(where not otherwise indicated, these are generally UK based sites)
| Association of Community Health Councils for England and Wales | "Through our role of providing legal advice to CHCs on a wide range of issues the legal services department is afforded a birds eye perspective on the workings of the NHS" |
| Audit Commission (NAO) | "The National Audit Office scrutinises public spending on behalf of Parliament. We are totally independent of Government. We audit the accounts of all government departments and agencies as well as a wide range of other public bodies, and report to Parliament on the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which government bodies have used public money" |
| Audit Scotland (AS) | "Audit Scotland was set up on 1 April 2000 to provide services to the Accounts Commission and the Auditor General for Scotland. Together they help to ensure that the Scottish Executive and public sector bodies in Scotland are held to account for the proper, efficient and effective use of almost £20 billion of public funds" |
| British Medical Association (BMA) | "The British Medical Association is a professional association of doctors, representing their interests and providing services for its 123,000 plus members." |
| Central Legal Office (CLO) | "The CLO has been dedicated to providing a unique legal service to the Scottish Health Service for more than 47 years, delivering a highly specialised and quality service in all fields of Health Service law" |
| CNORIS Scheme | "CNORIS is a risk management scheme for the NHS in Scotland. It has been developed by the SEHD in partnership with Willis Ltd, the appointed scheme manager, with two principal aims. Firstly, to provide cost-effective claims management and financial risk pooling arrangements for all of Scotland's NHS Trusts and Health Boards. And secondly, to encourage a rigorous and logical approach to risk management in both the clinical and non-clinical sectors of the NHSiS" |
| Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) | "The Commission for Health Improvement's aim is to improve the quality of patient care in the NHS. For CHI the patient's experience of the NHS is at the heart of its work. CHI will raise standards by: assessing every NHS organisation and making its findings public; investigating when there is serious failure; checking that the NHS is following national guidelines; advising the NHS on best practice" |
| David Evans, Solicitor, Health Service Lawyer | "Helping NHS trusts to reduce the human and financial costs of clinical negligence; Health care law and training" |
| Department of Health | "Our aim is to improve the health and well-being of people in England. Here you will find the latest on the Department's work, as well as health and social care guidance, publications and policy" |
| Health and Safety Executive (HSE) | "We are interested in the health and safety of people at work... We develop new health and safety laws and standards, and play a full part in international developments, especially in the European Union" |
| Medical & Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS) | "We exist to provide a highly effective medical and dental indemnity and advisory service to our members" |
| Medical Defence Union (MDU) | "With over 100 years experience as the UK's leading medical defence organisation, the MDU make sure we are here to support members' medico-legal needs and reputations throughout their professional lives" |
| Medical Protection Society (MPS) | "Founded in 1892 the Medical Protection Society is run by doctors and dentists for the benefit of healthcare professionals around the world." |
| National Assembly of Wales | The website of the Welsh Assembly |
| NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) | "The NHSLA is a Special Health Authority and thus part of the NHS family. We handle claims and indemnify NHS bodies in respect of both clinical negligence and non-clinical risks. We also have risk management programmes in place which NHS trusts are assessed against" |
| NHS Quality Improvement Scotland | "The role of NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS) is to improve the quality of healthcare across Scotland. We are achieving this by working with NHS professionals and the public in developing and putting into practice a national strategy. " |
| Scottish Executive Health Department (SEHD) | "The Scottish Executive Health Department (SEHD) is responsible for health policy and the administration of the National Health Service in Scotland " |
| Scottish Health on the Web (SHOW) | "Online health information provided by NHSScotland" |
| Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) | "The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) was formed in 1993. Our objective is to improve the quality of health care for patients in Scotland by reducing variation in practice and outcome, through the development and dissemination of national clinical guidelines containing recommendations for effective practice based on current evidence" |
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