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NHS Orkney Duty of Candor Annual Report 2024/25
All health and social care services in Scotland have a duty of candour. This is a legal requirement which means that when certain types of incidents happen, the people affected understand what has happened, receive an apology, and the organisation learns how to improve for the future. An important part of this duty is that...
Patient Access Policy
A National Access Policy has been developed to provide a common vision, direction and understanding of how NHS Boards should ensure equitable, safe, clinically effective and efficient access to services for their patients.
NHS Orkney Equal Pay Statement and Pay Gap Report 2025
NHS Orkney is committed to the principles of equality, diversity and human rights in employment. Staff should receive equal pay for the same or broadly similar work, for work rated as equivalent and for work of equal value (regardless of age, disability, ethnicity or race, gender, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, political beliefs, religion...
NHS Orkney Equality and Diversity Monitoring Report 2024-25
NHS Orkney is committed to eliminating discrimination and improving equality of opportunity. This means improving the way we deliver our services and the way we employ our colleagues. We want to be amongst Scotland’s best NHS Boards in our work to address health inequalities and recognised as a welcoming, caring employer. All data contained within...
NHS Orkney Subject Access Request Policy June 2025
Individuals have a right to apply for access to information held by an organisation about themselves and in some cases, information held about other people. This is called a subject access request (SAR). Individuals have the right to obtain: - confirmation that personal information is being held or used by NHS Orkney - access to...
Smoke Free Site Policy
Smoking remains a leading preventable cause of inequalities in health. This policy seeks to support attainment of Scottish Government’s commitment to achieve a Tobacco Free Scotland by 2034.
Code of Corporate Governance V20 – April 2026
The UK Corporate Governance Code (2018) defines Corporate governance as “The system by which organisation are directed and controlled”. It expands on that statement by adding that “Governance is about what the board does and how it sets the values of the organisation and is to be distinguished from executive director led day-to-day operational management”...
Whistleblowing Standards Annual Report 2024-25
This is NHS Orkney’s fourth annual Whistleblowing Standards Report since the national standards came into force on 1 April 2021 and covers the reporting period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.
NHS Orkney Duty of Candor Annual Report 2020/21
Duty of Candour is a legal responsibility of all health and social care services in Scotland. When unintended or unexpected events happen that result in death or harm as defined in the Act, those affected must be made aware and understand what has happened and receive and apology from the care provider. An important part...
NHS Orkney Duty of Candor Annual Report 2021/22
Duty of Candour is a legal responsibility of all health and social care services in Scotland1 . When unintended or unexplained events happen that result in death or harm as defined in 1 Duty of Candour – Scottish Government 8.4 Page 2 of 5 the Act, those affected must be made aware and understand what...