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General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) – Scottish Government memorandum PCA(O)(2017)2
The Scottish Government has published the PCA(O)(2017)2 memorandum which details the date for ending the submission of paper claims, grant funding for practices to support making electronic General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) claims and improvements to eOphthalmics.
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New bowel cancer screening test launched
A new simpler test to detect the symptoms of bowel cancer has been launched after a successful pilot. It's expected that this simpler and more user friendly test will lead to increased participation across all social groups.
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Our annual review 2016 to 2017
Our Chief Executive, Colin Sinclair, reported on another successful year at our Annual Review, which took place on Thursday 23 November. To support the annual review, we’ve produced an ‘at a glance’ summary of our performance in year 2016/17.
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Inspectors hail new blood facility as 'world class'
The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service's new headquarters hailed as 'world class' by inspectors from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) during landmark inspection.
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NHS Board Chair opportunities – closing date approaches
NHS Board Chair opportunities at NHS Shetland, Scottish Ambulance Service, Golden Jubilee Foundation Board and NHS Education for Scotland.
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Raising awareness of cervical cancer screening
Our National Specialist and Screening Services team plays a vital role in supporting the high-profile 2017 Cervical Screening Campaign, which encourages women to attend cervical screening when invited and raises awareness of the benefit of cervical screening.
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Update on eDental payment and prior approval modernisation project - November 2017
Our monthly update on the project to modernise payment and prior approvals as part of the eDental programme, covering eOrtho, ePrior Approval, eDental web form rollout, practice management system (PMS) accreditation and an eDental transition update.
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eDental transition update for all Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) practices
Updates for dental practices who are in the process of transitioning to eDental with their chosen supplier.
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Date announced for NSS Annual Review
The NHS National Services Scotland Annual Review takes place on Thursday 23 November at 1pm at our Gyle Square office. It will focus on our performance within financial year 2016 to 2017.
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Partnership team win top UK award
A pilot initiative which has markedly improved the lives of people in care homes in Lanarkshire has won a prestigious UK award. The Care Home Continence Improvement project was developed by teams in NHS Lanarkshire and NHS National Services Scotland.