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Ms Lamb, who is expected to take up her post in January, began her career working as a chartered accountant in London before moving to Scotland and taking up management roles in the NHS.
Caroline Lamb has been appointed the new chief executive of NHS Scotland. Photo: Twitter.
She was chief executive of NHS Education for Scotland before joining the Scottish Government last year as director of digital reform and service engagement in the health and social care directorates.
As well as overseeing the Covid-19 vaccination programme across Scotland, she also has responsibility for Test and Protect.
Her predecessor Malcolm Wright stood down as NHS Scotland chief executive for health reasons in May and John Connaghan, chief performance officer in NHS Scotland and director of delivery and resilience, took on the role on an interim basis.