Dumfries & Galloway Panel
Membership
The Dumfries & Galloway Panel was chaired by Professor Frank Clark CBE. Professor Clark has been Convenor of the Care Commission since his appointment in October 2006. His previous experience includes 11 years as Chief Executive of NHS Lanarkshire, and spells as Chairman of Forth Valley Primary Care Trust and Forth Valley NHS Board.
Professor Jane Farmer is Chair of Rural Health Policy and Management at the UHI Millennium Institute. Her research interests focus on rural healthcare provision, including ways of providing services to remote and rural areas and involving stakeholders in service design.
Professor Gordon Peterkin was the founding Director of the Scottish Centre for Telehealth. He is a former GP and also served as Medical Director of Grampian Healthcare. His expertise includes health service redesign, unscheduled care and community hospitals.