NHSGGC0735 - Epilepsy Services

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£1,000,000

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Epilepsy Connections

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Health and social work services

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3 years ago

Description

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde has a base population of 1.2m people, and it provides services for people with neurological conditions, including Epilepsy, from the Institute of Neurological Sciences. The Institute is a world-recognised specialist centre for Neurology, Neurosurgery, Spinal Injuries and Neurorehabilitation Medicine.
Its neurological services are provided predominantly to the populations of:
-NHS Ayrshire & Arran
-NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
-NHS Highland – Argyll & Bute HSCP
-NHS Lanarkshire
INS also provides a range of regional and national services to wider populations of up to 5.5m people.
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde now wishes to commission a robust set of services to provide support and care to people with Epilepsy and their families and carers which aligns to the aims and strategies of both NHS Scotland and NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde in particular.

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

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Claire Quinn

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+141 2484125

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