SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE HEALTH DEPARTMENT

The 'Scottish Executive Health Department' (SEHD) is a civil service department of the Scottish Executive. SEHD is responsible for the Scottish National Health Service, as well as policies on the development and implementation of health and community care.
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Well Being is Nicola Sturgeon and she is assisted by the Minister for Public Health, Shona Robison.^[1]

Contents

Structure

External link

References

Structure

The Department is headed by a Chief Executive, assisted by a Chief Medical Officer. The Department is split into 6 Directorates:

★ Nursing

★ Service

★ Performance Management and Finance

★ Health Improvement

★ Human Resources

★ National Waiting Time Units
As well as responsibility for NHS Scotland, the Department also has resposnbility for:

★ Health Scotland

★ Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

★ Scottish Ambulance Service

★ State Hospital for Scotland and Northern Ireland

★ NHS 24

★ NHS Quality Improvement Scotland

External link

★ Official website

References

1. Scotland.gov.uk- Ministers