NHS National Services Scotland

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National Services Scotland (NSS) delivers services critical to frontline patient care and supports the efficient and effective operation of NHS Scotland. Services are delivered through divisions which provide the core services of the organisation. The key functions of the divisions are shown below:

  • Central Legal Office - Specialist legal services
  • Counter Fraud Services - Deterring, detecting and investigating fraud
  • Health Facilities Scotland - Operational advice on all facilities topics
  • Health Protection Scotland - Coordinating health protection
  • Information Services Division - Health statistics and analysis
  • National Procurement - Acquiring, storing and delivering goods and services
  • National Services Division - Screening and specialist health services
  • Practitioner Services - Family health service payments and patient registration
  • Scottish Health Service Centre - Conference facilities and event organising
  • Scottish Healthcare Supplies - Supplying technical and equipping services
  • Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service - Blood transfusion services
  • eHealth - (formerly National Information Systems Group) - develops IT and telecomms systems for NHS Scotland

NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) is the common name for the Common Services Agency (CSA) for the Scottish Health Service.

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