Membersappointed to the Boards of NHS 24 and the Scottish Ambulance Service

MembersAppointed to the Boards of NHS 24 and the Scottish Ambulance Service

The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sporttoday announced the appointment of Martin Togneri as a Member of the NHS 24 Board and the appointment of Madeline Smith and Irene Oldfather as Members of the Scottish Ambulance Service.

MEMBER

Martin Togneriwas educated in Stirling and Glasgow, holding an MA in Economics and Politics from the University of Glasgow, and an MBA from Strathclyde University. Following periods in sales and marketing in the computer industry and then in postgraduate study at the University of Glasgow, he joined Locate in Scotland, the government’s then foreign direct investment agency, in 1984 and became its Director in 1995 after serving in a number of capacities, including a period of five years based overseas.In 1998, he joined Cadence Design Systems, the San Jose, California-based electronic design automation company as European market development director, before returning to economic development as Chief Executive of Scottish Development International (SDI), the UK's first fully integrated in international economic development organisation, in 2000. In 2007, he joined Glasgow Caledonian University as Director & Dean of its business school and led it through a process of strategic review, which led to it developing new areas of expertise including social enterprise and TV scriptwriting, before leaving in 2009.Since then, he has focused on non-executive roles, bringing to bear as a member of the boards of CogBooks Ltd., Skills Development Scotland, the Scottish Waterways Trust, the Scottish Fire & Rescue Service, the Scottish Ambulance Service and Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance his skills and experience in the oversight of strategic planning, risk management and organisational change, as well as of the scrutiny of operational and financial performance.

Madeline Smithis a chartered engineer with experience from the private, public and academic sectors. She brings expertise in strategy, innovation and building complex collaborations, as well as new approaches to community engagement. She works part time for the Glasgow School of Art, as Head of Strategy in the Innovation School where she leads the research and enterprise strategy, as well as the development and delivery of a portfolio of programmes using design to build the innovative capacity of businesses, public sector organisations and communities.

Irene Oldfatherbrings to the Scottish Ambulance Service Board a range of Third Sector, parliamentary and Health and Social Care experience. She is currently Director with the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland where her thematic areas of interest include Dementia Carer Voices, Medicines, Our Voice, Neurological Conditions, Sensory Impairment, and Transforming Care After Treatment programmes. As a Member of the Scottish Parliament, Irene set up and chaired the Cross Party Group on Alzheimer’s and Dementia which drafted and agreed the Charter of Rights for People with Dementia and their Carers. Irene`s work also extends to Europe where she is currently chair of European Patients’ Academy (EUPATI) UK National Liaison Team (NLT), as well as representing Scotland's third sector on the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). Irene was educated at Strathclyde University, where she obtained an Honours degree in Politics and a post graduate MSc by Research.

APPOINTMENT

These appointments will be for four years and will run from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2022 for Martin Togneri and Irene Oldfather. Madeline Smith’s appointment will start on the 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2022..

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

REMUNERATION

This appointment is part-time and attracts a remuneration of £8,251 per year for a time commitment of 52 days per year.

OTHER MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENTS

Martin Togneri is a Member of the Scottish Ambulance Service for which he receives remuneration of £8,169 per annum, for a time commitment of one day per week.

Madeline Smith is a Member of NHS24 for which she receives remuneration of £8,251 per annum, for a time commitment of one day per week.

Irene Oldfather does not hold any other public appointments.

POLITICAL ACTIVITY

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.

Martin Togneri has distributed election literature on behalf of the Scottish National Party.

Madeline Smith has had no political activity within the last five years.

Irene Oldfather was formerly a Scottish Labour Party MSP

BACKGROUND

NHS 24 delivers a high quality online and out of hours telephone service providing access to health advice and information at any time across Scotland. Its core unscheduled care service handles successfully about 1.7 million calls out of hours each year, providing clinical advice and care when GP surgeries are closed and people are too ill to wait until they re-open. Working with Health Boards and other partners NHS 24 also provides a range of other health information services to inform and support people in maintaining their health and managing ill health, including NHS Inform which provides the public with a wide range of online services including a health encyclopaedia and local services database.

The Scottish Ambulance Service is a Special Health Board of NHSScotland. As the frontline of the NHS in Scotland, the Scottish Ambulance Service provides an emergency ambulance service to a population of over 5million people serving all of the nation’s mainland and island communities. The Service covers the largest geographic area of any ambulance service in the UK and plays an integral part in the day to day operation of the NHS in Scotland and, increasingly, has been working with NHS Territorial Boards to help deliver new models of care and more effective care pathways.