NHS National Services Scotland
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NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) is a Non Departmental Public Body which provides advice and services to the rest of NHS Scotland
.
Accountable to the Scottish Government, NSS works at the heart of the health service, providing national strategic support services and expert advice to NHS Scotland. It also plays an active and crucial role in the delivery of effective healthcare to patients and the public.
This supporting role to NHS Scotland
means the organisation works closely with other NHS organisations, especially NHS Boards, in the delivery of services.
Made up of a number of divisions and support functions, NSS employs around 3,600 highly specialised staff based at locations in Edinburgh
, Glasgow
, Aberdeen
, Inverness
, Dundee
and Livingston
.
Services are delivered through divisions which provide the core functions of the organisation as follows:
NHS Scotland
NHS Scotland is the publicly funded healthcare system of Scotland. Although they are separate bodies the organisational separation between NHS Scotland and the other three healthcare organisations each commonly called the National Health Service in the United Kingdom tends to be hidden from its...
.
Accountable to the Scottish Government, NSS works at the heart of the health service, providing national strategic support services and expert advice to NHS Scotland. It also plays an active and crucial role in the delivery of effective healthcare to patients and the public.
This supporting role to NHS Scotland
NHS Scotland
NHS Scotland is the publicly funded healthcare system of Scotland. Although they are separate bodies the organisational separation between NHS Scotland and the other three healthcare organisations each commonly called the National Health Service in the United Kingdom tends to be hidden from its...
means the organisation works closely with other NHS organisations, especially NHS Boards, in the delivery of services.
Made up of a number of divisions and support functions, NSS employs around 3,600 highly specialised staff based at locations in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, Inverness
Inverness
Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...
, Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
and Livingston
Livingston, Scotland
Livingston is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It is the fourth post-WWII new town to be built in Scotland, designated in 1962. It is about 15 miles west of Edinburgh and 30 miles east of Glasgow, and is bordered by the towns of Broxburn to the northeast and Bathgate to the northwest.Livingston...
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Services are delivered through divisions which provide the core functions of the organisation as follows:
Health Support
Health Support services enable NHS Boards to focus on delivering health improvement and patient care.- Health Facilities Scotland - Operational advice on all facilities topics
- Health Protection Scotland - Coordinating health protection
- Information Services Division - Health statistics and analysis
- National Services Division - Screening and specialist health services
- Scottish National Blood Transfusion ServiceScottish National Blood Transfusion ServiceThe Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service is the national blood, blood product and tissue provider of Scotland. It is a special health board of the Scottish National Health Service.-History:...
- Blood transfusion services
Business Support
Business Support services help NHS Boards to operate more efficiently and effectively.- Central Legal Office - Specialist legal services
- Counter Fraud Services - Deterring, detecting and investigating fraud
- National Information Systems Group - Supports the delivery of IM&T
- National Procurement - Acquiring, storing and delivering goods and services
- Practitioner Services - Family health service payments and patient registration
- Scottish Health Service Centre - Conference facilities and event organising