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Following the establishment of NHS Direct in England, Susan Deacon Minister for Health and Community Care announced in December 2000 that a 24-hour helpline service would be set up for Scotland. [7] [8] NHS 24 was established as a Special Health Board on 6 April 2001 [9] under the NHS 24 (Scotland) Order 2001, although the overall aims for ...
NHS 24 runs a telephone advice and triage service that cover the out of hours period, more recently also providing a national telehealth service. [33] NHS Education for Scotland [34] (training and e-library) NHS National Services Scotland [35] It is the common name for the Common Services Agency (CSA) providing services for NHS Scotland boards.
The Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General of the Scottish Government's Health and Social Care Directorates is Caroline Lamb. There is a direct relationship between Ministers and the Directorates, but this relationship is not consistent across the Government as there is often no direct read across to Ministerial portfolios from DGs.
First Minister John Swinney has chaired a meeting with representatives from the Scottish Ambulance Service, Public Health Scotland, NHS 24 and local health boards about rising flu rates and NHS ...
BMA Scotland says doctors are concerned after NHS Grampian diverted patients outside its area. ... The health secretary said investment continued to be made in NHS 24 call handlers and the SAS ...
Public Health Scotland (PHS; [2] Scottish Gaelic: Slàinte Poblach na h-Alba) is the national public health body for Scotland. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is a Special NHS Health Board, and it is jointly accountable to the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) and the Scottish Government .
Angiolina A Foster CBE is a Scottish civil servant who is the chief executive of NHS 24.She worked in Communities Scotland, rising to chief executive, then held Director positions in two of the directorates of Scottish Government: Strategy and Ministerial Support 2007–2011, Health and Social Care Integration 2011–2014.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is an NHS board in West Central Scotland, created from the amalgamation of NHS Greater Glasgow and part of NHS Argyll and Clyde on 1 April 2006. [ 2 ] It is the largest health board in both Scotland, and the UK, which consists of the council areas of Glasgow City , East Dunbartonshire , East Renfrewshire ...