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"New NHS numbers" were allocated to every newborn from July 1995, [2] generally introduced in 1996, and became mandatory on 1 April 1997. [3] This replaced the previous system founded on wartime identity card numbers, which in England and Wales used letters and digits (e.g. JRDAN 269); Scotland used numbers based on households with individuals further identified within the household (e.g ...
NHS Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: SNS na h-Alba), 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 ...
[9] [10] As of March 2010, uptake of this number (based on radiology requests) varied across Scotland from 96.5% to 99.9% depending on the local NHS Board. [ 11 ] Pharmacy
The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom, comprising the NHS in England, NHS Scotland and NHS Wales. Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland was created separately and is often locally referred to as "the NHS". [2] The original three systems were established in ...
NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) is a public body and national health board of NHSScotland. Accountable to the Scottish Government , NSS works at the heart of Scotland’s health service, providing national strategic support services and expert advice to NHSScotland.
Public Health Scotland. Public Health Scotland (PHS [1]) (Scottish Gaelic: Slàinte Poblach na h-Alba) is the national public health body for Scotland. [2][3] It is a Special NHS Health Board, and it is jointly accountable to the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) and the Scottish Government. Fully exercising its functions from 1 ...
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, one of the largest acute hospital campuses in Europe. [1] [2]The following is a list of acute, general district, and mental health hospitals currently open and operational in Scotland, organised into each of the 14 regional health boards of NHS Scotland.
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 ...