Trustees
Our Charity Trustees govern the charity and ensure that we meet charitable purpose, they also ensure that grants are given wisely and equitably. Like many charities, we are audited each year, and the trustees over see that too.
Mrs K Hamilton, Chair
Mr J Ayling, Non Executive Director
Mrs H Campbell, Non Executive Director
Ms S Lam, Non Executive Director
Mr J McLaren, Employee Director & Non Executive Director
Mrs L O’Leary, Non Executive Director
Cllr D Parker, Local Authority Representative
Mrs F Sandford, Non Executive Director
Mr T Taylor, Non Executive Director
Dr Kevin Buchan, Non Executive Director
Mr R Roberts, Chief Executive
Mr A Bone, Director of Finance
Mrs S Horan, Director of Nursing, Midwifery & AHPs
Dr L McCallum, Medical Director
“Money gifted to our charity, called the difference, does just what that name suggests, it makes “the difference”, it enhances the services and support given to patients and to staff, it adds real value to the work of NHS Borders. As trustees of ‘the difference’, we applaud those who contribute to these endowment funds.”
Like most charities we incur costs in the process of what we do. These costs are kept to a minimum but they are necessary to ensure we have the appropriate infrastructure and governance in place to operate in accordance with OSCR guidance and charitable law. We have three members of staff to meet the operational needs of the charity. Details of our charity expenditure (as well as our income) is included in our annual accounts.
Annual Accounts
The annual accounts includes the Report of the Trustees which outlines our charity's activities and governance, an Independent Auditors' Report and provides a financial overview.
