Paula Speirs

Paula Speirs currently serves as the NHS Scotland Deputy Chief Operating Officer for The Scottish Government since January 2022. Previously, Paula held various leadership roles at NHS 24, including Director of Strategy, Planning & Performance and Interim Director of Service Development, contributing to strategic planning in alignment with the SG Health & Care Delivery Plan. Additional experience includes serving as a Non Executive Director at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and leading KPMG’s Public Sector Consulting team in Scotland as Director. Furthermore, Paula has held significant positions at SCIAF, Capita Health and Wellbeing, Ernst & Young, and Willis, demonstrating a robust background in public sector consulting and health advisory services. Paula holds a degree from Glasgow Caledonian University, completed between 1989 and 1992.