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588:"The decision to establish the new service applies, of course, to Scotland as well as to England and Wales and the present Paper is concerned with both countries. The differing circumstances of Scotland are bound to involve certain differences of method and of organisation, although not of scope or of object ... Throughout the Paper references to the Minister should normally be construed as references to the Minister of Health in the case of England and Wales and the Secretary of State for Scotland in the case of Scotland."
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moving ahead of the others consistently across the available indicators of performance. There had been improvements in all four countries in life expectancy and in rates of mortality amenable to health care. Despite the hotly contested policy differences between the four countries there was little evidence, where there was comparable data, of any significant differences in outcomes. The authors also complained about the increasingly limited set of comparable data on the four health systems of the UK.
1347:. These are used to uniquely identify individuals, avoiding problems such as where health records of people with similar birth dates and names may be confused, or where ambiguously spelled or abbreviated names may lead to one patient having several different health records. In addition, CHI numbers are quoted in all clinical correspondence to ensure that there is no uncertainty over the patient in question. A similar system of NHS reference numbers has since been instituted by NHS England and Wales.
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1452:, was established to provide advice and triage services for patients outside of the 'core hours' of 08:00–18:30 on any working day. They can also advise of pharmacy opening hours. In 2002, the Scottish Parliament Acted to introduce free personal care for patients aged over 65 in Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002. The Scottish Parliament abolished Primary Care Trusts in the National Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004, which abolished the
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foreign nurses through recruitment agencies. A contract was awarded to
Inhealthcare for remote monitoring services across Scotland. This will enable patients to record relevant information at home and relay the readings to NHS teams for analysis using a mobile app or landline telephone. It will be used to manage hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, heart disease, diabetes, depression, malnutrition, cancer and COVID.
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613:, local government, charities and private organisations which in general was only free for emergency use. The new system was funded from central taxation and did not generally involve a charge at the time of use for services concerned with existing medical conditions or vaccinations carried out as a matter of general public health requirements; prescription charges were a later introduction in 1951.
668:. Check-ups are free, however dentists charge patients a regulated fee. Patients in Scotland must pay up to 80% of the total cost of the treatment unless they qualify for free treatment or help with costs. Dentists are remunerated through a voucher towards treatment and patients can choose to have more expensive treatments if they are willing and able to do so. This is mostly commonly seen with
1182:, which processes the payment of dental, optical and pharmacy vouchers and negotiates with pharmaceutical suppliers to negotiate prices per-item down. The costs for the medicines consumed is borne by the health board that patient's GP surgery is based in. Some very complex, low volume, highly-specialist hospital services are also provided by NHS Trusts in England, such as the
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1535:, attacked the decision to release weekly reports on the Accident and Emergency 4 hour wait target in June 2015. In June 2015 92.2% of patients were admitted or discharged within 4 hours against a target of 95%. He said "The publication of these weekly statistics completely misses the point and diverts attention from the real issues in our health service."
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services, including the transport of laboratory samples, blood products, chemotherapy and medicines. It is hoped that this will provide equity of care between urban and remote rural communities. At present patients in remote areas may have to travel for hours to reach a hospital able to provide specialised treatment.
