NHS Scotland Global Citizenship Advisory Board

Overview

The overall purpose of the NHS Scotland Global Citizenship Advisory Board is to lead, develop and promote the NHS Scotland approach to Global Citizenship:

  • provide leadership, support and guidance to the development of NHS Scotland's approach to Global Citizenship
  • set the direction for the NHS Scotland Global Citizenship Programme by approving strategies and plans that support the policies and priorities set by the Scottish Government's International Development Strategy 
  • ensure that our policies and approaches align and support the needs of the low-and-middle income countries (LMICs) involved with the NHS Scotland Global Citizenship Programme
  • engage with key stakeholders to promote the delivery of NHS Scotland's approach to Global Citizenship 
  • support and guide the work of the Scottish Global Health Co-ordination Unit

Members

  • Michael McKirdy, Chair
  • Gregor Smith, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, Scottish Government
  • Carolyn McDonald, Chief Allied Health Professions Officer, Scottish Government
  • David Garbutt, Chair, NES
  • Liz Grant, Director of Global Health, Edinburgh University
  • Charlie McCarthy, Advanced Emergency Nurse Practitioner, Staff side representative, Unison
  • Joanna Keating, Head of International Development, Scottish Government
  • Sara Davies, Public Health Consultant, Scottish Government
  • Emily Broadis, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, NHS A and A
  • Dr Lesley Crichton, Expert Advisor, NHS Tayside

Policies

Contact

Contact the Scottish Global Health Co-ordination Unit at: ScottishGHCU@gov.scot 

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