Borders NHS  Board

The Board is responsible for providing health care services to protect and improve the health of the people of the Borders and plan services for the local population. Other roles include to:

• focus clearly on health outcomes and people’s experience of their local NHS system;
• promote integrated health and community planning by working closely with other local organisations; and
• provide a single focus of accountability for the performance of the local NHS system.

Throughout its work, NHS Borders is committed to forging effective links with all its partners in care, such as patients, staff, local communities and disadvantaged groups, so that their needs and views are placed at the heart of the design and delivery of local health services.

Borders NHS Board functions include:

• strategy development: to develop a single local health plan which addresses health priorities;
• resource allocation to address local priorities and determining how Borders resources are deployed to meet strategic objectives;
• implementation of the local health plan;
• performance management of the NHS Borders health system.

The Board meets every two months and the meetings are open to the public. Click here for the dates and venues for the Borders NHS Board meetings.

Key documents relating to the Board and the performance of the Board can be found by clicking the links below:

• Annual Accounts
• Annual Reports
• Annual Review
• Board Meeting Papers
• Capital Schemes
• Code of Conduct for Borders NHS Board Members
• Code of Corporate Governance
• Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 Duties to Publish
• Register of Interests for Borders NHS Board Members
• Vision, Values & Corporate Objectives

More of our corporate documents can be found under our Freedom of Information Publication Scheme

	Calum Campbell Chief Executive		John Raine Chair
	Pat Alexander Non-Executive Director		Eric Baijal Joint Director of Public Health
	Edwina Cameron Employee Director		Ross Cameron Medical Director
	David Davidson Non-Executive Director		Jane Davidson Chief Operating Officer
	Catherine Duthie Non-Executive Director		Julia Edey Non-Executive Director
	Carol Gillie Director of Finance		John Hammond Non-Executive Director
	Adrian Lucas Non-Executive Director		Sandy Scott Non-Executive Director
	June Smyth Director of Workforce & Planning		Doreen Steele Non-Executive Director
	Sheena Wright Director of Nursing & Midwifery