Board Members' Register of Interests

It is a long established principle that public sector bodies, which includes the NHS, must be impartial and honest in the conduct of their business, and that their employees should remain beyond suspicion. There are three public service values which underpin the work of the health service, and are set out in Standards of Conduct, Accountability and Openness:

Conduct: There should be an absolute standard of honesty and integrity which should be the hallmark of all personal conduct in decisions affecting patients, employees/independent contractors and suppliers, including the use of information acquired in the course of NHSScotland duties and in dealing with the assets of NHS Scotland.

Accountability: Everything done by those who work in NHSScotland must be able to stand the test of parliamentary and public scrutiny, including judgements on propriety and professional codes of conduct.

Openness: NHSScotland should be open about its activities and plans in order to promote confidence between the NHS Boards or other health organisations and their employees/independent contractors, patients and the public.

Under the Code of Conduct which Board Members sign up to, they are required to register any private interests on appointment, and to have them formally recorded in the Board Minutes. All such interests are also entered into a Register, which is available at Board Headquarters, for public inspection.

Interests are registerable under nine categories as follows:

  • Category 1: Remuneration
  • Category 2: Other Roles
  • Category 3: Contracts
  • Category 4: Election Expenses
  • Category 5: Houses, Land and Buildings
  • Category 6: Interest in Shares and Securities
  • Category 7: Gifts and Hospitality
  • Category 8: Non-Financial Interests
  • Category 9: Close Family Members

The following is an extract of the Register of Interests:

Member's Name Interest Declared (Category)
Gary Robinson
Chair

Chair, Shetland NHS Board (1)
Elected member of Shetland Islands Council from 9/5/2022 (1)
Director, The Place Store Limited (till 7/5/2022) (1)
Non-Executive Director, Lerwick Port Authority (till 17/7/2023) (1)
Joint ownership with spouse of 17 Burnside, Lerwick (5)
Chair/Vice Chair Shetland Partnership (8)
Trustee, The Shetland Trust (till 2/2/2023) (8)
Trustee of NHS Shetland Endowments Fund (8)
Member of the Orkney & Shetland Valuation Joint Board (8)
Member of the Policy Committee of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (8)
Member of The Network of Former Members of the European Committee of the Regions (from 5/6/2023) (8)
Member, Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) (8)
Membership of the organisation European Movement in the UK (from 24/5/2024) (8)
Ex-officio member, Bressay Community Council from 9/5/2022 (8)
Ex-officio member, Lerwick Community Council from 01/11/2022) (8)
Committee member at Shetland Wheelers cycling club from 9/4/2022 (8)
Brian Chittick
Chief Executive		 Chief Executive, Shetland NHS Board (1)
Joint ownership with spouse of residential house (5)
Investment funds - various including Global Tech, Biotech and Genomics and Global Health (6)
Shares in Oxford Biomedica Plc as part of portfolio (6)
Kit sponsorship C&C Suits Lerwick (7)
Trustee of NHS Shetland Endowments Fund (8)
Member of Shetland Rugby Football Club (8)
Member of British Dental Association (8)
Member of Medical and Defence Union for Scotland (8)
Member of Royal College of Surgeons (8)
Committee Member British Association for Forensic Odontology (8)

Michael Dickson (up until 30/06/23)
Chief Executive

Chief Executive, Shetland NHS Board (1)
Trustee of NHS Shetland Endowments Fund (8)
 
Natasha Cornick
Vice Chair		 Vice Chair, Shetland NHS Board (1)
Chair of Integration Joint Board (1)
Interest in Family Home, Firth, Shetland (5)
Trustee of NHS Shetland Endowments Fund (8)
 
Colin Campbell
Non Executive Director		 Non Executive Director, Shetland NHS Board (1)
Senior Procurement Contracts Manager, NHS Shetland (1)
Practice Manager, Specsavers, Lerwick (till August 2024) (1)
Joint Ownership with Mrs C. Campbell of 70 North Lochside, Lerwick (5)
Chartered HR Professional of the S.A. Board for People Practices (8)
Trustee of NHS Shetland Endowments Fund (8)
Wife works for NHS Shetland as Communications Officer (currently on secondment to Scottish Government) (9)
 
