Scottish Executive Health Department

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The Scottish Executive Health Department (SEHD) is a civil service department of the Scottish Executive. SEHD is responsible for the Scottish National Health Service, as well as policies on the development and implementation of health and community care.

The Minister for Health and Community Care is Andy Kerr and he is assisted by the Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care, Lewis Macdonald.[1]

[edit] Structure

The Department is headed by a Chief Executive, assisted by a Chief Medical Officer. The Department is split into 6 Directorates:

  • Nursing
  • Service
  • Performance Management and Finance
  • Health Improvement
  • Human Resources
  • National Waiting Time Units

As well as responsibility for NHS Scotland, the Department also has resposnbility for:

[edit] External link

[edit] References

  1. ^ Scotland.gov.uk- Ministers
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Departments of the Scottish Executive

Ministerial: Office of the Permanent Secretary • Development Department • Education Department • Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department • Environment and Rural Affairs Department • Finance and Central Services Department • Health Department • Justice Department • Legal and Parliamentary Services
Non-ministerial: General Register Office for Scotland • Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

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