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The Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland is a public office to provide scrutiny of care that is independent of both government and the health service.. The commissioner will "advocate for systemic improvement in the safety of health care, including forensic medical examinations, in Scotland and promote the importance of the views of patients and other members of the public in relation to ...
The National Health Service Central Register (NHSCR) is a Scottish Government database accessible to public bodies approved by the Scottish Parliament. The register was established in the early 1950s to facilitate the transfer of patients between Health Board areas or across borders within the countries of the United Kingdom.
NHS Scotland ( Scottish Gaelic: SNS na h-Alba ), sometimes styled NHSScotland, is the publicly–funded healthcare system in Scotland and one of the four systems that make up the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. It operates 14 territorial NHS boards across Scotland, supported by seven special non-geographic health boards, and ...
NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) is a public body and national health board of NHSScotland. Accountable to the Scottish Government, NSS works at the heart of Scotland’s health service, providing national strategic support services and expert advice to NHSScotland. Its integral role to NHSScotland means the organisation works closely with ...
The Cabinet Secretary is responsible for the Health and Social Care Directorates and NHS Scotland . The current Cabinet Secretary is Neil Gray who has served since 8 February 2024. [3] The Cabinet Secretary is assisted by: Minister for Public Health and Women's Health – Jenni Minto. Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport ...
The name National Health Service (NHS) is used to refer to the publicly funded health care services of England, Scotland and Wales, individually or collectively. Northern Ireland's services are known as 'Health and Social Care' to promote its dual integration of health and social services.
The Health and Social Care Directorates are a group of directorates of the Scottish Government. They are responsible for NHS Scotland, as well as policies on the development and implementation of health and social care . The Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General of the Scottish Government's Health and Social Care Directorates is ...
The Highlands and Islands Medical Service ( HIMS) provided state funded healthcare to a population covering half of Scotland's landmass from its launch in 1913 until the creation of Scotland's National Health Service (NHS) in 1948. Though treatment was not free, unlike NHS Scotland which succeeded it, fees were set at minimal levels and people ...