Our board

Lindsay Burley, Chairman
Dr Burley has been Chair since April 2003. Prior to that she was Chief Executive of Borders Health Board. She is a Non Executive Director of NHS Education for Scotland a lay member of Napier University Court and Convener of the Trustees of the Dementia Services Development Centre at Stirling University.

James O'Neil, Vice Chairman
Dr O'Neil is a General Medical Practitioner and has held several senior positions serving the GP community in Glasgow. He was previously Medical Director of Glasgow Emergency Medical Service and has experience of working on many health committees and groups. Dr O'Neil has not been involved in any political activity within the last five years and does not hold any other Ministerial appointments.

Hilary Mounfield OBE
Ms Mounfield is Chief Executive of Epilepsy Scotland and Chair of Voluntary Health Scotland. She has held many public and voluntary sector positions on various organisations and is a committed advocate of 'patient power'. Ms Mounfield has not been involved in any political activity within the last five years, and does not hold any other Ministerial appointments.

Mairi Brown JP
Mrs Brown is a retired teacher and a member of the Children's Panel Advisory Committee. She was a trustee of Argyll and Clyde Acute Trust and Inverclyde Royal Hospital Trust and has a sound knowledge of the working of the NHS both through her experience at Board level and in several other roles. Mrs Brown is also a Justice of the Peace, for which she receives no remuneration. She has not been involved in any political activity within the last five years.

Peter Ramsay
Mr Ramsay is an independent mortgage adviser. He has previously worked as an Executive Bank Manager for Clydesdale Bank PLC. He is also Chair of John Logie Baird Primary School Board. Mr Ramsay has been actively involved in a number of roles with the Conservative party within the last five years, including standing as a candidate, speaking on behalf of the party, canvassing, and also being the Chair and Treasurer of a Local Branch. He does not hold any other Ministerial appointments.

S Kenneth Thomson
Mr Thomson is a part-time Project Director of the Glasgow Gaelic Centre project and part-time Development Officer (Scotland) with the NHS Retirement Fellowship. He has spent his entire working life in the NHS and has held several senior positions, including Chief Executive of Yorkhill NHS Trust and Law Hospital NHS Trust. He also has a strong interest in the Gaelic language and is Conductor of Glasgow Gaelic Musical Association. Mr Thomson has not been involved in any political activity within the last five years and does not hold any other Ministerial appointments.

Jeane Freeman
Jeane Freeman is a senior consultant in public policy and government, specialising in providing strategic policy advice to private and public sector organisations. In 1987 she established the criminal justice employment organisation, Apex Scotland and was its Chief Executive for 12 years. In 1995 she was awarded the OBE for services to criminal justice.For just over four years until 2005, Ms Freeman was senior special adviser to the First Minister, working on the Scottish Budget, the government’s legislative programme, relations with the UK government and in the Finance, Health and Justice portfolios. She is currently a member of the Parole Board for Scotland.

Carole Anderson, Employee Director
Carole has been Employee Director of the NHS National Waiting Times Centre since June 2004 and has the same corporate responsibility as all of our other Non-Executive Directors. Together with Staff Side Representatives and Department Managers, she is also involved in bringing staff issues to the attention of Senior Managers, and works to ensure that all staff feel involved, listened to and able to participate in decisions that affect them. She also provides a staff perspective on strategy development and service delivery and provides a vital link between the Board and our Partnership Forum.