To ask the Scottish Executive what appointments have been made to health trusts and boards in the Lothian and NHS Borders areas in each year since 1997 and what the (a) party affiliation of and (b) remuneration received by each appointee was.
The table annexed (together with the accompanying notes) summarises the information requested for non-executive Members and Trustees of NHS Boards and Trusts who were first appointed from 1 January 1997 onwards. 1. NHS Lothian:(i) Lothian NHS Board (formerly Lothian Health Board):
Name | Capacity | Party political affiliation | Annual remuneration | Appointment from | Appointment end |
Current appointments: |
Mr Brian Cavanagh | Chair of NHS Board | Labour | £35,000 | 07/01 | 07/05 |
Professor Patricia Peattie | Member | none | £7,000 | 04/99 | 03/03 |
Mr Michael Walker | Member | none | £7,000 | 04/99 | 03/03 |
Dr Jackie McDonald | Chair of Area Clinical Forum | none | £7,000 | 09/01 | 09/03 |
Mr Eddie Egan | Staff Side Chair of Area Partnership Forum | Labour | £7,000 | 09/01 | 09/05 |
Professor Colin Bird | University School Member | none | £7,000 | 09/01 | 09/05 |
Nominated Local Authority members: |
Councillor Ann McCarthy | Nominated member for East Lothian Council | Labour | £7,000 | 09/01 | 09/05 |
Councillor Danny Molloy | Nominated member for Midlothian Council | Labour | £7,000 | 09/01 | 09/05 |
Councillor Graeme Morrice | Nominated member for West Lothian Council | Labour | £7,000 | 09/01 | 09/05 |
Councillor Kingsley Thomas | Nominated member for City of Edinburgh Council | Labour | £7,000 | 09/01 | 09/05 |
Past appointments: |
Mrs Margaret Ford (subsequently Member of Lothian Health Board) | Chair | none | £22,660 | 07/97 | 01/00 |
Mr Brian Cavanagh (now Chair of Lothian NHS Board) | Member | Labour | £5,294 | 07/97 | 06/01 |
Professor Charles Vaughan Ruckley | Member | none | £5,294 | 07/97 | 09/01 |
Mrs Margaret Ford | Member | none | £5,145 | 01/00 | 08/00 |
(ii) Lothian Primary Care NHS Trust:
Name | Capacity | Party political affiliation | Annual remuneration | Appointment from | Appointment end |
Current appointments: |
Mr Garth Morrison CBE | Chair | none | £22,000 | 11/98 | 10/02 |
Mrs Patricia Matthews | Trustee | Labour | £7,000 | 02/99 | 01/03 |
Mrs Elaine Ross | Trustee | none | £7,000 | 04/99 | 03/03 |
Past appointments: |
Mrs Patricia Fawcett | Trustee | Labour | £5,294 | 02/99 | 01/01 |
Dr Richard Eckersall | Trustee | none | £5,294 | 04/99 | 07/01 |
Mr Ian Miller | Trustee | none | £5,145 | 04/99 | 05/00 |
(iii) Lothian University Hospitals NHS Trust:
Name | Capacity | Party political affiliation | Annual remuneration | Appointment from | Appointment end |
Current appointments: |
Mr Barry Sealey CBE | Chair | none | £22,000 | 11/98 | 10/02 |
Mrs Geraldine Gammell | Trustee | none | £7,000 | 02/99 | 03/03 |
Mr William Stewart | Trustee | none | £7,000 | 02/99 | 01/03 |
Past appointments: |
Mrs Morag Younie OBE | Trustee | none | £5,145 | 02/99 | 01/01 |
Professor Gavin McCrone | Trustee | none | £5,294 | 02/99 | 09/01 |
Professor Colin Bird
(now Member of Lothian NHS Board) | Trustee | none | £5,294 | 02/99 | 09/01 |
(iv) West Lothian Healthcare NHS Trust:
Name | Capacity | Party political affiliation | Annual remuneration | Appointment from | Appointment end |
Current appointments: |
Mr James Findlay | Chair | none | £22,000 | 11/98 | 10/02 |
Mrs Carole Anne Stevenson | Trustee | none | £7,000 | 02/99 | 03/03 |
Mrs Janice Anderson | Trustee | none | £7,000 | 04/99 | 03/03 |
Past appointments: |
Councillor Peter Johnston | Trustee | SNP | £5,145 | 02/99 | 01/01 |
Councillor Graeme Morrice (now Member of Lothian NHS Board) | Trustee | Labour | £5,294 | 02/99 | 09/01 |
Dr Peter Swarbrick | Trustee | none | £5,294 | 02/99 | 09/01 |
(v) East and Midlothian NHS Trust (dissolved March 1999):
Name | Capacity | Party political affiliation | Annual remuneration | Appointment from | Appointment end |
Mrs Jane Garden | Trustee | none | £5,000 | 12/97 | 03/99 |
(vi) Edinburgh Healthcare NHS Trust (dissolved March 1999):
Name | Capacity | Party political affiliation | Annual remuneration | Appointment from | Appointment end |
Rev. William Brockie | Trustee | none | £5,000 | 04/97 | 03/99 |
(vii) Edinburgh Sick Children's NHS Trust (dissolved March 1999):
Name | Capacity | Party political affiliation | Annual remuneration | Appointment from | Appointment end |
Ms Patricia Gilgannon | Trustee | none | £5,000 | 06/98 | 03/99 |
Mrs Judith Fisher | Trustee | none | £5,000 | 06/98 | 03/99 |
