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Highland Health Council
Ceases To Exist on 31 March 2005
All Scottish Health Councils Will be Replaced by the
Scottish Health Council

 

Health & Welfare

26 February 05
Highland Health Council Stops On 31 March 2005
From 31 March Health Council in Scotland cease to exist.  A new Scottish Health Council is being set up but will not deal with complaints in the same way as the former Health Councils.  Patients who need help with a complaint should refer to their nearest Citizen's Advice Bureau or their local MSP

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

Scottish Health Council Offices As At December 2005

Nearest Office for Caithness and Sutherland is Inverness
Scottish Health Council
Highland: Larch House,
Stoneyfield Business Park,
Inverness IV2 7PA
Tel: 01463 723930

East
Scottish Health Council
Borders, 71 High Street,
Galashiels TD1 1RZ
Tel: 01896 661 420

Scottish Health Council
Fife, Hayfield Clinic,
Hayfield Road, Kirkcaldy,
Fife KY2 5AD
Tel: 01592 200 555

Scottish Health Council
Forth Valley, 46 Barnton
Street, Stirling FK8 1NA
Tel: 01786 471550

Scottish Health Council
Lothian, 21 Torpichen
Street, Edinburgh EH3 8HX
Tel: 0131 229 6605

North
Scottish Health Council
Grampian, Westburn
House, Foresterhill,
Westburn Road, Aberdeen
AB25 2XG
Tel: 01224 559 444

Scottish Health Council
Highland: Larch House,
Stoneyfield Business Park,
Inverness IV2 7PA
Tel: 01463 723930

Scottish Health Council
Orkney
Contact Scottish Health
Council Grampian

Scottish Health Council
Shetland, Administration
Offices, Montfield Hospital,
Burgh Road,
Lerwick ZE1 0LA
Tel: 01595 741 260

Scottish Health Council
Tayside, Ground Floor,
Argyll House, Marketgate,
Dundee DD1 1QP
Tel: 01382 229 842

Scottish Health Council
Western Isles
Contact Scottish Health
Council Highland

West
Scottish Health Council
Argyll and Clyde, Abbey Mill
Business Centre, Sir James
Clark Building, Studio 38,
Seedhill, Paisley PA1 1TJ,
Tel: 0141 842 4808

Scottish Health Council
Ayrshire and Arran,
Ayrshire Central Hospital,
Kilwinning Road, Irvine
KA12 8SS
Tel: 01294 323 224

Scottish Health Council
Dumfries and Galloway, 11
Buccleuch Street, Dumfries
DG1 2AT
Tel: 01387 261 222

Scottish Health Council
Greater Glasgow
44 Florence Street,
Glasgow G5 0YZ
Tel: 0141 429 7545

Scottish Health Council
Lanarkshire
Airbles Road, Motherwell
ML1 3FE
Tel: 01698 250131