What a Carrie on …

Lucky Carrie Marr is married to Gerry Marr, CEO of NHS Tayside. And lucky Carrie has just been given charge of a key directorate, though the job was not advertised, either internally or to the wider public.

Shadiness and NHS Tayside appear to have a natural affinity. According to a Herald report, the board has been wangling the status of its waiting-time targets by marking patients as ‘unavailable’ for treatment. A spokesman has apologised, promising that new controls will eradicate the practice. However, there are still plans in place to cut the level of emergency surgery provision at Perth Royal Infirmary.

Gerry Marr’s salary for 2011 was between £170,000 and £175,000.