Uncertainty within the international community over how to handle this politically charged situation was exposed in the publicised row between UN envoy Kai Eide, and his deputy Peter Galbraith.
"What you can do is make sure you don't get yourselves into a situation where firms actively have a pay system that results in them being exposed in a way that led to ruin, which it did in a number of cases, " he added.
Having exposed serious weaknesses at NHS Ayrshire and Arran, Healthcare Improvement Scotland said it did not know the situation for other health boards in Scotland.