Managed Clinical Networks (MCNs) have been forming in every health board in Scotland since 1998. They are made up of a network of people whose shared interest is in one particular area of health. MCNs membership usually comprises healthcare professionals, patients and carers, health managers, colleagues from social care and voluntary organisations, e.g. CHSS or the Stroke Association.
Their role is to work together to:
- make recommendations about what local healthcare services are required
- make the best use of resources available to provide these
- ensure that standards of care are equal to those provided elsewhere in Scotland
Key areas of work for MCNs include:
- Patient involvement
- Social care
- Service planning
- Quality assurance programmes
- Clinical governance
- Funding arrangements
- Workforce arrangements
- Information Technology arrangements
- Evaluation arrangements