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said that the health service in
Scotland was "stretched pretty much to breaking point" and needed an increase in funding of at least 4% "just to stand still". The service missed seven out of eight performance targets in 2016–2017. There was a 99% increase in the number of people waiting more than 12
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is a special NHS Board in
Scotland with the purpose of reducing waiting times using a single modern hospital located at Clydebank. It was previously a private sector hospital built at a cost of £180 million, but was bought in 2002 by the Scottish Executive for £37.5 million after it failed to produce
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in
December 2000. Further details about the role and function of the unified NHS health boards were provided in May 2001. From 1 October 2001 each geographical health board area had a single NHS board that was responsible for improving health and health services across their local area, replacing the
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per week. Fourpence per week was beyond the means of most crofters at the time, who were subsistence farmers but often provided many troops for
British armed forces. Average crofting families' income in some areas could be as low as £26 per annum (10/- or 120d per week) or even lower. The additional
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medical practice has about 1400 patients who live in
England. They benefit from the Scottish free prescriptions because they are "deemed to be in the Scottish healthcare system" so long as they are delivered through a Scottish pharmacy. However, there has been no agreement about the reimbursement of
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produced a report comparing the performance of the NHS in the four countries of the UK since devolution in 1999. They included data for the North East of
England as an area more similar to the devolved areas than the rest of England. They found that there was little evidence that any one country was
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voiced opposition to what she termed the "creeping privatisation" of the NHS, and called an end to the use of public money to help the private sector "compete" with the NHS. In
September 2008, the Scottish Government announced that parking charges at hospitals were to be abolished except 3 where the
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in the UK are supposed to pay for their treatment. Not all of this money is collected. £347,089 was owed to NHS Lothian by 28 patients in 2016–2017, compared with £47,755 owed by fewer than five patients the previous year. In
Greater Glasgow and Clyde the number of overseas patients treated rose
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million was announced to bolster pharmacy support for repeat prescriptions and medication reviews in GP practices. The same year, NHS Scotland recruited 191 nurses from overseas. The nurses were recruited from several countries, including India and
Philippines. A plan was made to hire another 203
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and including local authority membership of their boards. By April 2014, there were new joint working arrangements in place between the NHS boards and local authorities came into effect that also included responsibility for social care. Their new organisations, which took over from CHPs are called
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in Scotland and replaced NHS Trusts with 15 territorial health boards. In 2004, GPs were no longer required to provide out of hours services unless they opted into doing so. In 2005, a plan for improving oral health and modernising dental practices was put into place, known as 'Childsmile', which
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and other partners form a consortium, Care and Equity – Healthcare Logistics UAS Scotland known as 'CAELUS' which has designed drone landing stations for NHS sites across Scotland and developed a virtual model of the proposed delivery network. It is testing whether drones will improve logistics
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Hospital services are delivered directly by the National Health Service in Scotland. Since devolution, Scottish healthcare policy has been to move away from market-based solutions and towards direct delivery, rather than using the private or voluntary sectors. Proposals for the establishment of
706:, which includes retinal health checks and other eye screening services in addition to sight tests. Entitlements are mainly for corrective lenses and a predetermined set of frames - which were once known as 'NHS glasses' which attracted some social stigma until the range of frames was extended.
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announced plans for legislation to bring in direct elections as a way to select people for non-executive positions on health boards. The Health Committee of the Scottish Parliament had supported plans for directly elected members as a way that might improve public representation. This plan was
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in Scotland also provide prescribed medicines free of charge, where the patient is registered with a GP Surgery based in Scotland, and where the appropriate prescription-voucher is given. Like GPs, they are private providers who deliver NHS services under contract. Pharmacists are increasingly
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delivering services which were once the responsibilities of GPs, such as flu vaccinations as well as offering advice on skin problems, gastrointestinal problems and other minor illnesses. Pharmacies in Scotland are frequently located inside Chemists' shops and supermarkets. While there are no
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Approximately 160,000 staff work across 14 regional NHS Boards, seven Special NHS Boards and one public health body, More than 12,000 of these healthcare staff are engaged under independent contractor arrangements. Descriptions of staff numbers can be expressed as headcount and by Whole-Time
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complained in June 2015 that commissioners outside England use a "burdensome" prior approval process, where a funding agreement is needed before each stage of treatment. At the end of 2014–15 the trust was owed more than £2.3m for treating patients from outside England. A survey by the
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is an independent statutory body which protects people with a psychological disorder who are not able to look after their own interests. It is funded through the Scottish Government Health & Social Care Directorate, and follows the same financial framework as the NHS in Scotland.
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was abolished and its area absorbed into the Highland and Greater Glasgow HBs on 1 April 2006, with the latter renamed to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The part of the NHS Argyll and Clyde area which transferred to NHS Highland corresponds to the Argyll and Bute council area.
1464:(QOF) were introduced in order to reward and incentivize good practice and provided a way for GP surgeries to increase their income. This was abolished in Scotland in 2015 as QOF compliance was a significant administrative burden for GPs. The Scottish Government and the
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built many hospitals intended to treat wartime casualties and injuries. These hospitals initially lay idle and so the Scottish Secretary at the time decided to use the hospital capacity to reduce long waiting lists for treatment.
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In 2021 a new national Centre for Sustainable Delivery was established to bring together national programmes for scheduled and unscheduled care, waiting times and best practice – and ensure health boards are implementing them.
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Healthcare scientists play an important role in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of medical conditions, as well as in rehabilitation. Healthcare science staff are essential members of the healthcare
1414:, "Given that it costs on average £4,500 per week to keep patients in an acute hospital in Scotland, it's actually cheaper to keep them at home and give them the drugs to prevent them going into hospital."
