| 09 - 11 - 07: Recent developments in child and adolescent health policy - implications for Health Scotland The recommendations of the Children and Young Peoples' Health Support Group (CYPHSG) on priorities for health improvement were presented to Health Scotland's July Board meeting and further papers on Health Scotland's response and the influences on child health were requested. This paper addresses Health Scotland's response. | 25 - 10 - 07: Evaluation of the Healthy Living Centre programme in ScotlandThis is the second and final report on the evaluation of the Healthy Living Centre (HLC) Programme in Scotland. |
| 17 - 10 - 07: Health improvement performance management steering group - proposed priority outcomes for a healthier Scotland Paper to inform discussions at national and regional events October – December 2007 | |
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31 - 07 - 07: "Mystery Shopper" Study 2007 - A study of service access for acute STIs in ScotlandLatest ISD figures reveal quality of services for people with sexually transmitted diseases. Executive summary | Final report |
26 - 07 - 07: Understanding Alcohol Misuse in Scotland: Harmful Drinking 3 - Alcohol and Self Harm This report looks at the number and nature of self-harm presentations to emergency departments in Scotland, particularly those related to the use of alcohol. |
| 24 - 07 - 07: Mosaics of Meaning Led by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, this report is a summary of work undertaken between 2005 and 2007 to research and address the stigma associated with mental health problems amongst black and minority ethnic (BME) communities in Glasgow. |
July 2007 edition - Keep Well Informed bulletin The aim of the bulletin is to inform interested parties on developments in the Keep Well programme as it progresses. 'Delivering for Health' was announced in October 2005 and outlined a commitment to develop an anticipatory care model as part of the NHS wider agenda of tackling health inequalities. Keep Well (previously known as Prevention 2010) is one example of anticipatory care in practice. |
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17 - 07 - 07: Sexual Health Services Draft Standards This document introduces the NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS) draft standards for sexual health services. These draft standards cover key elements of sexual health services and when finalised, will be used by NHS QIS to assess performance in the NHS boards throughout Scotland. |
02 - 07 - 07: ADHD – Services Over ScotlandThis report details the findings of a service profiling exercise which was carried out in all territorial NHS boards in Scotland between September 2006 and December 2006, and includes both the national emerging themes, and each NHS board’s local report. The aim of the exercise was to find out what services are available across Scotland for children and young people with ADHD and how these services are planned and delivered. |
| 04 - 06 - 07: NHS Health Scotland Workforce Plan 2007 This document is NHS Health Scotland’s second workforce plan. It has been produced in response to the Scottish Executive Health Department’s National Workforce Plan 2006 (published in December 2006), which requires each NHS Board to produce a workforce plan annually. | 29 - 05 - 07: Patients Ready for discharge in NHSScotland - figures from April 2007 census Figures from the latest quarterly census of patients who are ready for discharge from hospital show that 233 had been awaiting discharge for over six weeks at the April 2007 census. |
| 29 - 05 - 07: Scottish Renal Registry Report 2002 - 2004 This fourth report from the Scottish Renal Registry (SRR) presents information about the causes, incidence, prevalence, distribution, methods of treatment and outcome of patients receiving renal replacement therapy (RRT) for established renal failure (ERF) between 1960 and 31 December 2004. | 29 - 05 - 07: ISD Scotland - Cancer in Scotland A statistical overview of cancer in Scotland focusing on the most common cancers |
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29 - 05 - 07: Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) - National Report 2006A survey undertaken by the BMRB Social Research, commissioned by the ISD Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Executive. The survey is part of the biennial series of secondary school surveys on smoking, drinking and drug use commissioned by the Scottish Executive. The survey collects a large amount of data on the prevalence, attitudes and behaviour of young people in regard to smoking, drinking and drug use. |
30 - 04 - 07: Get Going Together: An induction tool for health and social care integrated services |
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09 - 02 - 07: ISD Scotland - Delivering for Health Information Programme February newsletterThis issue has the latest about Scottish Patients At Risk of Readmission and Admission, news about data completeness and real time data. Delivering for Health Information Programme web-pages |
05 - 02 - 07: Community Health Partnerships Long Term Conditions Toolkit The Toolkit forms an essential part of the approach to the management of long term conditions set out in Delivering for Health, which aims to develop systematic approaches to the provision of services for those with one or more long term conditions as close to home as possible. |
