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About NHSGGC

At NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, our purpose is to: “To protect and improve population health and wellbeing while providing a safe, accessible, affordable, integrated, person centred and high quality health service”.

Who We Are

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is the largest NHS organisation in Scotland and one of the largest in the UK.

What we do

NHSGGC is responsible for providing and managing a whole range of health services including hospitals and General Practice. NHSGGC works alongside partnership organisations including Local Authorities and the voluntary sector.

NHSGGC:

• Serves a population of 1.3million people

• Employs around 43,500 staff

• Has 35 hospitals of different types

• Has contracts with around 232 GP Surgeries (1300 General Practitioners)

• Has dental services in more than 279 locations

• Has almost 188 Optician practices

• Has over 50 Health Centres and Clinics

• Has more than 288 Pharmacies

• Has an annual budget of £3.3billion.