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Plan for Rare Diseases The consultation on the UK Plan for Rare Diseases was launched by the four UK Health Departments on 29 February 2012. The draft plan is now open to public consultation at: http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/2012/02/consultation-rare-diseases/
Services for Neuromuscular Conditions Ministerial Response to Strategic Reviews
GP and Inpatient Patient Experience Survey Results now available For more information visit: www.bettertogetherscotland.com
The Government aims to help people to sustain and improve their health, especially in disadvantaged communities, ensuring better, local and faster access to health care.
NHSScotland Chief Executive's Annual Report 2010/11
The NHSScotland Chief Executive's Annual Report presents an assessment of the performance of NHSScotland in 2010/11. It explains the financial and policy context of the achievements made and challenges faced by the NHS in Scotland. In his report, Derek Feeley, Director General Health and Social Care and Chief Executive of NHSScotland reflects on the improved performance in a significant number of areas and progress towards our ambitions for safe, effective and person-centred healthcare through the implementation of the Healthcare Quality Strategy for Scotland.
The NHSScotland Quality Strategy is an approach which aims to put quality right at the heart of NHSScotland and it recognises that patients' experience of the NHS is about more than speedy treatment - it is the quality of care they get that matters most to them.
For the first time, the quality of care provided by NHSScotland will be measured through the experience of patients and the information will be used to drive up standards.
Patients will be encouraged to be partners in their own care and can expect to experience improvements in the things patients have said they want from their health service. Find out more
Download the Quality Strategy Core Messages (PDF)
Stress doesn't just make you feel bad, it's not good for your health. Thankfully, there are steps you can take to start dealing with it.
Research shows that small steps can make a big difference. Here are some practical ways for you to start dealing with stress.
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