Accountable to the Scottish Government, NSS works at the heart of the health service, providing national strategic support services and expert advice to NHS Scotland. It also plays an active and crucial role in the delivery of effective healthcare to patients and the public.
This supporting role to NHS Scotland means the organisation works closely with other NHS organisations, especially NHS Boards, in the delivery of services. Health Support services enable NHS Boards to focus on delivering health improvement and patient care. Business Support services help NHS Boards to operate more efficiently and effectively. National Services Scotland (NSS) is the common name for the Common Services Agency for NHS Scotland.
National Information Systems Group - Supports the delivery of Information Management & Technology (IM&T).
The Scottish Wide Area Network is a single public services network available for public service organisations within Scotland. NSS have a central role in creating this.[6]
In September 2014 Storm ID were appointed for a 4-year term to provide the framework for IT Specialist Services.[7]
In January 2019 it was announced that a deal had been concluded with Microsoft to use Office 365 and Windows 10 for the National Digital Platform which is to join 100 different computer systems and be used by 161,000 employees using a single sign-on across Scotland.[8]
Practitioner and Counter Fraud Servicesedit
Practitioner Services - Family health service payments and patient registration[9]
Counter Fraud Services - Deterring, detecting and investigating fraud
Scottish Health Service Centre - Conference facilities and event organising[10]
Procurement, Commissioning and Facilities Servicesedit
National Procurement - Acquiring, storing and delivering goods and services. It operates a fleet of trucks which are based at the National Distribution Centre at Canderside in Lanarkshire. In 2009 the 28 trucks made around 15,000 deliveries to hospitals across Scotland. The contracts that National Procurement has in place were worth £700 million.[11]
NHS Scotland Assure - Formerly Health Facilities Scotland, NHSS Assure was launched in June 2021 as a reformed service to oversee healthcare construction in Scotland.[12] The service provides operational advice on all facilities topics. It runs a health and care construction framework, where six leading construction firms are Principal Supply Chain Partners.[13]
National Services Division - NSD are responsible for screening and specialist health services across Scotland and commission over 85 designated specialist services on behalf of the Scottish Government and NHS Scotland's territorial health boards.[14]
Referencesedit
^"How we work: about us". NHS National Services Scotland. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
^"NHS National Services Scotland: Annual report on the 2013/14 audit" (PDF). Audit Scotland. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^"How We Are Changing". NHS National Services Scotland. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
^"Public Health and Intelligence - National Services Scotland". 1 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ ab"NHS National Services Scotland (NSS)". www.aspenpeople.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
^Moises, Anne (13 March 2014). "Scottish Wide Area Network (SWAN)". Digital (official Scottish Government blog). Scottish Government. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
^"Storm ID Appointed to NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) Framework for IT Specialist Services". Storm ID. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
^"NHS Scotland to unite staff and systems on Office 365 and Windows 10". ComputerWorld UK. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
^. NHS National Services Scotland. Archived from the original on 28 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
^"Scottish Health Service Centre". NHS National Services Scotland. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
^"Smarter buying in the NHS". Scottish Government. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
^"NHS Scotland Assure". Scottish Government. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
^"New £650m health and care construction framework for Scotland". Building Better Healthcare. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^"About specialist services". NHS National Services Scotland. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
External linksedit
