The NHS QIS Board members are listed below.
Chairman
Sir Graham Teasdale
Former President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
Non-Executive Board Members
Listed in alphabetical order:
- Ms Valerie Atkinson
Member of the Ethical Oversight for the Genetics and Healthcare Initiative and former Deputy Head of News and Current Affairs at BBC Scotland - Mr Brian Beacom MBE
Chairman, Scottish Health Council - Ms Fiona Dagge-Bell
Employee Director, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland - Professor John Davies
Director, Centre for Applied Social Psychology, University of Strathclyde - Mr Martyn Evans
Director, Scottish Consumer Council - Mr Gordon Jamieson
Nurse Director/Chief Operating Officer – NHS Western Isles - Professor Paul Knight
Consultant Physician – Medicine for the Elderly at Glasgow Royal Infirmary - Mrs Lynne MacMillan
Consumer policy consultant - Mr Gerry Marr
Chief Operating Officer, NHS Tayside - Ms Maureen O'Neill
Associate, Mowat Research - Mrs Cheynee Whipps
Director of Quality, Aptuit Ltd. - Dr Mike Winter
Associate Medical Director, NHS Lothian Primary Care Organisation - Mr. Jim Jackson
Chief Executive – Alzheimer Scotland
All appointments run for four years, but members can be reappointed for a further period.
It is expected that as a Member they will contribute around eight hours per week for which the annual remuneration is £7,620.
These Ministerial appointments were made in accordance with Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland (OCPAS) Code of Practice.
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 (if any declared) to be made public. Within the last five years, none of the above appointees have been involved in any political activity.
Executive Board Members
- Dr David Steel
Chief Executive - Eileen Moir
Director of Nursing and Practice Development
Board Members - Register of Interests
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