NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is an
NHS board
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in West Central
Scotland
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, created from the amalgamation of
NHS Greater Glasgow and part of
NHS Argyll and Clyde
NHS Argyll and Clyde was a former Health Boards, Health Board of the Scottish NHS Scotland, National Health Service in western Scotland.
It was responsible for an annual budget of £434 million, serving a population of 423,500 people.
History
I ...
on 1 April 2006.
It is the largest health board in both Scotland, and the UK, which consists of the
Council Areas
For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" ( gd, comhairlean), which are all governed by single-tier authorities designated as "councils". They have the option under the Local Government (Ga ...
of the
City of Glasgow
Glasgow City Council is the local government authority for the City of Glasgow, Scotland. It was created in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, largely with the boundaries of the post-1975 City of Glasgow district of th ...
,
East Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire ( sco, Aest Dunbartanshire; gd, Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the north of Glasgow and contains many of the affluent areas to the north of the city, including Bea ...
,
East Renfrewshire
East Renfrewshire ( sco, Aest Renfrewshire; gd, Siorrachd Rinn Friù an Ear) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. Until 1975, it formed part of the county of Renfrewshire for local government purposes along with the modern council areas ...
,
Inverclyde
Inverclyde ( sco, Inerclyde, gd, Inbhir Chluaidh, , "mouth of the Clyde") is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Together with the East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire council areas, Inverclyde forms part of the hist ...
,
Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire () ( sco, Renfrewshire; gd, Siorrachd Rinn Friù) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfr ...
and
West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire ( sco, Wast Dunbairtonshire; gd, Siorrachd Dhùn Breatann an Iar, ) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. The area lies to the west of the City of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's commuter town ...
.
Health services
The board is responsible for:
* 35
hospitals
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emerge ...
* 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
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List of hospitals in Scotland
The following is a partial list of currently operating hospitals in Scotland.
NHS hospitals in Scotland
Organised by NHS board areas, see NHS National Services Scotland and Subdivisions of Scotland.
Ayrshire and Arran
East Ayrshire, North ...
(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
External links
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Organisations based in Glasgow
2006 establishments in Scotland