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Health professionals are looking for your views and opinions on the future of health care and services in Scotland today!

Chronic Heart Failure Survey

Over the next six months cardiologists in Scotland are looking for your views on heart failure care. If you have a diagnosis of Chronic Heart Failure please follow the link to complete a short on-line survey to share your views on your care. www.chfpatientsurvey.com
(Information and support for Chronic Heart Failure is contained within this site in the "Heart Information" section).

Managed Clinical Networks [MCNs]

These have been developed across Scotland to support a modern approach to improving health care and services in Scotland. Membership of MCNs is open to patients and carers, joining doctors, nurses, managers, therapists... to improve chest, heart and stroke care for local people.

Go to our Managed Clinical Network pages for more information and MCNs in your local area...

National Advisory Committee for Stroke (NACS)
This organisation advise the Scottish Executive Health Department on all matters relating to stroke.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
This organisation is responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health.

NHS QIS
This organisation checks that the running of hospitals and the provision of care is up to standard. You could help to improve your local hospital.

Royal College of Physicians (RCP)
This organisation sets the standards to which medical doctors work. Your view could improve the standards of treatment for the next patient.

Scottish Health Council (SHC)
This organisation is responsible for making sure that patients and the public have the chance to give their own views to health boards which are properly taken into account to change the way that the health service cares for patients and the way services are delivered.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
This organisation sets the standards for healthcare treatment in Scotland. Your views could help to improve the quality of care for the next patient.

Stroke Managed Clinical Network (MCN) Subgroup
This organisation advises NACS on all matters relating to the development and support of Stroke MCNs.

Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC)
This organisation provides advice to NHSScotland on medications. Your views could help to ensure that the best medications for treating your condition are made available in Scotland.

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