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
Hired armed cutter John Bull prior to 1 June, "John Bull", under the command of Lieutenant Kortwright, captured the French schooner "Elizabeth", which was carrying a cargo of sundries. In mid-September "John Bull" detained and sent into Plymouth two vessels: "Palinurius", Merrehew, master, from New York, and "Sirene", Horkendorf, master, from Bordeaux. On 8 March 1806 "John Bull", under the command of Lieutenant George Broad, captured the Spanish vessels "Legero" and "Los Animos". On 2 May "John Bull" arrived with dispatches from Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren concerning the British victory at the Action of 13 March 1806 Between 18 and 21 June, Admiral Warren