National Treatment Centres
The National Treatment Centres (NTCs) Programme is the single biggest increase in planned care capacity ever created in NHS Scotland.
The NTC network consists of 5 purpose-built healthcare facilities across Scotland delivering planned and diagnostic care. The facilities are an important resource both locally and nationally, providing:
- an increase in capacity to support patients to access treatment
- increased flexibility for patients accessing treatment
- increased support for collaborative working across territorial NHS Boards
National Treatment Centres locations
- NHS Golden Jubilee Eye Centre in Clydebank - a state-of-the-art eye centre
- NHS Golden Jubilee Surgical Centre in Clydebank - provides diagnostics, general surgery, orthopaedic surgery and clinical training
- NTC Fife Orthopaedics in Kirkcaldy - a purpose-built orthopaedic healthcare facility
- NTC Highland in Inverness - delivers state-of-the-art orthopaedic healthcare and cataract surgery
- NTC Forth Valley in Larbert - specialises in orthopaedic surgery and MRI scans
A new inpatient ward will be completed in the final phase of the NTC Forth Valley.
Altogether, the new centres will provide:
- a total capacity of eight additional orthopaedic theatres
- an additional inpatient/day-case ward
- five endoscopy rooms
- two general theatres
More information
More information on acute hospital activity and NHS beds is available.