National Health Service

Scottish Patient Safety Alliance - Improving the safety of hospital care right across the country; includes group profile, news, and contact details.
http://www.patientsafetyalliance.scot.nhs.uk/

NHS Scotland e-Library - Offers journals, books, guidelines and patient information.
http://www.elib.scot.nhs.uk/

Scottish Government Health Directorates - Offers group profile, downloadable publications, and consultations.
http://www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk/

Health Protection Scotland - Information on communicable diseases and environmental health hazards, travel and veterinary health risks including statistical data.
http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/

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.
http://www.cnoris.com

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.
http://www.nhsnss.org

NHS Confidentiality - Contains information on the ways in which NHS Scotland protects the personal data; includes patient and staff guidance, publications and basic principles.
http://www.confidentiality.scot.nhs.uk/

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.
http://www.lanarkshirementalhealth.org.uk/

Community Health Partnerships - Offers national template, policy background, and contact details.
http://www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk/chp/

Community Health Partnerships - Manages community based health services. Provides links to all CHP's in Scotland and the areas covered.
http://www.chps.org.uk/

Scottish Medicines Consortium - Advises NHS bodies in Scotland about the status of new medicines. Advice, submissions, minutes.
http://www.scottishmedicines.org.uk/

The Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injury Unit - Offers unit profile, services provided, information for patients, referral procedures and contacts.
http://www.spinalunit.scot.nhs.uk/

Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service - Information about becoming a blood donor, how blood and related products are used, their donor centres and local sessions.
http://www.scotblood.co.uk/

Information Services Division - Health service data collection organisation with details of how the information is collated and health statistics.
http://www.isdscotland.org/

Scottish Liver Transplant Unit - Liver transplant services for the people of Scotland. Patient's handbook, a who's who guide, news and transplant links.
http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/ourservices/livertransplant/

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.
http://www.healthscotland.com/

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.
http://www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk/

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.
http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/

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.
http://www.scottishmedicines.org/

Association of Community Health Partnerships - Offers details of group, meetings, conferences and contacts.
http://www.achp.scot.nhs.uk/

Food Standards Agency - Scotland - Improving food safety and standards; includes news, nutritional advice, and contacts.
http://www.foodstandards.gov.uk/scotland/

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.
http://www.nhshealthquality.org/

NHS24 - Advice and information on how to look after yourself and treat common health problems yourself.
http://www.nhs24.com/

National Steering Group For Specialist Children's Services in Scotland - Includes role and remits, communications, meetings and key documents.
http://www.specialchildrensservices.scot.nhs.uk/

Scottish Healthcare Supplies - Provides procurement and technical services primarily to the NHS in Scotland; includes mission statement, services, and contacts.
http://www.shs.scot.nhs.uk/