A FORMER long-standing councillor has been reappointed as a member of the State Hospitals Board for Scotland.

Stuart Currie was a councillor for 15 years and led the SNP Group on the local authority for nearly a decade.

The former Musselburgh councillor's reappointment was confirmed last Thursday when Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, announced Mr Currie, Pamela Radage and Catherine Fallon in the role.

According to the Scottish Government: “Until 2022 he was the COSLA spokesperson for health and social care with responsibility for integration, public health and mental health.

“Stuart has been a member of Scottish Government reviews in relation to adult social care, as well as regulation, scrutiny and inspection of social care.

“As a member of the Scottish Ambulance Service board, Stuart serves on several committees and chairs the Clinical Governance Committee.

“He brings a wealth of experience in local government and Scottish Government policy areas around health and social care, as well as a wider knowledge of the public sector in relation to governance and scrutiny.”

Mr Currie’s reappointment will be from the beginning of February next year until the end of January 2029.