A focus on quality : improving health care in Scotland / [Scottish Executive Health Department].

  • Scotland. Health Department
Date:
2001
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Credit: A focus on quality : improving health care in Scotland / [Scottish Executive Health Department]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The NHS in Scotland has a strong tradition of providing high-quality, innovative treatment and care. Although we have much to be proud of, we will continue striving to improve the quality of the healthcare services we provide to the people of Scotland. To this end, the Scottish Executive has made the quality of clinical care an explicit statutory responsibility of every NHS body. Clinical governance and clinical effectiveness are now accepted as everyone’s business. This report records leading-edge initiatives aimed at improving the quality of health care provided in Scotland. It aims to provide useful, up-to-date information for all health professionals in Scotland on the work of our national clinical effectiveness bodies. It will be valuable to those who may not be aware of the full range of initiatives aimed at supporting them in improving patient care. Among the initiatives outlined are the provision of high-quality SIGN guidelines to allow more effective treatment of patients, the work of the recently established Clinical Standards Board for Scotland in developing a national system of quality assurance in the NHS, and a programme of research supported by the Chief Scientist Office to improve the quality of care provided. Central to all these initiatives is the involvement of patients and the public. Our aim is to use these and other initiatives, together with record levels of investment in the NHS in Scotland, to improve the quality of care provided and the health of people in Scotland. te. c Co, Pa oe an eal “te é oy x: Spr Susan Deacon MSP Minister for Health and Community Care 21171
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