Caithness Voices 24 October 2002
A survey for Caithness folk to let the Health
Council Know their views. Print it out and send it in by 30
November 2002
Vacancies are not filled
Loss of GPs from the area
Loss of NHS dentists from the area
Lack of staff for mental health services
17 April 2002
Highland Health Council AGM Open To The Public In
Wick
Tuesday 23 April 1.30pm - Mackays Hotel.
The Health council is a statutory body in Scotland and represents patients
interests. Despite their abolition elsewhere Scotland still has a
network albeit less than several years ago. All parts of the
Highlands have representatives. The council has staff based in
Inverness who can assist with problems on many aspects in finding
appropriate health care and complaints. The meeting is open to all.
Caithness has
three representatives on Highland Health Council -
Jim McAdie Caithness East TEL 01955 602906
Mrs E Smith Caithness West TEL 01847893423
Mrs Cathy Wratten Caithness TEL 07719 711428
For the full Highland Health Council list of area
members
Click Here
Highland Health Council
Old Nurses Home
Craig Dunain
Inverness
IV3 8PG
Tel: 01463 723 930
Fax: 01463 723 939
Freephone 0800 834 017
Email
HighlandHealthCounci@hhc.hhb.scot.nhs.uk l
Complaints
The Highland Health Council will advise members of the public of how
to go about making a complaint about treatment they receive or against
individuals or bodies within the health service. For further
information contact the office in Inverness at the address above.
For complaints concerning nursing the UKCC
web site provides information.
Professional Conduct UKCC
Telephone 020 7333 6564
NHS Complaints procedures
Appointment of non-Council members to the Professional
Conduct Committee Meetings
Advice about how to make a complaint
Complaints about professional conduct
Complaints about unfitness to practice due to ill health
For Complaints against doctors
the General Medical Council Web
site provides information
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