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The Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS), also known as the Patient Advice and Support Service (PASS) in Scotland, is a National Health Service body created to provide advice and support to NHS patients and their relatives and carers.
The Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland is a public office to provide scrutiny of care that is independent of both government and the health service.. The commissioner will "advocate for systemic improvement in the safety of health care, including forensic medical examinations, in Scotland and promote the importance of the views of patients and other members of the public in relation to ...
Care Opinion, formerly Patient Opinion, is a non-profit organization founded by Dr. Paul Hodgkin in 2005 which offers patients an opportunity to offer feedback about their experience of health and social care.
The Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament.. The Act states that healthcare providers must consider the needs of patients, consider what would be the most beneficial to the patient, taking into account their circumstances and preferences and encourage them to take part in decisions about their health and wellbeing, and provide them with information and support ...
It is the sole public emergency medical service covering Scotland's mainland and islands; providing a paramedic-led accident and emergency service to respond to 999 calls, [5] a patient transport service which provides transport to lower-acuity patients, [6] and provides for a wide variety of supporting roles including air medical services, [7 ...
The Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP) is national initiative to improve the reliability of healthcare and reduce the different types of harm that can be associated. The programme is co-ordinated by Healthcare Improvement Scotland and is the first example of a country introducing a national patient safety programme across the whole ...
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A system developed for renal patients, Renal patient view, provides online information for kidney patients’ including diagnoses, treatment and latest test results. [18] Almost all renal units in the UK can use this system, and it has been extended to patients with inflammatory bowel disease and diabetes in Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust.