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Consultation on HIV clinical standards launches on 1 October
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31 August
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland is currently developing national clinical standards for HIV services.
The draft standards will be available for consultation from 1st October 2010 and NHS QIS will be seeking feedback from:
- People affected by HIV
- Family members
- Carers
- NHS staff
- Representatives from voluntary organisations, and
- Other interested parties.
If you would like to comment on the draft standards you can do so in the following ways:
Online – the draft standards and a questionnaire for your comments will be available online from 1st October 2010 at http://www.nhshealthquality.org/nhsqis/8198.html
Open Meeting – the public and health professionals are invited to an open meeting in Glasgow on Wednesday 3 November 2010.
You can download a
booking form here and return this to the following person to register for the event as places are limited. Margaret McAlees, Project Administrator, Standards Development Unit, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland, Delta House, 50 West Nile Street, Glasgow G1 2NP email margaret.mcalees@nhs.net or tel: 0141 225 6866.