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NHS Board websites employ a common template and identify certain areas. These are:

About the Board -

This presents information on the authority, its role, its goals, organisation, key contacts, and key contracts for the authority.

Patients Charter -

This section is peculiar to UK and provides a statement of the agreed levels of care provided by the health authority through its contracting organisations.

Rights comments and complaints -

This covers the complaints procedures operating within the region and means by which the public can take a role in the development of their medical services.

Services -

This section provides an index to the different hospitals and services with whom the authority contracts to provide care and services to the community. It also contains information on the services provided by the authority itself, e.g. public health medicine and health promotion.

Health and Disease -

This category provides health demographic information for the region.

Publications -

This area acts as a repository for the main public reports produced by the authority.

News -

This section acts as the container for press releases, organisation news, and current vacancies.

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