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Health and Wellbeing Directorate

Introduction

Health and Wellbeing Directorate is a directorate of the Scottish Government. It is responsible for the Scottish National Health Service, as well as policies on the development and implementation of health and community care. It was created in 1999 as the Scottish Executive Health Department and was renamed in 2007.

The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing is Nicola Sturgeon and she is assisted by the Minister for Public Health, Shona Robison.[1]

Structure

Structure

The Department is headed by a Director-General, 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:

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References

References

  1. ↑ Scotland.gov.uk- Ministers

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