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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.
Health is a matter that is devolved, and considerable differences have developed between the public healthcare systems in the different countries of the United Kingdom. [3] Though the public system dominates healthcare provision, private healthcare and a wide variety of alternative and complementary treatments are available for those willing to ...
The National Health Service (NHS) in Scotland was created by the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1947 in 1948 [8] at the same time the NHS was created for England and Wales. Scotland's NHS remains a separate body from the other public health systems in the UK which can lead to confusion from patients when "cross-border" or emergency care ...
After the 2011 election the full Ministerial title was Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy with the portfolio being expanded to include Cities Strategy which was part of the SNP manifesto to have a dedicated "Minister for Cities"; at the same time the responsibility for housing was removed and transferred to the new ...
Public Health Scotland; S. Scottish Medical Journal; W. Water supply and sanitation in Scotland This page was last edited on 7 September 2020, at 16:05 (UTC). Text is ...
NHS Health Scotland, Health Protection Scotland and Information Services Division were succeeded by Public Health Scotland in April 2020. This new agency is a collaborative approach by both the Scottish Government and COSLA as a result of the Public Health Reform Programme. [38]
Health, Civilization and the State: A History of Public Health from Ancient to Modern Times (1998), good coverage of the British record in ch. 8-9. Rosen, George A History of Public Health (1958). online, a standard scholarly history. Sheppard, Francis. London 1808-1870: The infernal wen (1971, reprint 2022) online, see pp 247–296.. Siena, Kevin.
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.