About NHS Grampian
Our contribution to the NHS in Scotland
NHS Grampian is one of 14 regional health boards in Scotland and is responsible for the planning and delivery of health care and services to the population of the North East. We work at national level with Scottish Government and colleagues in other regional boards and special National Boards such as Scottish Ambulance Service, NHS 24, NHS National Services Scotland, Health Improvement Scotland and NHS Education for Scotland.
At a regional planning level, we have a well-established North East Partnership Group which comprises the Chief Executives of NHS Grampian, Tayside, Highland, Shetland, Orkney and Western Isles and the Chief Executives of the respective Local Authority areas.
What is NHS Grampian responsible for?
NHS Grampian as employer of circa 14,000 staff working in our acute hospitals and across HSCPs and other community settings, remains accountable for the clinical governance of all health services and responsible for the provision of specialist hospital services.
Acute specialist services are provided in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI) and Dr Gray’s Hospital in Elgin. As a tertiary and teaching centre in the North of Scotland we provide a broad range of specialist healthcare services and have forged strong links with our University partners training our healthcare professionals of the future, contributing to research and embracing innovation and new technology to further enhance patient care. Tertiary services are those highly specialised services for example cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, vascular surgery, orthopaedic surgery, general surgery and critical care services.
At regional and national level our teams are also involved in the delivery of quality care in relation to highly specialist work for people across the North of Scotland – Highland, Orkney and Shetland and occasionally Western Isles and Tayside. ARI is a Major Trauma Centre (MTC) as part of a national network, providing life-saving critical care to those in need at the scene of accidents/incidents and transporting them safely to hospital for specialist care. NHS Grampian also provides two highly specialist services for Scotland and delivered from ARI, the National Hyperbaric Service and the National Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Service.
Grampian NHS Board
The Grampian NHS Board came into operation in 1 April 2004, following the dissolution of Grampian's two NHS Trusts and the creation of the one organisation - NHS Grampian.
What is the Grampian NHS Board responsible for?
The single Grampian NHS Board is responsible for improving the health of the Grampian population, and for delivering the health care required.
The Board must oversee the taking-forward of Scotland's national health agenda, tailored to the needs of the Grampian population of half-a-million people spread over 3,000 square miles of city, town, village and rural communities.
How does the Board do this?
The Board does this through its four roles, which are:
- to be a high-level board of governance, rather than being concerned with day-to-day operational matters
- to give strategic leadership, through the Plan for the Future.
- to have overall responsibility for the performance of the local NHS system.
- to be responsible for deciding how funds flow, and how resources are allocated to meet its strategic objectives. View the page concerning NHS Grampian financial management.
The Vision and Values of NHS Grampian
Our vision and values are available to download in this document (pdf)
NHS Grampian - proudly working together to improve our health
caring - listening - improving
