Health and Social Care Directorates
The Health and Social Care Directorates are a group of directorates of the Scottish Government. They are responsible for NHS Scotland, as well as policies on the development and implementation of health and social care. The Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General of the Scottish Government's Health and Social Care Directorates is Caroline Lamb. There is a direct relationship between Ministers and the Directorates, but this relationship is not consistent across the Government as there is often no direct read across to Ministerial portfolios from DGs. The activities of these Directorates are under the purview of the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care. He is assisted in this work by the Minister for Mental Health, Wellbeing and Social Care and the Minister for Public Health, Women's Health and Sport. Structure The current Directorates are: Chief Medical Officer - Chief Medical Officer: Sir Gregor Smith Chief Nursing Officer - Chief Nursing Officer: Professor Amanda Croft COVID Public Health Directorate - Director: Richard Foggo Digital Health and Care Directorate - Interim Director: Jonathan Cameron Health Finance, Corporate Governance and Value Directorate - Director: Richard McCallum Health Performance and Delivery Directorate - Chief Performance Officer, NHS Scotland and Director of Delivery