(viii) Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Trust (dissolved March 1999):
Name | Capacity | Party political affiliation | Annual remuneration | Appointment from | Apptend |
Mr Garth Morrison CBE (now Chair of Lothian Primary Care NHS Trust) | Chair | none | £19,285 | 12/97 | 10/98 |
(ix) West Lothian NHS Trust (dissolved March 1999):
Name | Capacity | Party political affiliation | Annual remuneration | Appt from | Appt end |
Councillor Isobel Brydie OBE | Chair | Conservative | £19,285 | 01/97 | 03/99 |
Councillor Peter Johnston (subsequently Trustee of West Lothian Healthcare NHS Trust) | Member | SNP | £5,000 | 07/97 | 01/99 |
Councillor Bristow Muldoon | Member | Labour | £5,000 | 08/97 | 03/99 |
(x) Western General Hospitals NHS Trust (dissolved March 1999):
Name | Capacity | Party political affiliation | Annual remuneration | Appt from | Appt end |
no new appointments during period under review |
2. NHS Borders:(i) Borders NHS Board (formerly Borders Health Board):
Name | Capacity | Party political affiliation | Annual remuneration | Appt from | Appt end |
Current appointments: |
Mr Anthony Taylor | Chair | none | £26,000 | 07/01 | 07/03 |
Mrs Mary Wilson | Member | none | £7,000 | 09/01 | 01/03 |
Mr Thomas Donaldson | Member | none | £7,000 | 09/01 | 01/03 |
Dr Ian Lowles | Chair of Area Clinical Forum | none | £7,000 | 09/01 | 09/03 |
Mrs Eileen McDermott | Staff Side Chair of
Area Partnership Forum | none | £7,000 | 09/01 | 09/03 |
Nominated Local Authority member: |
Councillor James Nairn | Nominated member for Borders Council | Liberal Democrat | £7,000 | 09/01 | 05/03 |
Past appointments: |
Mr James Marjoribanks | Member | none | £5,294 | 04/99 | 09/01 |
Mrs Geraldine Strickland (now Trustee of Borders Primary Care NHS Trust) | Member | none | £5,294 | 04/99 | 09/01 |
(ii) Borders General Hospital NHS Trust:
Name | Capacity | Party political affiliation | Annual remuneration | Appointment from | Appointment end |
Current appointments: |
Mr John Smithson | Chair | none | £22,000 | 11/98 | 10/02 |
Mr Anthony Watson | Trustee | none | £7,000 | 01/97 | 01/03 |
Mrs Jennifer Croall | Trustee | none | £7,000 | 04/99 | 01/03 |
Past appointments: |
Mr Graham Garvie | Trustee | none | £5,294 | 01/97 | 09/01 |
Mr Anthony Taylor (now Chair of Borders NHS Board) | Trustee | none | £5,294 | 01/97 | 06/01 |
Col. John Robertson | Trustee | Conservative | £5,294 | 04/99 | 09/01 |
(iii) Borders Primary Care NHS Trust:
Name | Capacity | Party political affiliation | Annual remuneration | Appointment from | Appointment end |
Current appointments: |
Mrs Barbara Wright | Chair | none | £22,000 | 11/98 | 10/02 |
Mrs Marni Lamb | Trustee | none | £7,000 | 02/99 | 01/03 |
Mrs Geraldine Strickland | Trustee | none | £7,000 | 09/01 | 03/03 |
Past appointments: |
Mr Angus Davidson | Trustee | none | £5,294 | 02/99 | 09/01 |
Mr Michael Davies | Trustee | none | £5,294 | 02/99 | 09/01 |
Mr Thomas Donaldson
(now Member of Borders NHS Board) | Trustee | none | £5,294 | 02/99 | 09/01 |
Mrs Mary Wilson
(now Member of Borders NHS Board) | Trustee | none | £5,294 | 02/99 | 09/01 |
(iv) Borders Community Health Services NHS Trust (dissolved March 1999):
Name | Capacity | Party political affiliation | Annual remuneration | Appointment from | Appointment end |
no new appointments during period under review |
Notes:Local Authority Members of NHS Boards are separately identified. Since 30 September 2001, each of the 32 Scottish local authorities have nominated an elected member to serve on their local NHS Board. They are appointed by Scottish ministers
ex officio in their capacity as elected council members.The Chair of the Area Clinical Forum, the Staff Side Chair of the Area Partnership Forum and the University Medical School Member are also appointed to the NHS Board
ex officio. Their appointment is specific to the office held rather than to the person.A number of appointees are listed more than once, since they may have been appointed successively to different health bodies or re-appointed to the same health body in a different capacity.For the sake of clarity, annual remuneration represents either the current rate (applicable from 30 September 2001) or the most recent rate received (for those whose appointment has ended). Some of the NHS Trusts shown no longer exist: they were among the 43 NHS Trusts dissolved with effect from 1 April 1999 under the National Health Service Trusts (Dissolution) (Scotland) Order 1999.
