The 2017/18 audit of NHS Tayside
The 2017/18 audit of NHS Tayside
The Auditor General for Scotland said: "NHS Tayside financial position has been unsustainable since 2013 and urgent action is needed to turn around the organisation".
Evidence from the 2016/17 audit of NHS Tayside is available here.
Oral evidence session 13 December 2018
The Committee took evidence from the Auditor General for Scotland and Audit Scotland.
Please read the Official Report of the meeting 13 December 2018.
Papers for the meeting 13 December 2018
Minutes of the meeting 13 December 2018
Meeting Correspondence and follow-up
The Committee agreed to invite the Chair, the Chief Executive and Assistant Chief Executive of NHS Tayside, the Scottish Government and the Central Legal Office to give oral evidence at a future Committee meeting.
Correspondence to Convener with NHS Tayside Audit and Advisory Group Third Progress Report, 12 December 2018 (840KB pdf)
NHS Tayside Written evidence January 2019 (836KB pdf)
Oral evidence session 17 January 2019
The Committee took evidence from John Brown CBE, Chairman, Malcolm Wright OBE, former Chief Executive, Alan Gray, Director of Finance and Dr Annie Ingram, Strategic Director of Workforce, NHS Tayside and Hazel Craik, Head of Employment, Central Legal Office.
Followed by - Paul Gray, Director-General Health and Social Care, Scottish Government and Chief Executive NHS Scotland, Shirley Rogers, Director of Health Workforce, Leadership and Service Transformation, Scottish Government.
Followed by the Auditor General for Scotland and Audit Scotland.
Please read the Official Report of 17 January 2019.
Papers for the meeting, 17 January 2019
Minutes of the meeting, 17 January 2019
Meeting Correspondence and follow-up
The Committee agreed to write to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator regarding its inquiry into Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds.
Letter from Convener to David Robb, OSCR, 17 January 2019 (103KB pdf)
Letter from David Robb, OSCR to Convener, 22 January 2019 (69KB pdf)
OSCR NHS Tayside Endowment Fund Inquiry Report, 1 February 2019 (440KB pdf)
Letter from Paul Gray to Convener, 15 February 2019 (148KB pdf)
NHS Tayside AAG February Update, 14 February 2019 (247KB pdf)
Letter from Donna Bell, Scottish Government to Convener, 22 February 2019 (204KB pdf)
Letter from David Carson and Ian McDonald to Convener, 9 March 2019 (719KB pdf)
Committee Report
Committee report on the 2016/17 and 2017/18 audits of NHS Tayside
Correspondence from Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport to Convener, 18 July 2019 (1.87MB pdf)
At its meeting on the 21 November 2019, the Committee agreed to close its scrutiny of the 2017/18 audit of NHS Tayside.