About

Transforming Health and Care Services through Collaboration

Health and social care services across Scotland continue to navigate rising demand, operational pressures, and financial constraints. Yet, in the face of these challenges, our workforce has shown extraordinary collaboration, adaptability, and resilience. Your commitment to delivering safe, high‑quality, person‑centred care is driving real transformation – working towards ensuring people receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

The Health and Social Care portfolio remains steadfast in its ambition to deliver bold, reform. Our aim is clear: to build a Scotland where people live longer, healthier, more fulfilling lives, supported by care that is accessible, consistent, and tailored to individual needs.

To these ends, the Population Health Framework and the Health and Social Care Service Renewal Framework (SRF) set a clear strategic direction. Together, they support the reform and renewal agenda and underpin efforts to improve outcomes, reduce inequalities and create a sustainable, resilient health and social care system for the future, with collaboration at their core.

This year’s NHS Scotland Event will explore the priorities at the heart of the national reform agenda - those essential to delivering lasting improvements for the people of Scotland:

• Prevention - Services that prevent disease, enable early detection and effectively manage chronic and long-term conditions. Prevention is one of the most cost-effective interventions that the NHS can make in improving population health and reducing inequalities.
• Person-Led - Delivering health and social care that is people-led and ‘Value Based’.
• Integration - Strengthening system-wide integration.
• Access - Improving access to services and treatments in the community.
• Hospital Redesign - Redesigning our hospitals as we deliver more care within our communities.
• Digital- Services which are accessible through digital technologies, with people and our workforce able to access the right information.

The NHS Scotland Event offers a unique space for collaboration, learning, and inspiration.

It’s an opportunity to share stories that matter - stories of innovation, partnership, and best practice - while reflecting on how we are collectively delivering more accessible, personalised care across homes, communities, and hospitals.

Delegates will also hear directly about the evolving vision and priorities for Scotland’s NHS, helping us all move forward with purpose and ambition.