NHS Inform has produced a number of publications that give details of your rights in relation to NHS healthcare. The link below will give you direct access to the relevant page of the NHS Inform website.
At NHS Inform you will find information about:
- What you can expect from the NHS and what we expect from you.
- How to access your information.
- Confidentiality.
- Consent.
- Rights for those under 16.
- Making a complaint.
- Health care for overseas visitors.
- Health care for holidaymakers from overseas.
The Charter of Patient Rights and Responsibilities
The Charter of Patient Rights and Responsibilities summarises what you are entitled to when you use NHS services and receive NHS care in Scotland, and what you can do if you feel that your rights have not been respected.
The right to complain