NHS Scotland

Mony central functions o NHS Scotland are hoosed at the Scots Govrenment'sVictoria Quaybiggin in Leith, Edinburgh.
Public healthcare service owerview
Formed	1948
Precedin agencies	Hielands an Islands Medical Service Emergency Hospital Service
Jurisdiction	Scotland
Heidquarters	St Andrae's Hoose,Regent Road,Edinburgh,EH1 3DG
Employees	160,000
Annual budget	£12.2 billion (2015-16)
Meenister responsible	Shona Robison,Cabinet Secretar for Heal an Sport
Depute Meenisters responsible	Aileen Campbell,Meenister for Public Heal an Sport Maureen Watt,Meenister for Mental Heal
Public healthcare service executive	Paul Gray, Director-General Heal an Social Care an Chief Executive o NHSScotland
Paurent department	Heal an Social Care Directorates
Child agencies	14 regional NHS Buirds Healthcare Improvement Scotland NHS 24 NHS Heal Scotland NHS Naitional Services Scotland NHS Naitional Waitin Times Centre Scots Ambulance Service State Hospitals Buird for Scotland
Key documents	Naitional Heal Service (Scotland) Act 1947 Naitional Heal Service (Scotland) Act 1972 Naitional Heal Service (Scotland) Act 1978 Naitional Heal Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 National Performance Framework Single Outcome Agreements
Website	www.scot.nhs.uk

NHS Scotland,whiles styledNHSScotlandis thepublicly fundit healcare seesteminScotland.Healansocial carepolicy an fundin are the responsibility o theHeal an Social Care Directorateso theScots Govrenment.Scotland's NHS wis established in 1948.

The currentCabinet Secretar for Heal an SportisShona Robisonan the heid o staff is the Director-General Heal an Social Care an Chief Executive o NHS Scotland, Paul Gray.