The Nursing Contribution to Quality Health Care in NHSScotland

The Quality Strategy for NHSScotland aims to deliver the highest quality health care services to people in Scotland, and NHSScotland is well on its way to ensuring world-leading health care that has people at its center. The recognition that good relationships need to underpin how we deliver services is based on the values of respect, trust, and compassion among staff members, service users, and their families as well as within teams. These values and behaviors form the basis of innovative projects that are revitalizing the care and compassion at the heart of NHSScotland. With regulation existing to protect the public and ensure nurses, midwives, and other health professionals practice with the necessary competencies and conduct to deliver safe, effective, and person-centered care, the future of health care delivery is promising.