Lincoln Carroll
Non Executive Director		 Non Executive Director, Shetland NHS Board (1)
Integration Joint Board Member (1)
Project Co-ordinator at Moving On Employment Project (1)
Sole owner of 60 Commercial Rd, Lerwick, Shetland (5)
Company Secretary, Moving On Employment Project (8)
Committee Member, Shetland Community Bike Project (8)
Trustee of NHS Shetland Endowments Fund (8)
 
Jane Haswell (up until 05/05/23)
Non Executive Director		 Non Executive Director, Shetland NHS Board (1)
Employed by Shetland Islands Council – Development Department as a Lecturer at UHI Shetland College (1)
Emplyed by Shetland Community Connections (1)
Joint Ownership with Mr J Haswell of Avondale, Walls (5)
Trustee of NHS Shetland Endowments Fund (8)
 
Joe Higgins
Whistleblowing Champion
Non Executive Director
 		 Non Executive Director, Shetland NHS Board (1)
Joint Ownership of family home with Mrs C. Higgins in Uddingston, Lanarkshire (5)
Trustee of NHS Shetland Endowments Fund (8)
 
Kathy Hubbard
Non Executive Director		 Non Executive Director, Shetland NHS Board (1)
Integration Joint Board Member (1)
Trustee of NHS Shetland Endowments Fund (8)
 
Gaynor Jones
Non Executive Director		 Non Executive Director, Shetland NHS Board (1)
Director (Business and Sustainable Development) Aquatera Ltd (1)
Trustee of NHS Shetland Endowments Fund (8)
 
Emma Macdonald
Local Authority Non Executive Director

Local Authority Non Executive Director, Shetland NHS Board (1)
Elected member of Shetland Islands Council (1)
Trustee of NHS Shetland Endowments Fund (8)
Ex-officio SIC Member of Northmavine Community Council (8)
Ex-officio SIC Member of Delting Community Council (8)
Ex-officio SIC Member of Nesting & Lunnasting Community Council (8)
Member Liberal Democrats Party (from 27/11/23) (8)
Member - Shetland Liberal Democrats Executive Committee (from 11/05/2024) (8)
Bruce McCulloch
Chair Area Partnership Forum		 Employee Director/Improvement Advisor, Shetland NHS Board (1)
Member of the Integration Joint Board (8)
Director of Podiatry Shetland (1)
Director of Footwear4u (1)
Shared ownership Gulberwick property with Mrs G McCulloch (5)
Trustee of NHS Shetland Endowments Fund (8)
Member of the Royal College of Podiatry (8)
Amanda McDermott (up until 13/05/24)
Chair Area Clinical Forum		 Chief Nurse Acute and Specialist Services (1)
Chair, Area Clinical Forum (1)
Shared ownership Lerwick property with Mr D McDermott (5)
Trustee of NHS Shetland Endowement Fund (8)
Member of Royal College of Nursing (8)
Member of Royal British Legion (8)
 
Dr Kirsty Brightwell Medical Director (1)
Trustee of NHS Shetland Endowments Fund (8)
 
Kathleen Carolan Director of Nursing, and Acute Services (1)
Member of Royal College of Nursing (8)
Trustee of NHS Shetland Endowments Fund (8)
 
Lorraine Hall Director of Human Resources and Support Services (1)
Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (8)
Trustee of NHS Shetland Endowments Fund (8)
 
Dr Susan Laidlaw Director of Public Health (1)
Trustee of NHS Shetland Endowments Fund (8)
 
Colin Marsland Director of Finance, Shetland NHS Board (1)
Member, Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (8)
NHS Shetland Representative, ZETTrans (8)
Trustee of NHS Shetland Endowments Fund (8)