NHS inform providing a co-ordinated approach and a single source of quality assured health information for the public in Scotland.
Filed under NHS 24 by on Sep 9th, 2010. Comment. 
22nd and 23rd September 2010 Glasgow Science Centre www.glasgowsciencecentre.org Giving you advance notice that our conference this year will be the biggest and brightest yet! We are staging this event at the prestigious Glasgow Science Centre where you not only have great views over the Clyde and City but complementary entrance to the fun science [...]
GPs hit out at NHS 24 nurses who ‘haven’t seen a patient in years’ Helen Puttick Published on 7 Mar 2010 Concern that nurses who have had no face-to-face dealings with patients for years are working for the helpline NHS 24 are being raised by Scottish doctors. GPs are expected to condemn the use of [...]
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Published Date: 18 February 2010 By Lyndsay Moss Health Correspondent MORE patients calling an ambulance in Scotland could be treated at home by paramedics rather than going to hospital, a report on the future for the service reveals. The “strategic vision” for the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) over the next five years suggests more conditions [...]
Filed under Emergency care, Emergency Medicine, NHS 24, Scottish Ambulance Service by on Feb 18th, 2010. Comment.
Carolyn Churchi Published on 2 Oct 2009 Patients across Scotland will be able to see a consultant over a webcam and have their symptoms assessed electronically as part of a move to roll out the use of new technology in the health service. People in rural areas of Aberdeenshire and in Orkney are already using [...]
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Hi-tech future for NHS 02/10/2009 Patients across Scotland could soon see a consultant over webcam and have their symptoms assessed electronically. While it may sound futuristic, the telehealth system is already up and running in some areas of the country. People in rural Aberdeenshire and Orkney, for example, can use video links at their local [...]
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Watch your own heart attack Watch Your own Heart Attack Visit British Heart Foundation special 999 Day site for more on the campaign
Filed under Emergency Medicine, NHS 24 by on Sep 9th, 2009. Comment.
Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon finds out more about two pilot projects at NHS 24 – a British Sign Language (BSL) Breathing Space service and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) telephony service. The Breathing Space BSL internet service is due to launch shortly and will give BSL users access to Breathing Space counselling via secure webcam. Breathing [...]
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