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30 - 01 - 07: Alcohol statistics Scotland 2007 The publication is the second biennial compilation of available information on alcohol and problematic drinking. Much of the information presented has been published previously. However, new information is included on alcohol related deaths and hospital episodes. This publication presents the latest available information from a range of national data sources relevant to alcohol consumption. There are four main sections: a) The Alcohol market. b) Alcohol consumption c) Alcohol and health harm d) Alcohol and social harm |
10 - 01 - 07: Evaluation of education for staff working with acutely ill and injured children and young peopleNHS Education for Scotland (NES) are inviting the submission of proposals for the evaluation of a project which will provide tiered education for staff dealing with acutely ill and injured children and young people in Scotland. It is anticipated that the evaluation will begin in April 2007and be completed by October 2009. Project specification | Website |
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19 - 12 - 06: Childhood Obesity Statistics Update of annual statistics on high and low body mass index (BMI) for Primary 1 school children in 8 participating NHS boards. The current release includes data to school year 2005/06. Download statistic table |
19 - 12 - 06: Child Health Statistics: SNS (Support Needs System) Annual Summary The Support Needs System (SNS) is an electronic system holding data relating to children and young people (up to 19 years of age) with additional support needs. Its purpose is to monitor their progress and ensure they have access to the services or support they require. These SNS summary statistics provide information for NHS Board assessment, as at August 2006. |
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19 - 12 - 06: National Drug Treatment Waiting Times Information Framework Report July – September 2006Data on the number of clients seen and the length of time they waited to be seen for various drug treatment interventions. The interventions include
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19 - 12 - 06: Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland 2006 The publication is the latest annual compilation of available information on drug misuse. The information is collected from a wide range of relevant information sources. |
| 12 - 12 - 06: Research into the Sustainability Issues facing Organisations involved in Community Activity & Health ImprovementThis report summarises the findings of a piece of work designed to assess the sustainability issues facing organisations involved in community activity and health improvement. | 12 - 12 - 06: Planning and Partnership Sub-group Report to the Community-led Supporting and Developing Healthy Communities Task GroupThis report makes recommendations as to how partnerships and planning processes could potentially be further strengthened and improved. |
| 12 - 12 - 06: Healthy Communities: A Shared Challenge Summary Report of the Community-led Supporting and Developing Healthy Communities Task Group This report contains 12 robust recommendations to forward community-led health improvement activity across Scotland. | 12 - 12 - 06: Healthy Communities: A Shared Challenge Final Report of the Community-led Supporting and Developing Healthy Communities Task GroupThis report is the final report of a Scottish Executive task group set up in 2004 to address the community-led pillar of Improving Health in Scotland: The Challenge (Scottish Executive 2003) and health inequalities in the context of Closing the Opportunity Gap (Scottish Executive 2004). This report contains 12 robust recommendations to forward community-led health improvement activity across Scotland. |
| 12 - 12 - 06: Communities and health improvement: A review of evidence and approachesThis report aims to explore and review evidence and current activity around community-based health improvement in Scotland. The objectives were to examine the evidence underpinning community-based approaches to health improvement and also to gain an insight into the characteristics of effective and less effective partnership working between the different stakeholders involved in community-based health improvement. | 12 - 12 - 06: Applying the National Standards for Community Engagement to Developing Health and Community Care Policies and ServicesNational Standards for Community Engagement were agreed in 2005 after more than a year of consultation and testing in practice. They have been endorsed by many public, voluntary and community organisations in Scotland, including the NHS. This briefing looks at how the Standards could help people working in or with the NHS to achieve the best possible results in engaging communities, and explains how they complement NHS guidance on informing, engaging and consulting the public. |
| 12 - 12 - 06: Changing Lives: The Impact of Community-Based Activities on Health ImprovementThis report is intended to highlight the impact of community-based activity on reducing health inequalities, tackling social exclusion and improving health in Scotland. It is based on case studies of what a variety of community-based groups and projects actually do and what participants and close observers have to say about how community-based activities have ‘changed lives’. |
