FOI/202200309581 · FOI · unclear
Information on presentational training provided to particular Scottish Government advisers in the last five financial years: FOI release
Information requested
For confirmation of all media training, voice coaching, public speaking coaching or presentational training provided to the following Scottish Government advisers in each of the last five full financial years, including 2018/19 to today’s date.
National Clinical Director The Chief Medical Officer Deputy Chief Medical Officers Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland Deputy Chief Nursing Officer
You asked in each individual case, to confirm which adviser received the training, how much it cost, who the provider was and what was the reason for the training being provided.
Response
National Clinical Director: Professor Jason Leitch has not received any media training, voice coaching, public speaking coaching or presentational training.
The Chief Medical Officer: Professor Sir Gregor Smith has not received any media training, voice coaching, public speaking coaching or presentational training.
Deputy Chief Medical Officers: Professor Nicola Steedman, Professor Graham Ellis, Professor Marion Bain and Professor David Caesar have received media skills training. Training was provided internally by staff from the Directorate of Communications and Ministerial Support. No costs were incurred. Media skills training has been routinely offered to Scottish Government clinicals as part of their ongoing CPD.
Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland: Alex McMahon, Fiona McQueen and Amanda Croft have received media skills training. Training was provided internally by staff from the Directorate of Communications and Ministerial Support. No costs were incurred. Media skills training has been routinely offered to Scottish Government clinicals as part of their ongoing CPD.
Deputy Chief Nursing Officer: Anne Armstrong and Diane Murray have not received any media training, voice coaching, public speaking coaching or presentational training.
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested. The Scottish Government does not have the information you have asked for because we no longer have access to Former Chief Medical Officer, Professor Catherine Calderwood's mailbox or calendar.
This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested.
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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Enquiry Unit Email: ceu@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrews House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG
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This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested.
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