Holyrood Committee To Question NHS Bosses Live On Audit Scotland Reports

19th December 2018

Added 20 December 2018.

The archive film of the meeting can be found at -

https://www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/public-audit-and-post-legislative-scrutiny-committee-december-20-2018

The Public Audit and Post-Legislative Scrutiny Committee will take evidence from the following witnesses tomorrow from 9.00am Thursday 20 December:

John Burns, Chief Executive, NHS Ayrshire and Arran

Professor Elaine Mead, Chief Executive, NHS Highland

You can watch the meeting live via https://www.scottishparliament.tv/ from 9am on Thursday 20th December 2018.

You can read a copy of the meeting papers HERE

They will give evidence on the Audit Scotland 2017/18 reports on NHS Ayrshire and Arran and NHS Highland. As a reminder, the report said that both health boards face significant financial challenges, which are likely to continue in the years ahead. You can read the Audit Scotland report at http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/report/the-201718-audit-of-nhs-highland-financial-sustainability

The Committee will then take evidence from Paul Gray, Director-General Health & Social Care, Scottish Government and Chief Executive, NHS Scotland, on NHS in Scotland 2018 Audit Scotland report, which explained that immediate action is needed to shift the NHS towards long-term, fundamental change.

You can watch the meeting live via https://www.scottishparliament.tv/ from 9am on Thursday 20th December 2018.

To find out more about this committee and who sits on it go to -

http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/public-audit-committee.aspx