Health Rights

Health Rights Information Scotland produces clear, accurate and up-to-date information about your rights when using the NHS in Scotland. This includes:

• The NHS and You
  What you can expect from the NHS, and what the NHS expects from you.
• Confidentiality - it's your right
  How the NHS protects your personal health information.
• How to see your health records
  Your right to see and have a copy of your health records.
• Making a complaint about the NHS
  How to complain using the NHS complaints procedure.
• Consent - it's your decision
  How you should be involved in decisions about your health care and treatment.
• Information for young people
  Guides for young people about their rights when using the health service in Scotland.
• Information for carers
  Caring and consent: Your right to be involved in decisions about the health care of the adult you care for. (This is a guide for paid and unpaid carers of all ages.)
• Information for overseas visitors
  Factsheets for migrant workers, overseas students, asylum seekers and refugees, former UK residents, UK passport holders, pensioners living abroad and holidaymakers.
• Information about health services in Scotland
  Patient information about the way the NHS provides care, including dental treatment, eye examinations and using eHealth.
• A guide to using NHS services in Scotland
  Videos that provide a clear and simple guide to the NHS in Scotland.

Translations and alternative formats (audio, BSL, easy to read and large print) are available on the website. Not all of the information is available in all the languages and formats. If you can't find the language or format you need, please email ask@hris.org.uk.

Visit www.hris.org.uk to find out more.