NHS Grampian
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| Bòrd SSN nam Monadh | |
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| Made foundation | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Aberdeen |
| Region served | Aberdeenshire, City of Aberdeen, Moray |
| Area size | 3,360 square miles (8,700 km2) |
| Population | 525,936 |
| Hospitals | List of hospitals in Scotland |
| Website | www |
NHS Grampian (Scottish Gaelic: Bòrd SSN nam Monadh) is one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland.
NHS Grampian is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray. NHS Grampian employ around 17,000 staff to deliver services. NHS Grampian is also very closely linked with both the University of Aberdeen and The Robert Gordon University, especially in the fields of research, workforce planning and training.
The health board was formed on 1 April 2004 by the amalgamation of Grampian University Hospitals NHS Trust, Grampian Primary Care NHS Trust and Grampian Health Board. The health board's headquarters are located at Summerfield House in the Summerhill area of Aberdeen. NHS Grampian consists of acute services, corporate services and three Community Health Partnerships and works closely with the local authorities.
Chief executive Richard Carey announced he was to take early retirement in November 2014. Dr Izhar Khan, chairman of the area medical committee, and Mr Norman Binnie, chairman of the consultants’ sub-committee, issued a statement claiming that loss of confidence in the executive of the board was widely held among senior clinicians. Medical director Roelf Dijkhuizen retired, as long intended, in autumn 2014. The board chairman Bill Howatson stepped down at around the same time. A small number of clinicians called on other executives to consider their positions.
In 2007 the board stated their ambition to deliver care in local communities wherever possible. To achieve this the preferred choice would be to treat patients in primary or community settings (GP practices, health centres and community hospitals).
The health board is served by 89 GP Practices There are various other specialist care teams that work in community settings.
There are 17 community hospitals across Grampian where care is provided including a large urban facility, the Aberdeen Community Health and Care Village, which opened in 2013. Of all the health boards in Scotland, Grampian has the highest concentration of community hospitals, although they all differ in the type of services that they offer.
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