Guidance

The Scottish Health Council produces guidance for NHS Boards on issues relating to the involvement and participation of patients, carers and the public in planning health services. The documents are available to download in PDF format.

Major Service Change

• Identifying Major Service Change (February 2010)
  
• Involving Patients, Carers and the Public in Option Appraisal for Major Health Service Changes (February 2010)

We intend to review the guidance we issue annually. If you would like to comment on any of these guidance documents, please send your feedback to Sandra McDougall, Head of Policy, atsandra.mcdougall@scottishhealthcouncil.org.

Alternative Formats

If you would like to request any of these documents in an alternative format - such as large print, Braille, audio versions or in other languages - please contact us by telephone on 0141 241 6308 or by text-phone on 0141 241 6316.