Posts by NSS
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Health Protection Scotland scoops Antibiotic Guardian awards win
Health Protection Scotland (HPS) has been awarded the infection prevention and control award at the recent UK Antibiotic Guardian awards.
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‘Fraud Squad NHS’ - BBC documentary raises awareness of NHS Fraud
NHS Scotland Counter Fraud Services (CFS) will feature in a five-part documentary series about NHS fraud commencing at 7pm tonight (Monday 1 July 2019). The series highlights a selection of successful prosecutions of NHS fraud and showcases a variety of investigators and officials from NHS counter fraud organisations throughout the UK.
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Planning ahead in healthcare
We caught up with National Planning Board chairs, Angiolina Foster from NHS 24, and Caroline Lamb from NES, to find out a bit more about National Planning’s ideas for the foreseeable future.
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Scottish Wide Area Network launches new website
Find out more about the Scottish Wide Area Network's newly launched website.
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NSS appoints new Medical Director, Procurement, Commissioning and Facilities
Doctor Nicola Steedman has been appointed to the position of NSS Medical Director of Procurement, Commissioning and Facilities (PCF), following a formal recruitment exercise.
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New children's hydration campaign launched
A new children’s hydration campaign – Think2DrinkH20 – has been launched to highlight the importance of good hydration for children and young people.
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New Stoma care pathway
NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) has today launched the NHS Scotland Effective Use of Stoma Support Garments for Parastomal Hernia Report and Action Plan.
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The Jack Copland Centre in top 10 Best Buildings in Scotland
The Jack Copland Centre has been included in the top 10 Best buildings in Scotland 2019. The judges call it ‘a highly resolved and elegantly controlled solution to a demanding technical brief’.
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#futurenurse
#futurenurse is an educational programme with support and backing from NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and learning and development experts in NHS Lothian. It was set up following an idea by Colin McNulty, a Senior Nurse with NHS Grampian, who noticed that his son wasn’t able to dress up like his dad when taking part in play-based learning at school.
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Clinical waste management update
An update on the contingency measures for clinical waste management.