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In April 2004, Scotland's health care system became an integrated service under the management of NHS boards. Local authority nominees were added to board membership to improve co-ordination of health and
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Scotland also had its own distinctive medical tradition, centred on its medical schools rather than private practice, and a detailed plan for the future of health provision based on the Cathcart report.
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is responsible for the secure psychiatric hospital at Carstairs, which provides high security services for mentally disordered offenders and others who pose a high risk to themselves or others.
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Prior to the creation of NHS in Scotland in 1948, the state was involved with the provision of healthcare, though it was not universal. Half of Scotland's landmass was already covered by the
1370:, for example, was helping out a study which looked at the significance of orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances. The SDPB shared 128 subjects with these researchers for analysis.
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There are 14 Health Boards (HBs) which are the upper tier of the Scottish health care system, reporting directly to the Scottish Government. They were created in 1974 as a result of the
633:, plus many small contractors for primary care services. Hospitals, district nursing services and healthcare planning are managed by health boards. Government policy has been to use the
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provides preventive care such as proper brushing technique, tooth varnish and dietary advice. This has resulted in 60% of children in Scotland having no obvious signs of tooth decay.
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restorations are not. The patient 'opts-out' of the NHS treatment and pays for the composite restoration as temporary private patient, but remains an NHS patient for future checkups.
410:, before being politically devolved in 1999. This separation of powers and financing is not always apparent to the general public due to the co-ordination and co-operation where
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produced a report entitled "Learning from serious failings in care" in July 2015. The investigation was launched after concerns about high death rates and staffing problems at
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departments. In 2020, it was revealed that over 1 in 8 senior mental health roles were unfilled, which has directly led to increased waiting times for mental health patients.
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challenges of delivering medical care in the sparsely populated highlands and islands with poor infrastructure were also funded by the Highlands and Islands Medical Service.
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The Central Register keeps records of patients resident in Scotland who have been registered with any of the health systems of the United Kingdom. It is maintained by the
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over Trusts' decision making as a significant source of funding. GP Fundholding was subsequently abolished with the function transferring to Primary Care Trusts in 1998.
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suggested there was £21m of outstanding debt relating to patients from the devolved nations treated in the last three years, against total invoicing of £315m by English
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by changing the safety culture to be more in line with the aviation industry, by providing clinicians with skills in improvement methodology and root cause analysis.
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Local health boards are supported by seven national special health boards providing national services, some of which have further publicised subdivisions, including:
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The SNP led Scottish Government, elected in May 2007, made it clear that it opposed the use of partnerships between the NHS and the private sector. Health Secretary
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for patients who have registered with a dentist who has agreed to provide services to NHS patients. Most dentists in Scotland have a mixture of NHS patients and
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to patients, funded on a capitation basis, with weighting given for the age distribution, poverty, and rurality. Various services are provided free of charge by
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hospital charges for patients who cross the border for hospital treatment. In 2013, 633 Northumberland patients crossed into Scotland for treatment at the
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that came in to force 1 April 2018. In 2008, the Scottish Government introduced the Scottish Patient Safety Programme, which aimed to reduced
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services such as GPs and pharmacies would continue to be contracted through the NHS board, but from 2004 were considered part of the remit of
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in the United Kingdom. It operates 14 territorial NHS boards across Scotland, supported by seven special non-geographic health boards, and
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runs a telephone advice and triage service that cover the out of hours period, more recently also providing a national telehealth service.
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which are distinct from their counterparts elsewhere in the United Kingdom which support professionals in Scotland.
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in London. These Trusts also treat patients from healthcare systems outside the UK.
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data, the 2019 population sizes of the regional health boards were estimated to be:
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Public support for UK government's handling of NHS in England drops to new low
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in April 2020. This new agency is a collaborative approach by both the
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previous decision-making structures of 43 separate boards and trusts.
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to address waiting lists and limit use of the private sector.
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Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
1170:as a result of the Public Health Reform Programme.
