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New Guidance to support NHS staff improve access to services for disabled people
Officially launched on 24th October 2006 by Dr Kevin Woods, the Head of the Scottish Executive Health Department and Chief Executive of NHSScotland, the good practice guidance has been developed by the Fair for All – Disability team, to assist all staff within NHSScotland to understand and meet their responsibilities under Part 3 of the Disability Discrimination Act. Part 3 covers rights of access to goods, services, facilities and premises for disabled people. The publication is a comprehensive online document providing both information about policies, practices and procedures, and also practical advice including checklists, case studies and photographs. It shows how all health services can be equally accessible to people with any type of disability.To read the guidance, go to www.fairforalldisability.org to see the press release go to http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/newsreleases/ffaguidance.htm

The Emergency Care Summary Leaflet
The Emergency Care Summary Leaflet is the first in a series of leaflets to let the public know about changes to the way the NHS in Scotland store health records. The leaflet informs you about something new - the Emergency Care Summary Record - which all patients in Scotland will soon have and the benefits it will bring. It also explains how, in the future, all your health records will be stored and linked electronically, and why that will be good for your health care.

European Health Insurance Cards (EHIC)
You can apply online for cards (at no charge) through the Prescription Pricing Authority at http://www.ehic.org.uk

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-Grampian and RCGP North East Faculty for its GPs and other health professionals.

Strategic Review of Health& Care StatiStics
The review of health & care statistics stems from the Scottish Cabinet’s request that statistical priorities be tied more closely to clear needs and particularly to monitoring the Partnership Agreement.

Making choices Keeping safe
is an inter-agency document outlining policy and practice guidelines on relationships and sexual wellbeing when working with people with learning disabilities in Lothian.

Patient Pathways
This site contains the Patient Pathways developed by the SEHD Centre for Change and Innovation for NHSScotland. The Patient Pathways cover around 80 conditions and provide GPs with information on: diagnostic tips, management tips, referral criteria and follow up options. They can also be used as an educational tool and provide sources of patient information."

Booking Form
Draft Programme - St. Johns Hospital
Draft Programme - Southern General Hospital

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NHSScotland has a new partnership with Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) NHSScotland and international development charity VSO have formed a groundbreaking partnership to give you the chance to work in Africa for up to two years – and keep your pension and employment benefits intact. To promote this partnership a leaflet and poster have been produced for distribution throught NHSScotland.
Diversity Matters the new e-newsletter. Promoting diversity in the NHS is a key element of the Scottish Executive’s drive towards a fairer, socially just and inclusive Scotland. Diversity Matters aims to keep you updated on the many initiatives, developments and events focusing on diversity in NHS Scotland. Subscribing to this newsletter will enable you to have a more in depth look at diversity issues relating to service delivery and employment and will ensure that you are signposted to the relevant sources of guidance and support.
Ethnic Monitoring Toolkit As part of the National Equality & Diversity Information Programme within Information Services (ISD), the National Resource Centre for Ethnic Minority Health and ISD have produced an Ethnic Monitoring Toolkit as an online resource for the monitoring of patient ethnicity within NHS Scotland. The Toolkit is being made available by NHS Boards in their intranets and is also hosted at the ISD website.
NHS Complaints Procedure Guidance - Including Statutory Directions This guidance sets out how the NHS in Scotland should deal with the comments, concerns and complaints of the people who use its services.
Health Service finder Locate the GP surgeries and dentists nearest to you by entering your postcode.
National Waiting Times Database Information on current waiting times for patients referred by GPs to consultant outpatient clinics.
	The new expanded NHS Scotland e-Library provides access to over 4000 fulltext electronic journals, over 20 major databases, 200 electronic textbooks and over 1500 free quality health information websites. It now caters for the work, research, education and personal development needs of the full range of NHS staff. A single username and password, available via online registration, provides access to these resources. NHS Quality Improvement Scotland publishes numerous reports and best practice guidelines towards improving the quality of healthcare across Scotland.

Health Protection Scotland The new Health Protection Scotland website has been launched. The aim of the HPS Website is to open up access to more explicit knowledge sources such as reports, guidelines, events details, etc and provide a single source for health protection information in Scotland.
Consultation The NHSScotland Resource Allocation Committee has produced a consultation report and full details of all its recent research, for feedback by 29 September
British Red Cross The British Red Cross offers a valuable range of services in Scotland which provide short term support for people in crisis. Our skilled, trained volunteers and staff work in local communities around the country, providing care and support for those most in need.