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NHS Inform launches in Scotland
05 August 2010
News > Sourcing health information
NHS inform is a three-tiered service, featuring a phone line, website and face-to-face advice. It will bring health information from all sections of the NHS in Scotland together for the first time. The NHS inform service will include:
- General information on medical conditions
- Answers to commonly asked health questions
- Health Zones providing advice on health rights, back pain and alcohol
- A calendar of health events
- NHS information in local areas, including links to all NHS boards websites
Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said:
"Through NHS inform the public will have a single place to turn to for all of their health information needs for the very first time. "It will allow people to access trusted information where they need it, when they need it and how they need it.
"Having access to quality health information will give people the power to help improve their health and allow them to be partners in their own healthcare. This is part of our vision of a mutual NHS.
"In this tight economic climate, NHS inform will also provide greater value to money as it will reduce the amount of duplication across national and local health organisations and ensure that patients can access the right part of the service on the first occasion."
www.nhsinform.co.uk/
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