702:in Scotland also provide NHS services, and provide
1291:responsible for health protection until April 2020
593:
4097:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
2734:(Press release). Scottish government. 8 July 2008
1362:in Glasgow, the largest hospital campus in Europe
1280:Other subdivisions of the Scottish NHS include:-
4225:
3004:"NHS Scotland recruits 191 nurses from overseas"
2262:. Office for National Statistics. 24 August 2023
2165:. Scottish Executive Health Department. May 2001
1173:
2939:"Research Report: Learning from Scotland's NHS"
1587:
1470:2018 Scottish General Medical Services Contract
2842:"The NHS at 70: General practice 1991 to 2018"
1554:and concerns about patient safety and care at
827:East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire
4073:Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
3684:
3616:
3426:
3091:Bevan, Gwyn; Mays, Nicholas (11 April 2014).
1061:
324:. The NHS in Scotland was accountable to the
301:and one of the four systems that make up the
155:Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
27:Publicly-funded healthcare system in Scotland
3889:2022–present National Health Service strikes
2936:
1430:, with bills presented to parliament by the
787:There were initially 15 HBs in 1974 but the
504:administrators, clerical and domestic staff.
365:Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
3762:Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service
3630:
2356:"Scottish health board elections abandoned"
1301:Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service
1108:Golden Jubilee University National Hospital
782:National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972
604:National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1947
355:. It is currently administered through the
3691:
3677:
3623:
3609:
3433:
3419:
3403:
2282:"Health Board (2019) Population Estimates"
2256:"A Beginners Guide to UK Geography (2023)"
434:Scotland's healthcare workforce includes:
351:policy and funding became devolved to the
268:
38:
3658:Health and Social Care (Northern Ireland)
3227:. Pharmaceutical Journal. 2 November 2017
3090:
2937:Dayan, Mark; Edwards, Nigel (July 2017).
1752:"Director-General Health and Social Care"
1700:"NHSScotland Workforce 30 September 2023"
1681:Health and Social Care (Northern Ireland)
1336:
1044:Angus, City of Dundee, Perth and Kinross
730:fifteen NHS boards were announced by the
3814:Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland
3724:
2160:"Rebuilding our National Health Service"
2056:. Scottish Government. 19 September 2017
1421:
1354:
1325:National Health Service Central Register
1262:Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
1245:Inspection of premises is undertaken by
1209:
1189:
1086:
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713:
620:
555:Development of a National Health Service
517:
421:
379:NHS Scotland had an operating budget of
4244:Government agencies established in 1948
3537:The National Waiting Times Centre Board
2185:"New chapter for NHS - Health Minister"
2078:. Scottish Government. 23 November 2018
2022:
2020:
2018:
932:Aberdeenshire, City of Aberdeen, Moray
14:
4226:
3879:History of the National Health Service
3778:Association of Mental Health Providers
3698:
3245:
3072:. Pharmaceutical Journal. 29 July 2022
2918:. Scottish Government. 6 February 2017
2666:. NHS National Services Scotland. 2008
2284:. Public Health Scotland. 15 July 2022
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1909:. Scottish Government. 23 January 2015
1812:. Scottish Government. 18 January 2016
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1266:Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
1196:Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
508:
3672:
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3414:
3319:. Health Service Journal. 4 June 2015
2984:. Pharmacy Magazine. 11 February 2022
2231:. Health Service Journal. 6 July 2021
1406:were abolished in Scotland in 2011.
1218:of the United Kingdom, Nurses by the
980:North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire
611:Highlands and Islands Medical Service
544:Emergency Hospital Service (Scotland)
528:Highlands and Islands Medical Service
392:devolved issues in the United Kingdom
334:Highlands and Islands Medical Service
77:Highlands and Islands Medical Service
4208:
3246:Bussey, Katrine (29 December 2020).
