Raising Healthcare Standards

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We have a lead role in supporting NHS boards and their staff to improve the quality of healthcare in Scotland. This is a key strategic priority in the Scottish Government’s  This link opens in new browser window; you are now leaving the NHS QIS website.Better Health, Better Care: Action Plan

We support NHSScotland by:

  • providing advice and guidance on effective clinical practice
  • driving and supporting quality improvements
  • assessing NHS performance, reporting and publishing our findings.

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We also support the delivery of patient safety and clinical governance across NHSScotland.

We work with a range of partners, including the Scottish Government, voluntary organisations and the public to carry out our work. The This link opens in new browser window; you are now leaving the NHS QIS website.Scottish Health Council, the This link opens in new browser window; you are now leaving the NHS QIS website.Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)and the Healthcare Environment Inspectorate are key components of our organisation.

We take a lead role in co-ordinating the work of the This link opens in new browser window; you are now leaving the NHS QIS website.Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP) and provide support to the This link opens in new browser window; you are now leaving the NHS QIS website.Scottish Medicines Consortium.

Who we are

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS) is a special health board. We advise, support and assess NHS boards to help improve the quality of healthcare.