NHS Scotland
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NHS Scotland is the publicly funded healthcare system for Scotland, providing comprehensive medical services free at the point of use to residents.
Aliases (3)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
health service
→
publicly funded healthcare system → |
| collaboratesWith |
Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland
→
NHS England → NHS Wales → |
| country |
Scotland
→
|
| employs |
administrative staff
→
allied health professionals → doctors → nurses → |
| established |
1948
→
|
| foundedAsPartOf |
United Kingdom National Health Service reforms of 1948
→
|
| fundedBy |
Scottish Government
→
general taxation → |
| fundingModel |
publicly funded
→
|
| governedBy |
Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates
→
|
| hasComponent |
NHS boards
→
special NHS boards → territorial NHS boards → |
| hasProgramme |
health improvement initiatives
→
national screening programmes → vaccination programmes → |
| headquartersLocation |
Edinburgh
→
|
| keyPrinciple |
care based on clinical need, not ability to pay
→
free at the point of use → |
| languageOfService |
English
→
Scottish Gaelic → other community languages as needed → |
| legalJurisdiction |
Scots law
→
|
| numberOfSpecialBoards |
7
→
|
| numberOfTerritorialBoards |
14
→
|
| operatesIn |
Scotland
→
|
| overseenBy |
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (Scotland)
→
|
| partOf |
National Health Service
→
|
| policyArea |
healthcare in Scotland
→
|
| populationServed |
residents of Scotland
→
visitors requiring emergency treatment in Scotland → |
| prescriptionCharges |
no standard prescription charges for residents
→
|
| providesService |
community health services
→
emergency care → maternity services → mental health services → prescription medicines → primary care → public health services → secondary care → tertiary care → |
| serviceType |
comprehensive medical services
→
universal healthcare → |
| usesSystem |
NHS number or equivalent patient identifiers
→
|
Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline
("National Health Service")
→
Royal Hospital for Children and Young People → Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh → |
healthcareSystem |
|
NHS Fife
→
NHS Lothian → |
partOf |
|
NHS Wales
→
|
collaboratesWith |
|
National Health Service
→
|
hasComponent |
|
Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline
→
|
isPartOf |
|
NHS Fife
("National Health Service in Scotland")
→
|
operatesIn |
|
Cabinet Secretary for Health
→
|
oversees |
|
NHS Lothian
→
|
parentOrganization |
|
Cabinet Secretary for Health
("Chief Executive of NHS Scotland")
→
|
worksWith |