3159:"NHS accused of 'systemic failings'"
2684:
2476:"State Hospitals Board for Scotland"
2015:
1627:
1057:Map of the territorial Health Boards
916:Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, Stirling
759:(CHPs), structures based largely on
732:Scottish Executive Health Department
3854:Emergency Medical Retrieval Service
2780:"NHS car parking charges abolished"
2754:"Plans to end private cash for NHS"
2114:
1360:Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
1318:
1306:
1247:Healthcare Environment Inspectorate
1240:Health and Care Professions Council
766:Health and Social Care Partnerships
721:is the largest NHS hospital within
357:Health and Social Care Directorates
194:Health and Social Care Directorates
173:Public healthcare service executive
24:
3916:Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland
3906:Chief Medical Officer for Scotland
3572:State Hospitals Board for Scotland
3345:. 30 December 2017. Archived from
2478:. Show.scot.nhs.uk. Archived from
2428:"Golden Jubilee National Hospital"
2384:"NHS Quality Improvement Scotland"
1275:
1140:The seven boards are supported by
1116:State Hospitals Board for Scotland
1071:abandoned in 2013 after trials in
402:are each commonly referred to as "
240:State Hospitals Board for Scotland
47:Public healthcare service overview
25:
4260:
3911:Chief Dental Officer for Scotland
3643:National Health Service (England)
3390:
3028:. Health Tech News. 16 March 2022
2808:. Herald Scotland. 5 October 2017
2590:"Public Health Scotland overview"
2304:"Health Board elections outlined"
1862:. ISD Scotland. 24 September 2013
1676:National Health Service (England)
709:
559:Following the publication of the
542:During the Second World War, the
295:publicly–funded healthcare system
230:NHS National Waiting Times Centre
4207:
4198:
4197:
4138:Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance
3584:
3440:
3117:. Herald Scotland. 18 April 2015
2882:. Scottish Executive. March 2005
2546:"NHS National Services Scotland"
1887:. ISD Scotland. 17 December 2013
1837:. ISD Scotland. 25 February 2014
1393:The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
775:
660:The NHS in Scotland also covers
4239:1948 establishments in Scotland
3804:Healthcare Improvement Scotland
3542:Healthcare Improvement Scotland
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3183:. Herald Scotland. 10 July 2015
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2592:. Public Health Reform Scotland
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2098:"Pharmacy services in Scotland"
2090:
2068:
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1989:
1967:
1921:
1378:car parks were managed under a
1180:NHS Business Services Authority
1096:Healthcare Improvement Scotland
640:
594:Founding of the NHS in Scotland
326:Secretary of State for Scotland
210:Healthcare Improvement Scotland
3737:NHS National Services Scotland
3557:NHS National Services Scotland
3161:. Edinburgh News. 10 July 2015
2664:Scottish Health Service Centre
2526:. Nes.scot.nhs.uk. 16 May 2010
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1462:Quality and Outcomes Framework
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1368:Scottish Dental Practice Board
1289:NHS National Services Scotland
1232:General Pharmaceutical Council
1184:Hospital for Tropical Diseases
1134:NHS National Services Scotland
719:University Hospital Crosshouse
513:
225:NHS National Services Scotland
13:
1:
1686:
1661:List of hospitals in Scotland
1620:million in 2013–2014 to £15.2
1576:In November 2022 a survey by
1220:Nursing and Midwifery Council
1174:Links with the NHS in England
1156:Information Services Division
944:NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
757:Community Health Partnerships
635:National Waiting Times centre
450:(providing around 58,000 WTE)
330:Secretary of State for Health
3809:Care Inspectorate (Scotland)
3709:Health in the United Kingdom
3050:. Dronexl. 27 September 2022
2570:. Public Health Scotland.com
2524:"NHS Education for Scotland"
2406:"Scottish Ambulance Service"
2121:www.college-optometrists.org
1588:Anglo-Scottish Border issues
616:
464:(providing around 3,700 WTE)
417:
414:emergency care is involved.
144:Deputy Ministers responsible
7:
4185:Water supply and sanitation
3205:. BBC News. 15 January 2017
2904:. Scottish Government News.
2685:Kerr, W. J. S (June 2000).
2207:"Dissolution of NHS Trusts"
1644:
1563:British Medical Association
1533:British Medical Association
1466:British Medical Association
1236:allied health professionals
751:division of the NHS board.
496:allied health professionals
457:(providing around 4600 WTE)
390:Health and social care are
10:
4265:
3849:Individual funding request
3757:Scottish Ambulance Service
3567:Scottish Ambulance Service
3552:NHS Education for Scotland
1705:NHS Education for Scotland
1380:private finance initiative
1322:
1285:Health Protection Scotland
1152:Health Protection Scotland
1128:NHS Education for Scotland
1101:Scottish Ambulance Service
1062:Elections to health boards
964:Highland, Argyll and Bute
761:local authority boundaries
245:NHS Education for Scotland
235:Scottish Ambulance Service
82:Emergency Hospital Service
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4087:UK Health Security Agency
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3486:Greater Glasgow and Clyde
3448:
3006:. BBC News. 19 April 2022
2614:. Scottish Health Council
2612:"Scottish Health Council"
1666:Voluntary Health Scotland
1641:million across Scotland.
