Written Question · S1W-18197 · Session 1
What the remit is of the chairperson of the Health Education Board for Scotland.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the remit is of the chairperson of the Health Education Board for Scotland.
The answer
As set out in the information provided to all applicants, the chairperson of the Health Education Board for Scotland has the following personal responsibilities:providing leadership to the board
working with other board members to ensure that the board accepts collective responsibility for discharging its functions which will comprise:
- setting the direction of the organisation within the overall policies and priorities of the Scottish Executive and NHSScotland, defining its annual longer-term objectives and agreeing plans to achieve them- setting financial targets for the board, monitoring the board's financial performance and deciding on action to meet financial targets- the appointment, appraisal and remuneration of senior stafffully representing the board's activities, in an open and positive way, to:
the publiclocal authoritiesprofessional and advisory bodies the mediaall other interested partiesworking with other health organisations and the Scottish Executive Health Department to make sure that there is a united approach to putting government health policy into practice
ensuring that there is an effective dialogue between the board and its key partners on its plans and performance, and that these are responsive to the needs of the public
developing an effective working relationship with the Chief Executive, other board members and staff of the organisation to fulfil the decisions of the board
encouraging all board members to work as a team to contribute to the organisation's work
making sure that all board members are effectively trained and developed and that their performance is formally reviewed on a regular basis
making sure that all board members follow the Standards of Conduct, Accountability and Openness of NHSScotland
making sure organisational values and aims are clearly explained, understood and applied throughout the whole organisation
making sure that the board sets up required committees such as audit and remuneration
chairing board meetings and meetings of committees of the board, making sure that they discuss the main current issues and policies with the available information to hand, and that they make decisions in an open and responsible way
accountability to Scottish ministers through the Minister for Health and Community Care for the organisation's performance.
working with other board members to ensure that the board accepts collective responsibility for discharging its functions which will comprise:
- setting the direction of the organisation within the overall policies and priorities of the Scottish Executive and NHSScotland, defining its annual longer-term objectives and agreeing plans to achieve them- setting financial targets for the board, monitoring the board's financial performance and deciding on action to meet financial targets- the appointment, appraisal and remuneration of senior stafffully representing the board's activities, in an open and positive way, to:
the publiclocal authoritiesprofessional and advisory bodies the mediaall other interested partiesworking with other health organisations and the Scottish Executive Health Department to make sure that there is a united approach to putting government health policy into practice
ensuring that there is an effective dialogue between the board and its key partners on its plans and performance, and that these are responsive to the needs of the public
developing an effective working relationship with the Chief Executive, other board members and staff of the organisation to fulfil the decisions of the board
encouraging all board members to work as a team to contribute to the organisation's work
making sure that all board members are effectively trained and developed and that their performance is formally reviewed on a regular basis
making sure that all board members follow the Standards of Conduct, Accountability and Openness of NHSScotland
making sure organisational values and aims are clearly explained, understood and applied throughout the whole organisation
making sure that the board sets up required committees such as audit and remuneration
chairing board meetings and meetings of committees of the board, making sure that they discuss the main current issues and policies with the available information to hand, and that they make decisions in an open and responsible way
accountability to Scottish ministers through the Minister for Health and Community Care for the organisation's performance.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-18197 by reference.