Welcome to the first edition of the Eastern Region’s (NHS Tayside and North East Fife) Trauma Network News.

The new Scottish Trauma Network will consist of four centres across Scotland. The centres at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee (East), Edinburgh Royal (South East), Aberdeen Royal (North) and Queen Elizabeth in Glasgow (West) will create a trauma network where the most seriously injured patients will receive the best specialist treatment and rehabilitation.

The centres in the North and East will be the first to become operational by Autumn 2018.

In this issue:

• Everything you need to know about the Scottish Trauma Network
• Emergency Department Consultant Dr Mike Johnson talks about the ethos and benefits of the Trauma Network
• Next Steps

The first East of Scotland newsletter can be seen here.