Major service change reports
Public bodies should follow national guidance on community engagement and participation when planning and delivering health and care services in Scotland.
Planning with People, published by the Scottish Government and COSLA, sets out expectations for NHS boards, Integration Joint Boards and local authorities that are planning and commissioning care services in Scotland.
Where a major service change requires formal consultation, our Service Change Team produces an assessment report that advises if the board's consultation and engagement processes have followed Scottish Government guidance.
Cottage hospitals in Dumfries & Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway Health and Social Care Partnership’s consultation on the future of cottage hospitals (2024)
Find out moreSystemic Anti-Cancer Therapy services in Ayrshire & Arran
NHS Ayrshire & Arran's consultation on Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy services (2023)
Find out moreMonklands Replacement Project
NHS Lanarkshire's engagement on the Monklands Replacement Project (2020)
Find out moreShaping Orthopaedic Services in Tayside
NHS Tayside's consultation on proposals to reconfigure planned and unplanned orthopaedic trauma surgery carried out in Tayside (2019)
Find out moreUniversity Hospital Monklands consultation
NHS Lanarkshire's consultation on the replacement or refurbishment of University Hospital Monklands (2019)
Find out moreRedesign of Services in Caithness
NHS Highland's consultation on proposals to redesign health and social care services in Caithness (2019)
Find out moreTransforming Surgical Services in Tayside
NHS Tayside's consultation on proposals for transforming surgical services in Tayside (2017)
Find out moreWard 15 Royal Alexandra Hospital
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde's proposal to move Ward 15 Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow (2017)
Find out moreRehabilitation Services for Older People in NE Glasgow
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde's consultation on proposals for rehabilitation services for older people in north east Glasgow (2016)
Find out moreAchieving Excellence, NHS Lanarkshire
NHS Lanarkshire’s consultation on proposals for the development of a new healthcare strategy, Achieving Excellence (2016)
Find out morePrimary Care Out-of-Hours Services in Lanarkshire
NHS Lanarkshire's consultation on proposals to improve primary care out‐of‐hours services (2015)
Find out moreModernisation of Services in Skye, Lochalsh and South West Ross
NHS Highland's consultation on the proposed modernisation of community and hospital services in Skye, Lochalsh and South West Ross (2014)
Find out moreModernisation of Services in Badenoch and Strathspey
NHS Highland's consultation on the proposed modernisation of community and hospital services in Badenoch and Strathspey (2014)
Find out moreMaternity services in Grampian
NHS Grampian's consultation on proposals to close 3 birthing units and replace them with 2 community maternity units (2012)
Find out moreDumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary
NHS Dumfries & Galloway’s consultation on the plans for Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary (2012)
Find out moreInpatient Rehabilitation Services and Lightburn Hospital
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s consultation on changes to inpatient rehabilitation services in East Glasgow and the possible closure of Lightburn Hospital (2010)
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