Publication - FOI/EIR release

Information regarding NHS Scotland Chairs and Chief Executives groups 2020: FOI release

Published: 14 April 2021
Directorate: People, Appointments and Governance
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202000104213
Date received: 28 October 2020
Date responded: 19 February 2021

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Information requested

Agendas, minutes and all other meeting papers for the meetings of the NHS Scotland board chairs group starting with the June 2020 meeting to present.

Agendas, minutes and all other meeting papers for the meetings of the NHS Scotland chief executives group starting with the June 2020 meeting to present.

Response

The agendas and minutes for meetings of the NHS Chairs and NHS Chief Executives Groups are published online and can be accessed using the following links:

 NHS Chairs – August 2020, October 2020 and November 2020.
 NHS Chief Executives – September 2020 and November 2020.

In relation to the meeting papers you requested, please find attached documents relating to NHS Chairs meetings and NHS Chief Executives providing some of the information you requested.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable provide some of the information because exemptions under the following sections apply:

s.27(1) (information intended for future publication);
s.29(1)(a) (policy formulation);
s.30(b)(ii) (substantial inhibition of free and frank exchange of views for the purposes of deliberation); and,
s.38(1)(b) (personal information).

The reasons why these exemptions apply are explained in the Annex to this letter.

For your awareness, the Winter Preparedness Plan was published on 28 October 2020.

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