Public Audit Committee
Minutes: 04 May 2023
Thursday, 04 May 2023
13th Meeting, 2023
Minutes
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take agenda items 3, 4 and 5 in private.
2. NHS in Scotland 2022:
The Committee took evidence on the section 23 report from—
Caroline Lamb, Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General for Health and Social Care and Richard McCallum, Director of Health Finance and Governance, Scottish Government;
John Burns, Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland.
3. NHS in Scotland 2022 (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Leigh Johnston, Senior Manager and Fiona Lees, Senior Auditor, Audit Scotland.
4. NHS in Scotland 2022 (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 3 and agreed to await further written information from the Scottish Government before deciding its next steps.
5. Work programme (In Private):
The Committee considered its work programme and agreed its approach to the scrutiny of the forthcoming Major Capital Projects update.