Progress against this plan is monitoredby the Health Department and is discussed by the Ambulance Service Board at itsmeetings throughout the year.In addition, I chair an annual reviewmeeting with the ambulance service’s chairman and members of the management team.This meeting is held in public and is about supporting the ambulance service indelivering the functions and responsibilities delegated to it using a process whichenables the Health Department and Scottish ministers to determine how effectivelythese are being discharged.The ambulance service is also subject to regular inspection bythe Health and Safety Executive and review by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland...