Dr. Ambrose McLoughlin:

There is a variety of ways of appointing these boards. I draw the committee’s attention to the fact the Government is determined to put in place hospital groups and the chairs of these groups have been appointed. The Minister will soon appoint the boards and chief executive officers to each of these groups. In early 2014 there will be a different governance landscape. There will be six hospital groups. The Minister has indicated that he will use competency-based assessments to appoint board members.