Scottish Government work on NHS productivity: FOI release

Information requested

1. Details of any working groups set up to consider the issue and their membership.

2. Working papers, meeting minutes, briefings, papers and agendas for any relevant groups in the last six months.

Response

In relation to your request, while our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested. Exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA apply to some of the information requested, as it relates to personal data of a third party.

In relation to part 1 of your request, the NHS Productivity and Efficiency Group was established in January 2025 and was set up as new strategic approach across NHS Scotland in terms of productivity and efficiency, to support the implementation and assurance of productivity and efficiency at an NHS Scotland level as a core part of the Reform approach.

The group was been commissioned by the NHS Scotland Executive Group and is the key group for productivity and efficiency across NHS Scotland, with an aim to enhance health and care services, and improve patient outcomes.

Please find the most up to date membership of the NHS Productivity and Efficiency Group below:

Group Role	Name
Chair	Douglas McLaren, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Performance and Delivery, Scottish Government
Member	[redacted S.38(1)b], NHS Scotland Professional Lead, Health Planning/Sustainability
Member	Peter Moore, Chief Executive, NHS Borders
Member	[redacted S.38(1)b], Director of Acute Services, NHS Forth Valley
Member	[redacted S.38(1)b], Programme Manager, PgMS, NSS
Member	[redacted S.38(1)b], Board Medical Director, NHS Highland
Member	Mel Giarchi, Head of Whole Systems Intelligence, Scottish Government
Member	[redacted S.38(1)b], Director of DDI, Public Health Scotland
Member	[redacted S.38(1)b], Clinical Director, Centre for Sustainable Delivery
Member	[redacted S.38(1)b], Head of NHS Scotland Financial Improvement and Support, NHS Scotland Finance
Member	[redacted S.38(1)b], Director of People & Culture
Member	June Brown, Executive Nurse Director, NHS Grampian
Member	[redacted S.38(1)b], Head of Innovation, CfSD
Member	[redacted S.38(1)b], Head of Capacity Building and Recruitment Strategy, Health Workforce Directorate, Scottish Government
Member	[redacted S.38(1)b], Senior Financial Manager, Scottish Government
Member	[redacted S.38(1)b], Deputy Director Finance, NHS Lanarkshire
Member	Katie Cuthbertson, Director Centre for Sustainable Delivery

In relation to part 2 of your request, please find 17 documents attached separately to this reply, which detail working papers, meeting minutes (notes), briefings, papers and agendas for the NHS Productivity and Efficiency Group within the past six months. Please note:

• There are no minutes or actions from the mobilisation meeting in December 2024, as the Group did not formally establish until January 2025.
• The group meeting in March 2025 was cancelled and no papers or minutes were issued or taken.
• At the time of issuing a response to this FOI request, the group meeting in May has not taken place, so only the agenda and papers are available.

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