Blog / News
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Supporting Scotland’s community optometrists
On Thursday 18 June, the First Minister announced Scotland’s move into Phase 2 of its recovery plan. Among many things, this enables community optometrists across Scotland to re-open and provide face-to-face NHS emergency and essential eye care. Our National Procurement and Practitioner Services teams have been helping the optometry community to respond to the changing situation.
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New convalescent plasma collection method launched
The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) has introduced a new way of collecting convalescent plasma from donors called plasmapheresis.
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New warehouse storing vital PPE and medical equipment
To further strengthen our response to the COVID- 19 pandemic, NSS National Procurement have turned a 120,000sq. ft. facility into a fully operational warehouse in just four weeks. The warehouse now stores critical medical equipment along with essential clinical supplies all vital in maintaining Scotland’s PPE supply and supporting national demand.
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Supporting Scotland’s dental community with 3million items of PPE
National Procurement has today distributed more than 3million individual items of PPE to dental practices across Scotland.
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Working in partnership with Dundee technology company to source vital COVID-19 test swab supply
NHS National Services Scotland is working in partnership with Scottish Government and Scottish Enterprise to increase the amount of health supplies that can be manufactured, sourced and supplied in Scotland.
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COVID-19 test evaluation - Scotland governance arrangements
As part of the NHSScotland response to coronavirus (COVID-19), an innovation workstream has been created to manage the evaluation of antibody tests.
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The Year of the Nurse and the Midwife- Calum Thomson
Continuing our year-long campaign to recognise our nursing staff, this month we talked to Calum Thomson, Associate Director of Nursing Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement about his career to date including the new challenges he is facing during COVID-19.
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Clapping for all of our colleagues
On Thursday 14 May, NHS National Services Scotland colleagues based at our NHSScotland warehouse in Larkhall gathered at 8pm to show their appreciation, alongside the nation, in Clap for Carers.
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NSS supporting increased production of PPE across Scotland
NHS National Services Scotland is supporting Scottish Government and partners to increase the amount of PPE that can be manufactured, sourced and supplied in Scotland.
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NSS supports rollout of PPE access to all social care providers
NHS National Services Scotland has enabled and supported the extension of PPE access to all social care providers.
