Members

James O'Neil, Interim 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
Hilary Mounfield is Convenor of the Dementia Services Development Trust and provides consultancy to the Scottish Epilepsy Centre. She is the former CEO of Epilepsy Scotland and has chaired several national and international bodies. She has represented the patient viewpoint in the development of SIGN guidelines and various medical forums and is a committed advocate of patient involvement in medical care. Hilary has had no political involvement in the last five years and holds no other Ministerial appointments.

Peter Ramsay
Mr Ramsay has been a member of the Board since August 2003 and is Chair of the Audit Committee. He is a Stakeholder Director with ABC Schools Ltd, a not for profit PFI company, represents a mortgage broker in Scotland, previously was an independent mortgage broker and an Executive Banking Manager with Clydesdale Bank PLC. Mr Ramsay is currently the Chair of the Gordonstoun Association. He has not been politically active during the last five years.

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.

Maire Whitehead
Mrs Whitehead has been a member since July 2009. She is also a member of the Board of Management of Central College, Glasgow and chairs the Property and Estates Committee, as well as serving on several other committees including Finance. She is a member of the Ethics Committee of the University of Strathclyde and was formerly the Chair of “Friends of Victoria Infirmary” pressure group. She is also a member if the shadow Board of the proposed new ‘Super College’ in Glasgow. Ms Whitehead does not hold any other Ministerial appointments.

Jack Rae
Mr Rae has been a member since July 2009. He recently retired as Professor and Dean of the School of Health Nursing and Midwifery at the University of the West of Scotland, where he preserved and promoted strong links with the National Health Service locally and nationally. A nurse by profession, he worked within the NHS until 1996, latterly in Nurse Education, before transferring to the Higher Education sector in 1996. Mr Rae is currently a non-executive member and Vice Chair of the NHS Education for Scotland Board.

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.