In particular, the Committee seeks the following details—
-the steps it has taken to review the Scottish Government allocations process to ensure that any variation in allocation to NHS boards is approved by the Scottish Ministers (see in particular page 23);
-the steps that is taking to restore public confidence in the use of NHS endowments funds (see in particular pages 26, 28, 29, 33 and 35);
-the steps it is taking to ensure that any issues of concern raised in annual audit reports from NHS boards are escalated appropriately (see in particular page 40);
-the steps it is taking to support boards to ensure that the finance function is effective and that boards include Members with financial and accounting experience and skills;
-the action that is being taken to support boards to improve the accessibility of the financial information provided to boards;
-information about the additional processes that the Scottish Government is putting in place to provide effective oversight of the settlement process (see in particular page 52);
-the action that the Scottish Government is taking to support NHS boards to bring about transformational change in order that the NHS can become financially sustainable (see in particular page 60);
-the action that the Scottish Government is taking to address the leadership challenges that are being faced by the NHS throughout Scotland (see in particular page 62);
-the action that the Scottish Government is taking to strengthen board-level governance arrangements (see in particular page 63);
-details about the new arrangements whereby NHS boards will require to break even on a three-yearly basis and how the Scottish Government will monitor the extent to which boards are managing their finances appropriately during this three-year period (see in particular page 65).