Members Reappointed to the National Waiting Times Centre Board

June 2015

Members reappointed to the National Waiting Times Centre Board

The Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport announced the reappointment of two Members to the National Waiting Times Centre Board (NWTC).

The NHS National Waiting Times Centre Board (NWTC) is a Special Health Board made up of two distinct parts – the Golden Jubilee National Hospital and the Beardmore Hotel and Conference Centre. The NWTC is responsible for ensuring proper management of, and accountability for the site, and has collective responsibility for the performance of the organisation as a whole. The NWTC works with the NHS Boards and clinicians across Scotland in a common way to support a continued significant and sustainable increase in NHS Scotland’s overall performance.

Phil Cox - joined the Board of the Golden Jubilee hospital in late 2011 having completed 32 years of service in the Royal Air Force. Phil, as a member of the Royal College of Defence Studies, has a background of strategic thinking, planning and delivery and this has allowed him to support the Board's development of key capabilities and services within the National Waiting Times Centre and beyond. Phil is the Chief Executive of Scottish Veterans Residences, Scotland's oldest military charity which supports homeless and vulnerable veterans within 3 residences in Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow. His work within the Health and Social Care environment further underpins his ability to support the Golden Jubilee Board. Mr Cox does not hold any other ministerial public appointments.

Mark MacGregor – is a consultant Physician and nephrologist at University Hospital Crosshouse and brings 25 years of broad clinical experience to the Board. He is the Associate Medical Director for the Surgical Division in NHS Ayrshire and Arran with responsibility for clinical governance and medical management. He is a Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Glasgow, was previously a National Kidney Research Fund training fellow, and continues to be active in clinical research. He is a Health Foundation GenerationQ fellow, having had formal training and qualification in quality improvement. As a member of the Scottish Medicines Consortium he brings knowledge of new medications and health economics. Mark was previously a Senior Medical Officer in the Scottish Government with a primary focus on approval and revalidation of doctors. Mr MacGregor does not hold any other ministerial public appointments.

The reappointments will be for four years and will run from October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2019. The reappointments are part time and attract a remuneration of £8,088 for a time commitment of eight hours per week.

This reappointment is regulated by the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland.

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 within the last five years (if there is any to be declared) to be made public. Mr Cox and Mr MacGregor have not had any political activity in the last five years.