HEALTH Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has demanded answers as to why a former health board chief executive placed a £75,000 contract with a firm that has yet to file accounts.
Professor James Barbour, who retired as NHS Lothian CEO amid a waiting times scandal, hired HD Partners to advise the board on using private hospitals to meet waiting time targets.
Professor Barbour left his high-profile role last month as pressure mounted into how NHS Lothian had been meeting its waiting time targets.
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