Revised Date For NHS Highland Annual Review

28th March 2019

NHS Highland's annual review has been rescheduled for the 25th April 2019 at the Culduthel Christian Centre in Inverness with Jeane Freeman, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, in attendance.

The date has been rearranged from the 9th April due to the recent appointment of Professor Boyd Robertson as the new interim Chair of the health board.

Professor Robertson said: "I am looking forward to joining our new Chief Executive, Iain Stewart, and the rest of the senior leadership team at the event, and this revised date enables me to do so. I would like to apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

"The annual review is an ideal platform to look at what happened over the 2017/18 year and to celebrate the positive work carried out across Highland over the recent months. It also allows us to address some of the challenges we have faced.

“I look forward to meeting with members of the public on the day during the public session, which is an ideal opportunity to ask a question of NHS Highland or the Scottish Government."

The performance of all NHS boards is reviewed by the Scottish Government Health Department at annual reviews. They provide an opportunity for members of Highland's NHS board to highlight the year’s achievements and discuss issues with the Cabinet Secretary and members of the Scottish Government’s health department.

The agenda is set by the Scottish Government Health Department based on national standards and agreed local performance targets.

As well as reviewing the performance of the board over the last year, stakeholders will be able to hear first-hand from the new NHS Highland leadership team about the organisation’s plans for the year ahead.