Publication - FOI/EIR release

NHS Scotland Planning and Delivery Board information: FOI release

Published: 23 July 2025
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202500464872
Date received: 6 May 2025
Date responded: 28 May 2025

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

Information requested

1. Copies of any service sustainability reviews carried out by the NHS Scotland Planning and Delivery Board, whether for clinical or non-clinical services from October 2024 to date.

2. The agenda, minutes and papers of the most recent meeting of the Planning and Delivery Board.

3. The most up to date membership of the Planning and Delivery Board.

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 and 2 of your request, please find 33 documents attached separately to this reply, which detail service sustainability reviews carried out by the NHS Scotland planning and delivery board, for both clinical and non-clinical services from October 2024 to date, as well as, the agenda and papers of the most recent meeting of the Planning and Delivery Board held on 14th April 2025. The draft minutes to April’s meeting has been provided, as minutes are not finalised until the next scheduled meeting, which in this case is beyond the deadline to this FOI request.

In relation to part 3 of your request, please find the most up to date membership of the Planning and Delivery Board below:

Board Role	Name
Co-Chair	John Burns, Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland, Scottish Government
Co-Chair	Professor Caroline Hiscox, Chief Executive, NHS Lothian
Member	[redacted S.39(1)b], Deputy National Clinical Director, Scottish Government
Member	Paula Speirs, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, NHS, Scottish Government
Member	Douglas McLaren, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Performance and Delivery, Scottish Government
Member	Alan Gray, Director of Health and Social Care Finance, Scottish Government
Member	[redacted S.39(1)b], Interim Deputy Director NHS Scotland Finance, Scottish Government
Deputy Member	[redacted S.39(1)b], Head of Financial Planning, Reporting and Data, Scottish Government
Member	Fiona Hogg, Chief People Officer, Scottish Government
Member	Jim Miller, Chief Executive, NHS 24
Deputy Member	Karen Reid, Chief Executive, NES
Member	Professor Jann Gardner, Chief Executive, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Deputy Member	[redacted S.39(1)b], Director of Digital Services Strategy and Programmes, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Member	Sue Scotland, Deputy Director, Strategy and Assurance, Digital Health & Care, Scottish Government
Deputy Member	[redacted S.39(1)b], Divisional Head, Strategy, Policy & Corporate Services, Scottish Government
Deputy Member	Jonathan Cameron, Deputy Director, Digital Health and Care, Scottish Government
Member	Dr Adam Coldwells, Chief Executive, NHS Grampian
Deputy Member	Dr June Brown, Executive Nurse Director, NHS Grampian
Member	Carol Potter, Chief Executive, NHS Fife
Member	Dr Boyd Peters, Medical Director, NHS Highland
Member	Trudi Marshall, Nurse Director, NHS Lanarkshire
Member	Craig Marriott, Director of Finance, NHS Lothian
Deputy Member	Julie Carter, Director of Finance, Strategy & Logistics, SAS
Member	Gillian Russell, Director of Health Workforce, Scottish Government
Deputy Member	Amy Wilson, Deputy Director of Health Workforce Planning and Development, Scottish Government
Member	Anne Armstrong, Chief Nursing Officer, Scottish Government
Deputy Member	Jason Birch, Deputy Director Chief Nursing Officer, Scottish Government

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