State Hospitals Board for Scotland – Biographies

The State Hospital STATE HOSPITALS BOARD FOR SCOTLAND – BIOGRAPHIES Terry Currie, Chairman Following a short spell with the Royal Bank of Scotland, Terry joined British Steel in 1969. He worked primarily at the Ravenscraig plant and held a range of positions across a number of departments. In 1981 he joined British Steel (Industry) Ltd, a subsidiary company, which had the remit of regenerating regions which suffered from steel plant closures. He remained in economic regeneration for the remainder of his full time career, working for Scottish Enterprise and holding senior positions at both Lanarkshire and National level until his retirement as Director of Growing Business in 2010. He was appointed Non-Executive Director at NHS Lanarkshire in 2004 and served there for eight years. He held a number of positions including Chair of the Audit Committee and Chair of the Acute Operating Management Committee. He was appointed Chair at The State Hospital in 2011, initially for two years and was re-appointed for a further four years in 2013. He is a graduate of the University of Stirling and holds a Master of Science Degree. He was a founder member of the Lanarkshire Civic Pride Campaign in 1991. He has served on the Boards of New Lanarkshire Ltd, the Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service and Scottish Business in the Community. He is currently Chair of the Scottish Steelworkers Memorial Fund. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for Lanarkshire in 2001. James Crichton, Chief Executive Jim holds Degrees in Social Administration and Health Studies. Having qualified and worked as an RMN in various clinical settings within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Jim subsequently held posts in Quality Improvement, and Head of Service roles in Glasgow. In 2007 he was appointed as Director of Mental Health Service in NHS Ayrshire and Arran leading on the strategic redesign of Mental Health Services including the establishment of Crisis Response Services and the commissioning of a new Mental Health Hospital for adult mental health care. 1 In 2011 he also took on responsibility for Primary Care Services in Ayrshire and Arran with a lead role in implementing the Board’s Primary Care Strategy. In 2013 Jim was appointed Director of Mental Health Services for NHS Tayside and has led on the development and implementation of a comprehensive programme of service improvements. The service has made a significant contribution over that period to the Scottish National Patient Safety Programme. Jim was appointed to the post of Chief Executive at The State Hospital in March 2015. In November 2015, he also joined the Board of SACRO as a Non-Executive Director. Professor Lindsay Thomson, Medical Director Hon. Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, The State Hospital from February 1998. Medical Director, The State Hospitals Board for Scotland and the Forensic Mental Health Managed Care Network from March 2007 plus Director of the School of Forensic Mental Health. Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh. Lindsay graduated in medicine from the University of Edinburgh and has Master of Philosophy and Doctorate of Medicine postgraduate degrees. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Lindsay is fully trained in general adult and forensic psychiatry. Her research interests include outcomes in mentally disordered offenders, risk assessment and management of harm to others, the impact of legislative change, and service design for mentally disordered offenders. She has a particular interest in teaching and has established the School of Forensic Mental Health under the auspices of the Forensic Network in collaboration with the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow Caledonian. Lindsay works extensively with health, social and criminal justice services on educational programmes in forensic mental health. She co-authored the first textbook on psychiatry and the Scottish legal system and legislation: Mental Health and Scots Law in Practice. She co-chaired the 2013 National Prison Health Care Network Mental Health Subgroup which reported in 2013. Robin McNaught, Finance & Performance Management Director After graduating from the University of Glasgow, Robin trained as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young where, after qualification, he developed extensive expertise in advising public and private sector clients, and providing training across a range of skills to clients and staff in the UK and Europe. He led the finance function at the Scottish Institute of Sport, before gaining further experience in finance and advisory roles with other professional Chartered Accountancy firms. 