Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (Scotland)
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, commonly referred to as the Health Secretary, is a cabinet position in the Scottish Government. The Cabinet Secretary is responsible for the Health and Social Care Directorates and NHS Scotland.
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (Scotland)
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NHS Scotland, sometimes styled NHSScotland, is the publicly–funded healthcare system in Scotland and one of the four systems that make up the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. It operates 14 territorial NHS boards across Scotland, supported by seven special non-geographic health boards, and Public Health Scotland.
NHS Scotland staff displaying the new uniforms introduced in 2008
Advertising pamphlet issued prior to the national rollout of the NHS in Scotland, 1948
Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service vehicle in Glasgow
University Hospital Crosshouse is the largest NHS hospital within Ayrshire and Arran.