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The agency's mandate was to provide national strategic support services and expert advice to Scotland's health sector while maximising health impacts and cost savings. This remains central to NSS's purpose today. The UK Supreme Court ruled in favour of the Common Services Agency in a 2014 legal ruling, Healthcare at Home
NHS Scotland, 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 Public Health Scotland.
First Minister Humza Yousaf retitled the role as Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care, appointing Michael Matheson in March 2023 then Neil Gray in February 2024. Upon the formation of the Swinney government , the post was reverted to its previous Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care title.
The Central Legal Office (CLO) is the organisation that provides NHS Scotland with legal advice and assistance in every area of law relevant to the health service. It is one of the Strategic Business Units of NHS National Services Scotland. [1] The CLO has teams that cover Litigation, Employment, Commercial Contracts and Commercial Property. [2]
The National Health Service (NHS) can be reached on 111 for non-emergency calls (from landlines and mobiles only). In other European countries, the number 116 117 is used for a similar purpose. The NHS has also launched a COVID-19 helpline on 119 so that these calls do not go through the 111 call centre.
The Agency was formed as the Scottish Office Pension Agency on 1 April 1993. Following devolution, responsibility for the Agency transferred to the Scottish Executive, and it was renamed to its current title. In 2001, the Agency was relocated from Edinburgh to the Scottish Borders. [1]
Singulair, a popular asthma medication, could be linked to severe side effects, including suicide, a study from the FDA found.
A Home Office Immigration Enforcement vehicle in north London. The Home Office (HO), also known (especially in official papers and when referred to in Parliament) as the Home Department, [2] is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for immigration, security, and law and order.