The evidence describes confusion at the Eljamel Inquiry after NHS Tayside reassigned questions between witnesses. Former patient Gillian Davidson criticised the board’s preparation, while the inquiry said it would investigate gaps in the evidence. The material does not establish why the reassignment occurred or who was responsible.
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- Oct 2, 2026, 06:06 PM
Verified facts: NHS Tayside told the inquiry that some questions previously prepared for former interim deputy chief executive Sandra MacLeod should instead have been directed to Margaret Dunning, who gave evidence the previous week. Counsel Jamie Dawson KC said the change was difficult to understand and had left the inquiry with a degree of confusion. MacLeod said she had signed off answers prepared by subject-matter experts, while acknowledging that decisions about which witnesses would address particular issues involved a group including NHS Tayside executive medical director Dr James Cotton. She agreed that it was a reasonable assumption that the group had selected a witness who did not have the relevant answers, but said she did not have the facts in front of her. The inquiry said further investigations would be conducted to address gaps in the evidence.