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Health, wellness, medical, and public safety resources in Glasgow, Scotland are the topics of resources in this portion of our web guide.

Both government-operated and private health agencies may be found here, including regulatory agencies, wellness services, and organisations offering various health services, such as nutrition, weight counseling, drug counseling programmes, and others.

Medical or treatment designations, including medical practitioners, facilities, and programmes in Glasgow, from the full spectrum of medical practices, are appropriate for this part of our guide. These may include doctors' offices, medical groups, clinics, and hospitals, along with eyecare practitioners and facilities, dental practices, chiropractors, mental health professionals, and alternative medicine providers, such as acupuncture and other types of treatments that are not considered in the mainstream. Veterinary services would also be appropriate here.

Also suitable for this category are Glasgow public service agencies, such as police, fire, and emergency medical services.

As in the rest of Scotland, medical care in Glasgow is mostly provided by the National Health Service (NHS) of Scotland, and administered by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, while law enforcement services are provided by Police Scotland, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service provides fire department services, and the Scottish Ambulance Service provides prehospital emergency medical services to the city. Each have stations within Glasgow.

Major hospitals in Glasgow include Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Stobhill Hospital, and Glasgow Dental Hospital and School. Gartnavel Royal Hospital and Priory Hospital are psychiatric hospitals.

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital is a 1,677-bed acute hospital in the Govan region of Glasgow. Constructed on the site of the former Southern General Hospital, QEUH opened in 2015, and is the Regional Major Trauma Centre for West Scotland, and the largest hospital campus in Europe.

Emergency telephone service is provided by NHS 24, providing 24-hour access to general practitioners through out-of-hours centres, and paramedic services are provided by the Scottish Ambulance Services, and supported by St. Andrew's Ambulance Association, a voluntary ambulance service.

Private healthcare services are available from Nutfield Health, which operates a private hospital in Glasgow. Ross Hall Hospital, associated with Circle Health Group, is the largest independent healthcare provider in the United Kingdom. Located in Glasgow, the hospital serves West Scotland offering a wide range of health, medical, and specialty services.

 

 

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