1489:University of Strathclyde
855:NHS Dumfries and Galloway
573:A National Health Service
374:
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3844:NHS treatments blacklist
3139:. BBC News. 25 June 2015
2568:"Public Health Scotland"
2003:. 5 July 1948. p. 2
1599:Borders General Hospital
1556:Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
1531:Dr Peter Bennie, of the
1130:(training and e-library)
879:Bòrd SSN nan Eilean Siar
651:general medical services
4022:Drug crisis in Scotland
3884:History of NHS Scotland
3864:Social care in Scotland
3632:National Health Service
2786:. BBC. 2 September 2008
2691:Journal of Orthodontics
2504:. NHS 24. 29 April 2014
2408:. Scottishambulance.com
1810:"About Us: NHSScotland"
1656:Social care in Scotland
1398:Glasgow Royal Infirmary
1228:General Optical Council
1216:General Medical Council
1204:Scottish Health Council
747:are now managed by the
404:National Health Service
314:National Health Service
312:At the founding of the
303:National Health Service
3788:Mental Health Act 1983
3752:Public Health Scotland
3562:Public Health Scotland
3449:Regional health boards
2703:10.1093/ortho/27.2.175
2386:. Nhshealthquality.org
1624:million in 2016–2017.
1610:Health Service Journal
1552:Vale of Leven Hospital
1479:In 2022 an extra £82.6
1434:
1363:
1337:Patient identification
1295:Public Health Scotland
1226:, Optometrists by the
1224:General Dental Council
1160:Public Health Scotland
1142:Public Health Scotland
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859:Dumfries and Galloway
823:NHS Ayrshire and Arran
797:Public Health Scotland
726:
631:Public Health Scotland
626:
523:
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307:Public Health Scotland
220:Public Health Scotland
206:14 regional NHS boards
119:15.3 billion (2020-21)
57:; 76 years ago
4133:St Andrew's First Aid
4092:NHS Research Scotland
4040:Psychiatric hospitals
3530:Special health boards
3466:Dumfries and Galloway
2260:Open Geography Portal
1651:NHS Research Scotland
1548:clostridium difficile
1443:significant influence
1425:
1358:
1230:, pharmacists by the
1210:Quality of Healthcare
1190:Representative Bodies
1087:Special health boards
1077:Dumfries and Galloway
1066:In January 2008, the
1056:
717:
655:General Practitioners
624:
521:
462:general practitioners
425:
4107:Test, Trace, Protect
4055:Health professionals
1781:NHS in Scotland 2016
1561:In January 2017 the
1404:Prescription charges
685:prescription charges
680:Community pharmacies
483:, mostly working in
387:billion in 2020/21.
289:), sometimes styled
124:Minister responsible
18:Special health board
4154:Generation Scotland
4064:Government agencies
3591:Scotland portal
3349:on 30 December 2017
2760:. BBC. 21 June 2007
2482:on 30 December 2005
2334:Scottish Parliament
1760:Scottish Government
1634:ordinarily resident
1432:Scottish Government
1428:Scottish Parliament
1351:Recent developments
1164:Scottish Government
1148:NHS Health Scotland
1068:Scottish Government
789:Argyll and Clyde HB
509:Origins and history
469:nurse practitioners
361:Scottish Government
353:Scottish Parliament
341:Scottish devolution
34:
4045:Teaching hospitals
3700:Health in Scotland
3456:Ayrshire and Arran
3375:. 26 December 2017
3297:. 2 September 2014
2502:"NHS 24 Explained"
2430:. Gjnh.scot.nhs.uk
2102:www.nhsinform.scot
2001:The Glasgow Herald
1977:. Our NHS Scotland
1544:Monklands Hospital
1474:iatrogenic illness
1435:
1387:Ninewells Hospital
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1158:were succeeded by
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485:community pharmacy
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70:Preceding agencies
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4010:NHS Louisa Jordan
3990:COVID-19 pandemic
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2916:"The GP Contract"
2364:. 7 November 2013
2336:. 10 January 2007
1628:Overseas patients
1582:Health Foundation
1522:Health Foundation
1331:Registrar General
1313:COVID-19 pandemic
1251:Care Inspectorate
1051:
1050:
1028:Shetland Islands
871:NHS Western Isles
843:Scottish Borders
567:responded with a
318:England and Wales
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190:Parent department
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