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• Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: Health: National Health Service  (10)

NHS Scotland -  .

- Information about NHS health provision and services for Scottish citizens including resources for health professionals, the general public and users.

Association of Community Health Partnerships - - Offers details of group, meetings, conferences and contacts.

The Clinical Negligence and Other Risks Scheme (CNORIS) - - Risk management and financial risk pooling scheme for the NHS in Scotland. Includes covers and claims, news, and information gathering.

Community Health Partnerships - - Manages community based health services. Provides links to all CHP's in Scotland and the areas covered.

Community Health Partnerships - - Offers national template, policy background, and contact details.

Elament - - Information for people seeking assistance with mental health problems; includes topics, self assistance, campaigns, services directory, and news and events. For those living in Lanarkshire.

Food Standards Agency - Scotland - - Improving food safety and standards; includes news, nutritional advice, and contacts.

Health Protection Scotland - - Information on communicable diseases and environmental health hazards, travel and veterinary health risks including statistical data.

Health Scotland - - A special Health Board, formed to improve Scotland's health; includes background information, news and events and links to other health related websites.

Information Services Division - - Health service data collection organisation with details of how the information is collated and health statistics.

National Steering Group For Specialist Children's Services in Scotland - - Includes role and remits, communications, meetings and key documents.

NHS24 - - Advice and information on how to look after yourself and treat common health problems yourself.

NHS Confidentiality - - Contains information on the ways in which NHS Scotland protects the personal data; includes patient and staff guidance, publications and basic principles.

NHS Education for Scotland - - Special Health Board to support the education and lifelong learning need of all NHS Scotland staff. Includes specialisations, news, events and jobs.

NHS National Services Scotland - - Provides national strategic support services and expert advice to NHS Scotland, including national screening and specialist services, procurement, legal and anti-fraud measures, and statistics; information about their role, divisions, publications, careers, and contacts.

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland - - A special health board, working to improve health services, with advice on clinical practice, standards of care, monitoring, and support functions. Information about their role, projects, news, and contacts.

NHS Scotland e-Library - - Offers journals, books, guidelines and patient information.

The Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injury Unit - - Offers unit profile, services provided, information for patients, referral procedures and contacts.

Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health - - Provides advice for international travellers on immunisations required, avoiding illness, malaria prophylaxis; includes general health and travel related resources.

Scottish Government Health Directorates - - Offers group profile, downloadable publications, and consultations.

Scottish Healthcare Supplies - - Provides procurement and technical services primarily to the NHS in Scotland; includes mission statement, services, and contacts.

Scottish Liver Transplant Unit - - Liver transplant services for the people of Scotland. Patient's handbook, a who's who guide, news and transplant links.

Scottish Medicines Consortium - - Advises NHS bodies in Scotland about the status of new medicines. Advice, submissions, minutes.

Scottish Medicines Consortium - - Provides advice to NHS Boards across Scotland about the status of all newly licensed medicines and all new formulations of existing medicines. Includes group profile, work programme and contacts.

Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service - - Information about becoming a blood donor, how blood and related products are used, their donor centres and local sessions.

Scottish Patient Safety Alliance - - Improving the safety of hospital care right across the country; includes group profile, news, and contact details.