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NHS appointments
15/09/2005
Health Minister Andy Kerr today announced the appointment of Gerry Marr as a member of NHS Quality Improvement Scotland and Fiona MacKenzie as a member to NHS Education for Scotland.
Gerry Marr was appointed as the Chief Executive of Tayside University Hospitals NHS Trust in August 2001 has had a long and varied career in the National Health Service. A nurse by background, after qualifying, Mr Marr spent time in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities before moving to America to take up a nursing post in Trauma and Acute Care. Following two years in America, he was appointed to the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow in posts in Training and Nursing Personnel.
A secondment to the General Manager's Office at Glasgow was followed by an appointment as Head of Patient Services for Greater Glasgow Health Board, the first post of its kind. From there, he took up the post as Unit General Manager for Children's and Maternity Services, again in Glasgow, and took Yorkhill Hospital for children into Trust status in the early 1990's. Four years later he was appointed as Director of Human Resources at the then Scottish Executive. Thereafter he filled the post of Director of Performance and Planning for the NHS in Scotland. He does not hold any other ministerial appointments.
Fiona Mackenzie is Chief Executive of NHS Forth Valley having worked extensively in the NHS in Scotland since 1980. She has a particular interest in the development of primary care and has been actively involved in the development of the Community Health Partnerships on a national basis. She does not hold any other ministerial appointments.
Both appointments will be for four years from September 1, 2005 to August 31, 2009.
It is expected that as a member they will contribute around eight hours per week for which the annual remuneration is £7,305. This annual remuneration is paid to their respective employer in compensation for their time devoted to Board business.
The aim of NHS Quality Improvement Scotland is to strengthen public confidence in the health service and to support the delivery of higher standards of care, with improved outcomes and experiences for patients and carers, and better value for money.
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is the Health Service's own training organisation. It has statutory functions to enable it to fulfil its remit of promoting best practice in the education and lifelong learning of all NHS staff.
These Ministerial appointments were made in accordance with Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland (OCPAS) Code of Practice.
All appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process. However, in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for appointees' political activity (if any declared) to be made public. Within the last five years, none of the above appointees have been involved in any political activity.