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 Charter of Patient Rights and Responsibilities
This leaflet explains what you can expect from the NHS, and what the NHS expects from you. View the leaflet on the Health Rights Information Scotland website.
Giving feedback or making a complaint about the NHS
This leaflet explains how to complain using the NHS complaints procedure. View the leaflet on the Health Rights Information Scotland website.
Confidentiality - it's your right
This leaflet explains how the NHS protects your personal health information. View the leaflet on the Health Rights Information Scotland website.
Consent - it's your decision
This leaflet explains how you should be involved in decisions about your health care and treatment. View the leaflet on the Health Rights Information Scotland website.
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
View the leaflet on the Health Rights Information Scotland website.
When someone has died – information for you
When someone close to you dies, you may be unsure what to do. We hope this leaflet will help you through the first few days. It explains what you need to do, and how you may feel. View the leaflet on the
Health Rights Information Scotland website.
eHealth – using computers to improve your healthcare
This leaflet tells you how eHealth will affect the service you receive from the NHS, how your information will be stored and shared safely and legally and what may happen in the future. View the leaflet on the Health Rights Information Scotland website.
How to see your health records
This leaflet explains your right to see or have a copy of your health records. View the leaflet on the Health Rights Information Scotland website.
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