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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
NHS board based in Glasgow, Scotland
NHS board based in Glasgow, Scotland
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde | |
| logo_size | 150 | |
| map | NHSgreaterglasgow.PNG | |
| start_date | ||
| end_date | ||
| headquarters | 1055 Great Western Road | |
| Glasgow | ||
| G12 0XH | ||
| coords | ||
| region_served | {{Plainlist | |
| population | 1,196,335 | |
| type | NHS board | |
| hospitals | List of hospitals | |
| staff | 38,000 | |
| website |
Glasgow G12 0XH
- Glasgow City
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Renfrewshire
- Inverclyde
- Renfrewshire
- West Dunbartonshire
- North Lanarkshire (part)
- South Lanarkshire (part) NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is an NHS board in West Central Scotland, created from the amalgamation of NHS Greater Glasgow and part of NHS Argyll and Clyde on 1 April 2006.
It is the largest health board in both Scotland, and the UK, which consists of the council areas of Glasgow City, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire.
Health services
The board is responsible for:
- 35 hospitals
- 240 GP practices (in total around 790 GPs)
- 300 Community Pharmacies
- 270 Dental practices
- 180 Ophthalmic practices
Community Health Partnerships
Glasgow City Community Health Partnership was formed in April 2010, bringing together the five Community Health and Social Care Partnerships that had covered East Glasgow, North Glasgow, South East Glasgow, South West Glasgow and West Glasgow.
Hospitals
- List of hospitals in Scotland (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde section)
The board is pioneering the mental health arm of the Scottish Patient Safety Programme.
Since February 2014, 36 staff have left the board with settlement deals including confidentiality clauses worth a total of £754,382.
The board operates two large cook freeze production units, where food is prepared, cooked and frozen. They provide 7,652 meals a day – a demand which increased during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland. They use Medstor equipment for distribution.
References
References
- "Contact the Board".
- (1 April 2006). "Massive health board begins work". [[BBC News]].
- "About Us: Who are we what do we do". NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
- "Glasgow City Community Health Partnership". NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
- (23 March 2015). "Glasgow develops world's only patient safety programme specifically for mental health". Herald Scotland.
- (16 March 2015). "More than 40 staff gagged on leaving Scottish NHS". Herald Scotland.
- (30 November 2020). "Medstor and Mailbox team up to support NHSGGC food preparation service during COVID-19". Building Better Healthcare.
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