Leadership changes are being made and big-hitting advisers are being drafted in, including the former chief clerk of the Scottish Parliament and principal of Glasgow University.
Pat Kelly told The Courier he will not take part in the public inquiry into the disgraced NHS Tayside surgeon whose actions left him with life-changing injuries.
The health board previously refused to declare how much it had spent on the controversial case so far.
The first minister was speaking in Glenrothes as he campaigned in the council by-election.
We asked readers if they would take on the role of a local councillor for a basic salary which has just seen around £5,000, or more, added to the wage packet of elected representatives.
In an interview with The Courier, Stella Maris says university principal Sally Mapstone should be investigated for trying to silence pro-Palestine voices.