2 Prior to joining The State Hospital in October 2012, he was Finance Director of an engineering company with operations in Scotland and China. Robin serves as a member of the Audit Committees of the Water Industry Commission of Scotland, the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland, and the Board of Trustees of an educational charity. Mark Richards, Interim Nursing Director Mark holds a degree and specialist practitioner qualification in forensic mental health nursing, and has a post graduate qualification in primary care, gained through the School of General Practice at the University of Glasgow. Having qualified and worked as a mental health nurse in forensic services in Perth and Glasgow, Mark subsequently held a variety of lead professional and head of service posts in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. In 2009, he was appointed as the Head of Mental Health, Addiction and Learning Disability Services in East Dunbartonshire CHP, adding board wide responsibility for prison healthcare in 2011. During this time, he led on the redesign of local primary care mental health services, introducing a nurse led service and transforming performance regarding waiting times. He also worked closely with the local authority to develop asset based approaches at team and community level. In 2013, Mark joined The State Hospital in an Interim General Management role, prior to securing the substantive General Manager post in January 2014. On 1 February 2016, Mark took on the post of Interim Nursing Director. Maire Whitehead, Non-Executive With experience as a Head Teacher for 26 years, Maire is a trustee of the City of Glasgow College Foundation, a lay assessor for NHS Education for Scotland, and a member of the Board of the Golden Jubilee Hospital. Former appointments include being a member of the Ethics Committee of the University of Strathclyde, the Chair of “Friends of Victoria Infirmary” pressure group, and an Independent Assessor for the Public Appointments. Maire’s appointment as a Non-Executive Director of The State Hospitals Board for Scotland runs from 1 February 2016 to 31 January 2019. 3 Bill Brackenridge, Non-Executive Bill was brought up in Glasgow and studied Economics and Geography at Glasgow University. He worked first in commercial issues with British Airways in London. He went on to run a Cargo Charter subsidiary; a job that took him to Europe a couple of times a week. Unhappy with living in London, he returned to Scotland to join the new Strathclyde Regional Council Policy Planning Unit and thoroughly enjoyed being at the political centre of Europe’s largest local authority. A complete change of direction took him into Management Consultancy. His career there lasted more than 25 years. His areas of expertise were remuneration, performance management and corporate governance. He worked mostly in the offshore oil and gas industry and in the public sector. He managed a consultancy operation in Scotland and was one of a world-wide group of Partners who owned and managed the consultancy. During this time, he spent six years as a member of the Board of Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd, the organisation that runs a dozen small airports, including the beach at Barra. From 2003 to 2009, he was the Chairman of the Scottish Ambulance Service, overseeing the introduction of a totally new response system – based on need. He drove a major change to the care model – from “scoop and run” to “treat and refer”. In his time, the SAS moved from a transport organisation to a care organisation. From 2007 to 2014, he was a member of the Board of NHS Highland. When NHS Argyll & Clyde was wound up the Argyll & Bute CHP was created as part of NHS Highland. Bill was appointed Chair. In that role he ensured the eradication of a fundamental overspend of £5m to a break-even accommodating substantial service re-design. Since 2009, he has been the Convener of Argyll & Bute’s Adult Protection Committee – ensuring adults at risk of harm are protected. From that role he chaired the Adult Protection Conveners’ Group for five years working closely with the Scottish Government to move the Adult Support and Protection Agenda forward. In January, 2014, Bill was appointed to be the Chairing Member of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission – the organisation that receives, investigates and determines on complaints against lawyers in Scotland. Bill was appointed to The State Hospitals Board for Scotland on 1 February, 2013 and re-appointed for a second term from 1 February 2016 to 31 January 2019. He chairs the Staff Governance Committee and is a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees. 4 Nicholas Johnston, Non-Executive Nicholas has 20 years experience of developing and delivering practical and successful marketing and business plans in the public and voluntary sectors. He spent 12 years as a senior manager responsible for strategy and performance in the Royal National Institute of Blind People. Nicholas is currently Chief Executive of ECC Ltd (Educational Competencies Consortium), a not-for-profit organisation providing job evaluation products and support to 125 higher and further education institutions across the UK. He is also Deputy Chair of Abertay University Students Association. He has Board level experience of driving organisational strategy, and brings particular expertise in strategic thinking and implementation, risk management, change and business planning. Nicholas’s appointment is from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2016.

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