Six decades after its birth, the founding values of the NHS remain firmly in place.
Most of us have only ever known a Scotland that has an NHS. A high quality, publicly owned service which is free to everyone at the point of delivery.
Today, our NHS provides a vast range of services and complex treatments not even conceivable 60 years ago.
How the NHS came into being in Scotland is a story that isn't widely known. It had its own strong and distinctively Scottish roots well before 1948.
Millions of people are alive today or leading better lives thanks to the ingenuity of Scottish doctors and scientists.
Why does Scotland have one of the best health services in the world but some of the poorest health rankings?
NHSScotland has been continually evolving over the last 60 years and demonstrating its ability to change and adapt to the demands placed on it.
Everything that NHSScotland achieves is through partnership, working with staff and other service providers such as local authorities and voluntary organisations.