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NHS National Services Scotland NSS is a Non Departmental Public Body which provides advice and services to the rest of NHS Scotland NHS National Services ScotlandNon Departmental Public Body overviewJurisdictionScotlandHeadquartersGyle Square 1 South Gyle Crescent EdinburghEmployees3 000 2022 Annual budget 730m 2020 21 Minister responsibleNeil Gray MSP Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social CareDeputy Minister responsibleMaree Todd MSP Minister for Public Health Women s Health and SportNon Departmental Public Body executiveMary Morgan Chief Executive OfficerParent Non Departmental Public BodyNHS ScotlandWebsiteOfficial website Accountable to the Scottish Government NSS works at the heart of the health service providing national strategic support services and expert advice to NHS Scotland It also plays an active and crucial role in the delivery of effective healthcare to patients and the public This supporting role to NHS Scotland means the organisation works closely with other NHS organisations especially NHS Boards in the delivery of services Health Support services enable NHS Boards to focus on delivering health improvement and patient care Business Support services help NHS Boards to operate more efficiently and effectively National Services Scotland NSS is the common name for the Common Services Agency for NHS Scotland NSS employs around 3 600 highly specialised staff based at locations in Edinburgh Glasgow Aberdeen Inverness Dundee and Livingston 1 Services was organised into six Strategic Business Units in 2013 2014 2 after previously being made up of a number of divisions 3 On 1 April 2020 the Public Health and Intelligence business unit was transferred to Public Health Scotland 4 Contents 1 Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service 2 Central Legal Services 3 Information Technology Services 4 Practitioner and Counter Fraud Services 5 Procurement Commissioning and Facilities Services 6 References 7 External linksScottish National Blood Transfusion Service editScottish National Blood Transfusion Service Blood transfusion services 5 Central Legal Services editCentral Legal Office Specialist legal services 5 Information Technology Services editNational Information Systems Group Supports the delivery of Information Management amp Technology IM amp T The Scottish Wide Area Network is a single public services network available for public service organisations within Scotland NSS have a central role in creating this 6 In September 2014 Storm ID were appointed for a 4 year term to provide the framework for IT Specialist Services 7 In January 2019 it was announced that a deal had been concluded with Microsoft to use Office 365 and Windows 10 for the National Digital Platform which is to join 100 different computer systems and be used by 161 000 employees using a single sign on across Scotland 8 Practitioner and Counter Fraud Services editPractitioner Services Family health service payments and patient registration 9 Scottish Dental Practice Board Counter Fraud Services Deterring detecting and investigating fraud Scottish Health Service Centre Conference facilities and event organising 10 Procurement Commissioning and Facilities Services editNational Procurement Acquiring storing and delivering goods and services It operates a fleet of trucks which are based at the National Distribution Centre at Canderside in Lanarkshire In 2009 the 28 trucks made around 15 000 deliveries to hospitals across Scotland The contracts that National Procurement has in place were worth 700 million 11 NHS Scotland Assure Formerly Health Facilities Scotland NHSS Assure was launched in June 2021 as a reformed service to oversee healthcare construction in Scotland 12 The service provides operational advice on all facilities topics It runs a health and care construction framework where six leading construction firms are Principal Supply Chain Partners 13 National Services Division NSD are responsible for screening and specialist health services across Scotland and commission over 85 designated specialist services on behalf of the Scottish Government and NHS Scotland s territorial health boards 14 References edit How we work about us NHS National Services Scotland Retrieved 13 July 2014 NHS National Services Scotland Annual report on the 2013 14 audit PDF Audit Scotland 31 March 2014 Retrieved 1 January 2015 How We Are Changing NHS National Services Scotland Retrieved 13 July 2014 Public Health and Intelligence National Services Scotland 1 April 2020 Retrieved 8 April 2020 a b NHS National Services Scotland NSS www aspenpeople co uk Retrieved 5 November 2021 Moises Anne 13 March 2014 Scottish Wide Area Network SWAN Digital official Scottish Government blog Scottish Government Retrieved 28 September 2014 Storm ID Appointed to NHS National Services Scotland NSS Framework for IT Specialist Services Storm ID 22 September 2014 Retrieved 28 September 2014 NHS Scotland to unite staff and systems on Office 365 and Windows 10 ComputerWorld UK 14 February 2019 Retrieved 15 February 2019 Practitioner Services About us NHS National Services Scotland Archived from the original on 28 September 2014 Retrieved 28 September 2014 Scottish Health Service Centre NHS National Services Scotland Retrieved 28 September 2014 Smarter buying in the NHS Scottish Government 25 May 2010 Retrieved 13 July 2014 NHS Scotland Assure Scottish Government 1 June 2021 Retrieved 13 October 2022 New 650m health and care construction framework for Scotland Building Better Healthcare 11 March 2021 Retrieved 10 May 2021 About specialist services NHS National Services Scotland 13 April 2022 Retrieved 13 October 2022 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NHS National Services Scotland amp oldid 1220869311, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
