John Arbuthnott (microbiologist) ("The Arbuthnott Report"" and ""the Arbuthnott Review"") in December 1997, the principal task of which was to conduct an independent review of the way in which NHS money is allocated annually to the 14 Scottish NHS Boards. The resulting mechanism, known as the Arbuthnott Formula, assesses key indicators of population, inequality and deprivation of the areas covered by each of the boards to allocate money. He was chair of the Arbuthnott Commission set up in 2004 to consider the consequences of having four separate voting systems for elections in Scotland and also different boundaries for Holyrood and Westminster constituencies. John
Dr. John alongside The Roots on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (episode 246) and was warmly greeted by Jimmy's first guest, Keith Richards. In June 2010, Dr John played at the Glastonbury festival, Shepton Mallet, UK. Dr. John played keyboards and had a major role in shaping Gregg Allman's 2011 album "Low Country Blues", which was produced by T-Bone Burnett. In 2011, he collaborated with Hugh Laurie on the song "After You've Gone" on Laurie's album "Let Them Talk". Also in 2011, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint and The Meters performed "Desitively Bonnaroo" at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee,