Angiolina A Foster CBE is a Scottish civil servant who is the chief executive of NHS 24. She worked in Communities Scotland, rising to chief executive, then held Director positions in two of the directorates of Scottish Government: Strategy and Ministerial Support 2007–2011, Health and Social Care Integration 2011–2014. She returned to a chief executive position in special health boards following this.
Career
editShe studied at the University of Glasgow, graduating in 1978 with a MA.[1]
She worked in local government before taking up a civil service post with Communities Scotland in November 2001. Shortly after joining she spent several months seconded to the Glasgow Housing Association. She was acting chief executive at Communities Scotland since September 2003.[2][3] In November 2007 she became Director of Strategy and Ministerial Support at Scottish Government.[4] Then in 2011 she took up the post of Director of Health and Social Care Integration. In March 2014 she was appointed chief executive of Healthcare Improvement Scotland. In February 2016 she was appointed interim chief executive of NHS 24.[5]
Awards and honours
editShe was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Alumni news" (PDF). Avenue (50). University of Glasgow: 18. June 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ Evans, Rebecca (24 October 2003). "Holding the fort" (PDF). Inside Housing. pp. 26–27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Executive first for ex-Edinburgh housing boss". The Scotsman. 24 January 2004. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ Rogers, Emily (9 November 2007). "SNP nabs Communities Scotland chief". Inside Housing. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ Harrison, Jody (19 February 2016). "Angiolina Foster appointed as interim chief executive of NHS 24". The Herald. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Scots painter 'Jolomo' gets OBE in Honours List". BBC News. 31 December 2010.
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