Our Publication Scheme

Listed below are the categories of information listed in our Publication Scheme with links to the relevant information or document. If the information is listed below, click on the title and you will open a copy of the document, be transferred to the relevant page of this website or to the website of another organisation which holds the information. The documents are pdf files and you will need Adobe Reader to be able to download them. This programme is available free of charge from the Adobe website.

If the information is listed in our Publication Scheme but is not available on the website, contact us at foi.enquiries@borders.scot.nhs.uk and we will send you a copy. 

 

Who we are and what we do

How to contact us

Members of the Board

Register of Interests of Board Members

Board Members Code of Conduct

Scottish Borders Health & Wellbeing Profile

Our services

 

Policy & decision making

Corporate Objectives

Local Delivery Plan

Board Meeting agenda, minutes and papers

Prescribing decisions and information about the Scottish Medicines Consortium

Race Equality Scheme

 

How we communicate

Press releases

NHS Borders Annual Reports

How to access your personal information

Patient information on health and conditions

Public involvement & consultations

How to make a complaint

How to make a Freedom of Information request

Patients rights

 

Funding for our services and financial monitoring

Annual Accounts. The Boards Annual Accounts includes Executive Directors and Non-executive Directors remuneration

Financial reports are presented at each Board meeting and copies can can be found under the Board papers section

Capital projects

 

 

How are we doing?

Annual Review with the Scottish Government

Key Performance Indicator Reports  and Managing Our Performance Reports are presented to the Board and copies and can be found under the Board papers section of this website

HEAT Performance Scorecard

External audit reports

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland reports

Healthcare Associated Infection Reports are presented to the Board and copies and can be found under the Board papers section of this website. Statistical information is available at the Health Protection Scotland website

External audit reports

 

Our staff, their well being & development

 We have a wide range of policies relating to staff recruitment, health, safety and welfare which are available on request.

Staff Governance Committee minutes are presented to the Board and can be found in the Board papers section of this website

Area Partnership Forum minutes are presented to the Board and can be found in the Board papers section of this website.

Workforce Plan

 

How to find our services

Community Health & Care Partnership

 A list of our services and where to find them is provided on the Health Services page, including:

  • Dental services
  • Opticians
  • Sexual Health & Family Planning
  • Pharmacies
  • GPs

 

Improving the quality of care

Scottish Patient Safety Programme Reports

Poynder View Redesign

Strategic Change Programme: the case for change regular reports on this programme are presented to the Board and can be found in the Board papers section of this website.

Living & Dying Well: an action plan for palliative & end of life care in the Borders

 
 
Clinical research & development

 Research ethics approval procedures