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Dr Gregor Smith has been confirmed as Scotland's chief medical officer (CMO) on a permanent basis.
The former GP stepped in as interim CMO in April when Catherine Calderwood quit after breaking lockdown rules.
Dr Smith has played a prominent role during the pandemic and is a regular fixture in daily televised briefings.
Meanwhile, Caroline Lamb - who is currently managing the contact tracing and vaccine programmes - has been named chief executive of NHS Scotland.
And former NHS Grampian chief Prof Amanda Croft has been appointed the Chief Nursing Officer, to take over from Prof Fiona McQueen who retires in March.