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NHS Grampian
30/03/2006
Health Minister Andy Kerr today announced the re-appointment of Mrs Barbara Bruce and Professor Valerie Maehle as members of Grampian NHS Board.
Mrs Barbara Bruce is a solicitor and is self employed organising training for solicitors. She is a member of Peterhead Port Authority and a lay member of HM Inspectorate of Education. She is also a committee member of a number of voluntary organisations and is Chair of her local Academy School Board. Mrs Bruce has been a member of Grampian NHS Board since 2004. She does not hold any other ministerial appointments.
Professor Valerie Maehle is Dean of the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen which provides professional education for nurses, midwives, pharmacists, social workers and a wide range of the Allied Health Professions. Professor Maehle has been a member of Grampian NHS Board since 2004. She is also a Member of the Board of NHS Education for Scotland, for which she receives annual remuneration of £7,490, and is Chair of the Aberdeenshire Community Health Partnership. She was previously a member of the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council.
Both re-appointments will be for a period of three years from April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2009.
These posts are part time with a time commitment of eight hours per week for which the annual remuneration is £7,490.
Grampian 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 Grampian region.
Ministerial appointments are 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 re-appointees have been involved in any political activity.