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Borders NHS chair
26/08/2003
Health Minister Malcolm Chisholm today announced the re-appointment of Mr Tony Taylor as Chair of the Borders NHS Board. His new term of appointment is for two years from August 1toJuly 31, 2005.
Mr Chisholm said:
"I am pleased to announce the re-appointment of Tony Taylor as Chair of Borders NHS Board. Since his appointment as Chair in 2001, he has made a valuable contribution to the NHS in Scotland, and has recently led the Board to a unified structure."
Borders NHS Board is responsible for the strategic planning of health services and the development of measures to improve the health of the community in the Borders region. To meet those needs it has an annual budget of over £110 million.
Aged 65, Mr Taylor has worked for 20 years as a Managing Director of a Textile Company. His public service includes ten years on the Board of Scottish Enterprise Borders, and his involvement with the NHS which commenced some six years ago when he became a Non-Executive Trustee of the Borders General Hospital Acute Trust, latterly serving as Vice-Chair .
Mr Taylor does not hold any other Ministerial appointments, and has not been involved in any political activity within the last five years.
It is expected that the Chair will contribute around 3 days per week, for which the annual remuneration is £26,000.
This Ministerial public appointment was made in accordance with guidance issued by the Office of the Commissioner of Public Appointments (OCPA). A statement of validation from the Independent Assessor appointed by OCPA has been obtained. This confirms full compliance with the OCPA Code of Practice at each stage of the appointments process.
The establishment of 15 new NHS Boards was announced in 'Our National Health: A plan for action, a plan for change' (Scottish Executive Health Department, December 2000). Further details were given in the policy document 'Rebuilding our National Health Service' (May 2001). NHS Boards have been designed to simplify and rationalise existing NHS decision-making structures and create greater accountability and transparency. NHS Boards provide strategic leadership and direction in each local health system, leaving each NHS Trust free to concentrate on delivering its operational responsibilities for health care. Trust boards have been replaced by a Trust management team, more closely focused around delivery of service to patients, and which includes the Chair and two trustees in addition to five executive directors.
The publication in March 2003 ofScotland's Health White Paper, 'Partnership for Care', builds on and takes forward the plan for action set out in the publication 'Our National Health'.