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Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of NHS Highland”
Meeting date: 13 January 2022
Colin Beattie
In effect, therefore, the Covid moneys are masking the underlying financial issues to some extent. Is that correct?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of NHS Highland”
Meeting date: 13 January 2022
Colin Beattie
So, the answer is yes.
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of NHS Highland”
Meeting date: 13 January 2022
Colin Beattie
It seems extraordinary that one health board is getting such a significant uplift. I am not questioning whether it deserves it; I am just saying that it seems disproportionate.
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of Bòrd na Gàidhlig”
Meeting date: 13 January 2022
Colin Beattie
To put it more simply, do you consider the board’s capacity to be a risk to it?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of NHS Highland”
Meeting date: 13 January 2022
Colin Beattie
I am interested to know whether, in your opinion, the NHS Highland situation reflects fairness.
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of NHS Highland”
Meeting date: 13 January 2022
Colin Beattie
I have one last question.
At paragraph 25, on page 8, the report tells us:
“NHS Highland is not currently budgeting for a financial brokerage requirement from Scottish Government for the 2021/22 financial year.”
Is it possible that NHS Highland will require some level of brokerage from the Scottish Government in the current financial year, given the other things that we are taking into account?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of NHS Highland”
Meeting date: 13 January 2022
Colin Beattie
Looking at the report, it seems that one significant subject is missing. All the previous reports on NHS Highland have made great mention of Raigmore hospital, which has had significant overruns in prescriptions, staffing and almost everything that one could think of. However, from this report, it seems that the matter has vanished completely. Does that mean that everything is good and under control there?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of NHS Highland”
Meeting date: 13 January 2022
Colin Beattie
It would have been interesting to see some continuity on Raigmore, with regard to the progress that it is making. I have no doubt that the subject will come up again in the future.
At paragraph 23, on page 7, the report tells us:
“The financial plan requires £32.9 million of savings to be delivered through the ... Cost Improvement Programme.”
Where are those savings likely to come from? In the past, NHS Highland has had great difficulty in making recurring savings, and many of them seem to be one-off savings patched up. Where are the savings being targeted?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of NHS Highland”
Meeting date: 13 January 2022
Colin Beattie
Did you find any indication that NHS Highland is using staff vacancies—at consultant level, in particular—to manage its savings? In other words, has it been delaying appointments?
Economy and Fair Work Committee (Virtual)
Subsidy Control Bill
Meeting date: 12 January 2022
Colin Beattie
If Westminster decides not to produce an assisted-areas map, how will we determine the areas where that level of aid should be directed?
