A recruitment drive for Scotland’s first ever Patient Safety Commissioner has failed for a second time. MSPs passed a law creating the new independent public advocate for NHS patients in September last year. The first round of interviews for the £89,685-a-year role in April failed to produce a suitable candidate and then last month a second round of interviews saw the preferred person then turn down the job. Campaigners have described the latest delay as “incredibly frustrating”. A spokesperson for the Scottish Parliament, which is handling the recruitment process, said the job would be re-advertised in 2025 after a review of the role’s terms and conditions. It is understood this review will not include the salary. Dr Henrietta Hughes was appointed as England’s patient safety commissioner in 2022. Her role was created to look into the scandals surrounding the epilepsy drug sodium valproate, vaginal mesh implants and the pregnancy test Primodos. It came after a review by Baroness Julia Cumberlege said that too often worries and complaints were dismissed as “women’s problems”.
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