Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 20 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether there should be (a) major reform of the NHS, and, if so, in what ways and (b) a reduction in the number of NHS boards and other health bodies.
The Scottish Government’s Service Renewal Framework and Public Service Reform Strategy set out long-term transformation to support sustainability.
This includes restructuring national NHS Boards by merging NES and NSS into Public Services Delivery Scotland, streamlining once-for-Scotland support and governance.
Health Boards in the East and West are required through sub-national arrangements to develop joint plans that improve equity and access across their populations.
We are strengthening integration authorities and progressing Single Authority Model development with three local partners to explore alternative governance approaches.
Any further structural changes will be for an incoming administration to determine.