Organisations
- Health Care Quality, Access & Evaluation
Sub-category links
Best Practice
Best Practice contains resources, recommendations and guidelines concerned with ensuring that health care is delivered to the highest possible standards
Evidence -Based Medicine
Links to resources on the practice of medicine based on objective evidence of its value.
Guidelines
Links to evidence-based guidelines for clinical practice.
Links
Business Advisory Group
Works under contract to the Scottish Government to provide business case and procurement advice and project support for NHS Information Technology (IT) projects
Clinical Indicators Support Team
Helping to ensure that the information contained in clinical indicators can be used to best advantage by the Health Service in Scotland
Clinical Resource and Audit Group
The lead body within the Scottish Government Health Directorate promoting clinical effectiveness in Scotland
Clinical Standards Board for Scotland
The Clinical Standards Board for Scotland is responsible for publishing clinical standards for the areas identified as national priorities - namely cancer, coronary heart disease and mental health
Confidentiality and Data Protection
This site contains information on the ways in which NHSScotland protects the personal data that it needs to use to deliver health care
ECRI (formerly the Emergency Care Research Institute)
Independent non-profit health services research agency. Information on research and services available from ECRI
Evidence-Based Mental Health
The purpose of Evidence-Based Mental Health is to alert clinicians working in the field of mental health to important and clinically relevant advances
Good Practice in Action
Details of current and new and innovative examples of good practice across the National Health Service in Scotland and beyond.
Grampian Clinical Guidance Intranet
Clinical referral guidelines presented as easy to follow flowcharts, with additional drug information and patient leaflets. Based on national guidelines and good practice, it is produced by ECCI-Gramp
Grampian Health Improvement Network
Website acting as an interactive communication tool and virtual network for individuals and organisations that have a remit for pushing forward Health Improvement in Grampian
Health Economics Research Unit
HERU is the main centre for research into health economics in Scotland.
Health Rights Information Scotland
Health Rights Information Scotland produce information on the rights of people who use the NHS in Scotland
Health Services Research Unit
The Health Services Research Unit (HSRU) has a national remit to research the best ways to provide health care, and to train those working in the health services in research methods.
Integrated Working Project - Nuffield Centre for Community Care Studies
Case studies identifying the drivers and barriers to integrated working between health and social care
Managed Clinical Networks for Coronary Heart Disease - Dumfries & Galloway
Linked group of health professionals and organisations, working together cross-boundary to ensure provision of high quality care for coronary heart disease in Dumfries & Galloway
National Health Service (Choice of Medical Practitioner)(Scotland) Regulations 1998 (PDF, 31K)
Regulations on registering with a doctor
National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1995 (PDF, 417K)
General regulations covering doctors and medical practices
NHS Complaints Procedure
Open detailing for NHS staff and the public of procedure and policy for complaints relating to the NHS Scotland
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
The body focusing on NHS health quality improvement within Scotland. Formed via a merger of several related bodies (CSBS, SHAS, NMPDU, HTBS and CRAG)
NHSScotland and the Disability Discrimination Act
The purpose of this site is to help facilitate an improvement in the quality of service provided by managers and staff within NHSScotland
Nuffield Centre for Community Care Integrated Working Project
Case studies identifying the drivers and barriers to integrated working between health and social care - commissioned from the Nuffield Centre for Community Care Studies by the Scottish Executive
Nursing & Midwifery Practice Development Unit
The Unit will aim to provide a focus within Scotland for practice development and will be responsible for identifying and sharing developments in nursing and midwifery practice throughout Scotland
Nursing Research Initiative for Scotland
Provides a focus for direct patient care research within Scotland.
Performance Health Information (previously PAF)
Information provided as part of the support to NHS Boards in preparation for their Accountability Reviews, and in addition to be a source of information for ongoing performance management
Picker Institute Europe
An Independent research charity which measures patients’ experiences of health care and using this information to improve the provision of health care
Scotland's Health at Work
Scotland's Health at Work is the national award scheme which rewards your efforts and achievements in building a healthy workforce, a healthy workplace and a healthy organisation.
Scottish Arthroplasty Project
Aims to encourage continual improvement in the quality of care provided to joint replacement surgery (arthroplasty) patients
Scottish Birth Record Project
Project to develop a clinical childbirth information system that produces a unitary record for each child
Scottish Dental Practice Board
Responsible for payments to dentists, contribution to policy on treatment and appliances, and monitoring of the General Dental Service including quality assurance
Scottish Health Advisory Service
SHAS exists to improve the quality of health service care and the quality of life for people with a mental illness, people with a learning disability or physical disability and frail older people.
ISD Scotland (formerly Scottish Health Statistics)
Provides information and statistics on health in Scotland. The website of ISD Scotland (Information Services Division of NHSScotland)
Scottish Hip Fracture Audit
Aims to improve services for hip fracture patients by providing high quality relevant data on their care and rehabilitation
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
Aims to reduce variation in practice and outcome, through the development and dissemination of national clinical guidelines containing recommendations for effective practice based on current evidence
Scottish Programme for Clinical Effectiveness in Reproductive Health
The goal of SPCERH is to improve health outcomes for women and their families throughout Scotland by promoting more uniform standards of high quality evidence-based reproductive healthcare
Sterile Services
A service provided for Hospital Sterile Supply Departments primarily within Europe, promoting 'reliable, factual, unbiased information'. Aimed at Sterile Service Managers, Theatre Sisters and others.
Highland Life - discussion forum for the Highlands (formerly thinknet)
Online discussion forum with an emphasis on health issues