Strategic Oversight and Programme Board (SO&PB)

The SO&PB provides strategic oversight and direction to the program, ensuring it meets its objectives and fulfils the commitments outlined in the business case. Operating under its own Terms of Reference, the board ensures that its operational structures—including the steering group and relevant workstreams—are fully aligned with its mandate. It meets four times a year, and is responsible for approving all outputs produced by the Network.

Membership of the board

Name: Job Titles: Organisation/ Division: Representing 
Manira Ahmad Chief Officer Public Health Scotland Board Chief Executives and SRO 
Lynn McCallum Medical Director NHS Borders Scottish Association of Medical Directors 
John Harden National Clinical Lead for Quality & SafetyScottish Government Scottish Government 
Nicci Motiang Head of Long Term Conditions StrategyScottish Government Scottish Government 
Janis Heaney Director of National Strategic Networks NHS National Services Scotland NHS National Services Scotland (NSD) 
Emma Fletcher Director of Public Health   NHS Tayside Directors of Public Health 
Heather Cameron Director of Allied Health Professionals NHS Lothian Directors of AHPs 
Janette Keenan Executive Director of Nursing NHS Fife Directors of Nursing 
Maxine Michie Deputy Director of Finance NHS Fife NHS Fife 
Dr C MilneLead Clinician for Long COVID NetworkNHS NSS NHS NSS and Steering Group 
Eddie Doyle Senior Medical Advisor  Paediatrics-Chair CYP workstream Scottish Government Scottish Government and CYP 
Nic Richardson Director of Allied Health Professionals, Co-chair SP&SE NHS Tayside  NHS Tayside and SP&SE
Grecy Bell Deputy Medical Director NHS Dumfries & Galloway NHS Dumfries & Galloway
Fiona Smith Director of Allied Health Professionals-Co-chair SP&SE NHS GG&C  NHS GG&C and SP&SE
National IG-Brian Paterson IG Lead NSS NSS NSS and IG 
Davie Morrison Participation and Equalities Manager, Co-chair Lived Experience Workstream NHS 24 NHS 24 and lived experience 
Rishma Maini Public Health Consultant-chair D&I NHS Fife/PHS NHS Fife PHS and D&I 
Margaret Reid-Arbuckle Director of Development The ALLIANCE The ALLIANCE and Users 
Jane Ormerod  Co-Chair Lived Experience and Chair LongCOVID Scotland Long COVID ScotlandLong Covid Scotland & Lived Experience