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The CHI number is included in electronic medical referencing systems, such as AMS (Acute Medicine Service), CMS (Chronic Medicine Service) and MAS (Minor Ailment Scheme). [12] All of these connect to Scotland's ePharmacy which contains details of all medical patients for Scotland. [13]
The Care Commission had the responsibility for the regulation of a range of services in Scotland providing care to children, adults and older people. The following is a full list of services regulated by the commission. [5] Adult placement services; Care homes for people with drug and alcohol misuse problems; Care homes for people with learning ...
People in England [28] and Scotland can access these services by dialling the free-to-call 111 number. Scotland's service is run by NHS24. [29] The telephone number for NHS Direct Wales/Galw Iechyd Cymru [30] was 0845 4647, but the 111 service was rolled out across all areas in 2022. [31]
An Act to make provision about the rights of patients when receiving health care; to make further provision about eligibility under the scheme made under section 28 of the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005; and for connected purposes. Citation: 2011 asp. 5: Dates; Royal assent: 31 March 2011: Other legislation; Amends
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However, because Scotland is a country with large rural expanses (i.e. 20% of the population lives across 94% of the land space), there are parts of the population that find it challenging to access some healthcare services. This problem is compounded by a disproportionate number of people aged 65 and older living in these rural areas. [6]
Any Qualified Provider (AQP) is a contractual system within the NHS internal market of the English National Health Service. The system was introduced under the Labour administration in 2009/10 under the name "Any Willing Provider" and was accelerated under the coalition Government which formed in 2010. In 2011 the name of the system was changed ...
NHS Scotland had an operating budget of £15.3 billion in 2020/21. [4]Health and social care are devolved issues in the United Kingdom and the separate public healthcare bodies of Scotland, England and Wales are each commonly referred to as "National Health Service".