Dr Sukhomoy Das has qualifications in Medicine and Law. He has worked as a hospital physician in several Health Boards since 1996, with special interests and skills in neurovascular medicine and neurorehabilitation medicine. Until recently (August 2021), he was the Rehabilitation Lead in the East of Scotland Major Trauma Centre at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee and Joint Chair of the Rehabilitation Group of the Scottish Trauma Network when the remainder of the major trauma network reached completion in Scotland. He played a key role in setting the strategic direction for the rehabilitation service for major trauma patients and in collaboration the development of a national Rehabilitation Plan for the major trauma network. He is currently working for the West of Scotland’s regional specialist neuro-rehabilitation service at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow. Dr Das became publicly known as a ‘whistleblower’, and for his direct contribution into the ‘Freedom to Speak Up’ review, the only NHS Scotland employee invited by Sir Robert Francis QC to do so. He campaigned fearlessly and constructively engaged with the Scottish Ministers, Government and Parliament to adopt the review report and implement its recommendations to protect the public, public money and whistleblowers.
Dr Das joined NHS Ayrshire and Arran Board in February 2020 as a non-executive Director and Whistleblowing Champion. In addition as a Board member, he is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee, Staff Governance Committee, East Ayrshire Integration Joint Board and the the East Ayrshire IJB Performance and Audit Committee. As the Board’s Whistleblowing Champion, Sukhomoy is a member of the Whistleblowing Oversight Group which has been overseeing the implementation of the standards set out by the newly established Independent National Whistleblowing Officer (Scotland).