What is NHS Scotland?
'''NHS Scotland''' is of the four systems that make up the [[National Health Service]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. It has been separate since the NHS was started in 1948. Since 1999 it has become more different from England. [[File:NHS-Scotland_plan.webp|thumb|Plan for the NHS in Scotland]] The budget was [[Pound sterling|£]]15.3{{nbsp}}billion in 2020-21.<ref>{{cite report|url=http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/uploads/docs/report/2016/nr_161027_nhs_overview.pdf|title=NHS in Scotland 2016|publisher=[[Audit Scotland]]|date=October 2016|access-date=23 November 2016}}</ref> [[File:NHS_Scotland_Uniforms_(2606999009).jpg|right|thumb|NHS Scotland staff displaying the new uniforms introduced in 2008]] About 160,000 people work for the NHS in Scotland. There are14 regional NHS Boards, seven Special NHS Boards and one public health body,<ref>{{cite web|date=18 January 2016|title=About Us: NHSScotland|url=http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Health/About/NHS-Scotland|access-date=23 November 2016|publisher=Scottish Government}}</ref> It is setting up four new National Treatment Centres, in [[Kirkcaldy|Kirkaldy]], [[Larbert]], [[Inverness]] and [[Clydebank]]. They will give extra capacity for hospital care, day case treatment and [[Diagnosis|diagnostic]] services.<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Treatment Centres|url=https://www.nhsinform.scot/national-treatment-centres|access-date=2023-02-05|website=www.nhsinform.scot|language=en|archive-date=2023-01-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128182648/https://www.nhsinform.scot/national-treatment-centres|url-status=dead}}</ref> The new ward at Larbert has 30 beds. It was built by [[Portakabin]]. There are two [[Operating theater|operating theatre]]<nowiki/>s and an [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI scanner]]. It should deliver 1,500 more operations each year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=30-bed National Treatment Centre to reduce wait times across Scotland|url=https://www.buildingbetterhealthcare.com/news/article_page/30-bed_National_Treatment_Centre_to_reduce_wait_times_across_Scot