Health Rights Information Scotland have produced a series of leaflets about your health rights. You can view them using the links below:
How to use the NHS
You can find clear, accurate information in 17 languages about how to use the health service in Scotland on the 'How to use the health service in Scotland website'.
You can:
The DVD and website have been produced by Health Rights Information Scotland with funding from the Scottish Government Health Directorates.
The NHS and You
This leaflet explains what you can expect from the NHS, and what the NHS expects from you.
Making a complaint about the NHS
This leaflet explains how to complain using the NHS complaints procedure.
Confidentiality - it's your right
This leaflet explains how the NHS protects your personal health information.
Consent - it's your decision
This leaflet explains how you should be involved in decisions about your health care and treatment.
Caring and consent
Your right to be involved in decisions about the health care of the adult you care for is aimed at carers of all ages. It explains:.
- The rights of people who are unable to consent to medical treatment
- The rights of their carers to be involved in decisions about their health care
- The rights of a legal proxy
How to see your health records
This leaflet explains your right to see or have a copy of your health records.
Fact Sheets
For information on all the leaflets in other languages and formats including:
- Standard leaflets in clear print in English
- Large print versions in English
- Easy read versions with illustrations for people with a learning disability
- British Sign Language versions on DVD
- Audio versions
- Translated information including Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, Punjabi and Urdu versions