Get in touch
Published on 03 November 2025
Telephone Number
Reception: 0131 275 7800
Email Address
NSS.CentralLegalOfficeQueries@nhs.scot
The NSS CentralLegalOfficeQueries mailbox is checked daily between 9am and 5pm excluding weekends and Public Holidays
NHS Central Legal Office – what we do:
offer a comprehensive legal service to all NHS Boards within Scotland – please note we do not provide advice to members of the public or Board employees making personal enquiries and do not provide access to medical/health records
advise public sector clients across many aspects of the law, including litigation, employment, commercial contracts, commercial property
advise Members on the scope of the Clinical Negligence and Other Risks Indemnity Scheme (CNORIS)
Postal Address
Gyle Square
1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
Legal Adviser to NHS Scotland
The Legal Adviser to NHS Scotland is the professional lead for all legal services provided by the Central Legal Office (CLO) to clients across NHS Scotland.
If your enquiry requires specialist legal input or falls outside the scope of general mailbox triage, please contact Jennifer Thomson, CLO Legal Adviser, directly.
For all other enquiries, including general legal service requests, please use the CentralLegalOfficeQueries mailbox: NSS.CentralLegalOfficeQueries@nhs.scot
You can view Jennifer’s bio and contact details on this page: Jennifer Thomson