Scottish Health Council - making sure your voice counts
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The Scottish Health Council promotes Patient Focus and Public Involvement in the NHS in Scotland. A key aspect of our role is to support NHS Boards and monitor how they carry out their statutory duty to involve patients and the public in the planning and delivery of NHS services.
The Scottish Health Council has three core functions:
In practice, most of our activities will include elements of all three functions as they are integral parts of our activities.
In Scotland, there are seven special Health Boards, which have a national remit and provide services across the whole country, and 14 territorial Boards. The Scottish Health Council's remit covers all NHS Boards. As the Scottish Health Council is part of Healthcare Improvement Scotland, there are separate arrangements in place to monitor how it fulfils its Patient Focus and Public Involvement duties. Information about NHS Scotland and links to the websites of each of the NHS Boards can be found on the SHOW (Scotland's Health on the Web) website.
The Scottish Health Council is also responsible for providing secretariat and support services for Independent Scrutiny Panels. These are expert panels set up by the Scottish Government to consider proposals for major changes in local NHS services in Scotland.
Our Corporate Plan and annual Work Plan provide more detail about how we carry out our core functions. Contact us if you have any comments or queries about any aspect of our work.
The Scottish Health Council does not deal with complaints about health services, treatments or Boards. If you are dissatisfied with services you have received, you should get in touch directly with the relevant Health Board. More information can be found in our section on making a complaint about an NHS Board.
