rehabilitation during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic ("the Framework").

The Once for Scotland approach moves the commitments set out in the Framework towards an implementation and delivery phase. New governance arrangements will be established including short-life working groups to support the delivery of the recommendations set out here and embed improvements in to practice.

The NABR membership includes:

• Carolyn McDonald, Chair, Chief Allied Health Professions Officer, Scottish Government (SG)
• Marianne Hayward, Vice Chair, Head of Health and Social Care, South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership, and representative for HSCP Chief Officers Group
• Bette Locke, Allied Health Professional Advisor in Rehabilitation, SG
• Susan Wallace, Unit Head, Clinical Priorities Unit, SG
• Lois Lobban, Senior Policy Manager, Clinical Priorities Unit, SG
• Belinda Robertson, Head of Improvement Support, Healthcare Improvement Scotland
• Emma Stirling, Associate Director of Allied Health Professions, NHS Ayrshire and Arran and representative for AHP Directors Scotland Group
• Professor Alex McMahon, Director for Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions, NHS Lothian and representative for Scottish Executive Nurse Directors (SEND)
• Dr Angela Gall, Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine, NHS Grampian and representative for the British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine
• Dr Tara Quasim, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Anaesthesia & Critical Care and Associate (Institute of Infection Immunity & Inflammation), University of Glasgow
• Dr Malcolm Daniel, Quality Improvement Fellow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
• Lisa Powell, Policy Officer, COSLA
• Caroline Deane, Workforce Policy & Proactive Lead, ScottishCare
• Sara Redmond, Programme Manager, Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland
• Phil Mackie, Consultant in Public Health, Head of Public Health Scotland (PHS) Scottish Public Health Network Team and Interim Head of the PHS MERRR Team
• Dr Nadine Cossette, Liaison psychiatrist, NHS Lothian
• Laurie Eyles, Professional Advisor, Framework for the Prevention, Early Detection and Early Intervention of Type 2 Diabetes, SG
• Jan Beattie, Allied Health Professional Advisor, Primary Care, SG
• Dr Michelle Watts, Senior Medical Adviser, Primary Care, SG
• Dr Jacques Kerr, Senior Medical Officer, Unscheduled Care National Programme, SG
• Dr Alastair Cook, Principal Medical Officer for Mental Health, SG
• Melanie Weldon, Joint Head & Lead on Health Inequalities, Covid Ready Society Division, SG
• Eilidh Carmichael, Secretariat, Policy Manager, Clinical Priorities Unit, SG
• Alastair Hendry, Secretariat, Policy Officer, Clinical Priorities Unit, SG