28 - 11 - 06: Scottish Health Service Costs, year ended 31st March 2006 (aka Costs Book)The Costs Book provides a detailed analysis of where resources are spent in NHS Scotland with a focus on hospital and community services. The information is mainly derived from financial and activity data compiled by the NHS Boards. - Executive summary - NHS Board operating costs & capital expenditure - Scottish Health Service Costs |
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22 - 11 - 06: Moving Forward - Sexually Transmitted Infections, including HIV, in Scotland 2005This is the second annual report on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Scotland produced by the Sexually Transmitted Infection Epidemiology Advisory Group (STIEAG). This report brings together information from a number of sources, including laboratories, genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics, primary care, and also some of the more specialised data collection systems relating to HIV. Download report (4mb) |
21 - 11 - 06: NHS QIS Corporate Plan 2006-2009 |
| 02 - 11 - 06: NES Annual Report 2005 - 2006 | 27 - 09 - 06: Prevention 2010 Research Report Prevention 2010 is a three year programme targeting those aged 45-64 initially in the most socially deprived 15% of the population who are a risk of serious ill health, particularly cardiovascular disease. |
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18 - 08 - 06: NES Corporate Plan for 2006 - 2007 The NES Corporate Plan for 2006-2007 sets out an extensive and expanding programme of work to respond to the educational needs of the NHS in Scotland. This year’s Plan presents NES business in the context of the central themes described by Delivering for Health which are driving the development of the health service. Download the Corporate Plan |
26 - 06 - 06: NHS Lothian Patient Focus and Public Involvement Action Plan 2005 - 2008This document outlines a number of areas for action within the next 2 years, which seeks to ensure that the standards for patient focus and public involvement are met and to improve care, treatment and services in partnership with patients, carers and members of the public. Download the action plan here |
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03 - 05 - 06: Equal Services?: Report of Race Equality Assessment of Mental Health in NHS BoardsThe National Resource Centre for Ethnic Minority Health has chosen to make Mental Health one of its priorities over the coming year. In order to establish a baseline from which to work, Dr Sandra Grant and John Jackson have undertaken a review of how mental health issues relating to Black and Minority Ethnic groups are being addressed in NHS Boards across Scotland. Summary report Full report |
14 - 12 - 05: Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland - 2005 Publication of the latest annual compilation of information on drug misuse from ISD Scotland |
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30 - 11 - 05: NHS Scotland Health Service Costs 2004 / 2005 Abstract: Scottish Health Service Costs (known as the Costs Book) is the only source of published costs information for NHSScotland (NHSS), and provides a detailed analysis of where resources are spent in the NHSS. This information is mainly derived from financial and statistical data compiled by Scottish Health Boards. It is published by ISD with the support of the Scottish Executive Health Department (SEHD) and is used mainly for comparison across health care providers to ensure efficiency and to benchmark costs. ISD Scotland. |
24 - 11 - 05: Sexually Transmitted Infections, including HIV, in Scotland, 2004 This new report combines information from laboratories and genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics, and from other related sources, such as primary care, together with some of the more specialised data collection systems relating to HIV. Health Protection Scotland and ISD. |
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18 - 11 - 05: Closing the Health Inequalities Gap: An International PerspectiveAbstract: This report presents an analysis of official documents on government policies to tackle inequalities in health from 13 developed countries. All countries recognize that health inequalities are caused by adverse socioeconomic and environmental circumstances. However they differ in their definitions of inequalities and in their approaches to tackling the problem. |
17 - 11 - 05: Stroke Services: Care of the Patient in the Acute Setting Abstract: Research has proved conclusively that lives are saved and disability reduced if stroke care is properly organised and provided by multidisciplinary teams in, or with access to, dedicated stroke units. Delivering care in this way involves making changes to how care has traditionally been provided. This type of working across a range of professional and organisational barriers ensures that the patient is at the heart of their care and service design to reflect the diversity and geographical challenges that make up Scotland. NHS QIS. |
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26 - 08 - 05: Clinical Standards for Maternity Services Abstract: Having a baby is a life changing event. Over 50,000 babies are born in Scotland each year. However, in step with other nations in the developed world, the birth rate is falling. In the future our maternity services are likely to be supporting fewer pregnancies and births. However, advances in the care of women with health problems, and the trend for women to wait longer to have their first baby, means that many of these pregnancies and births will be more complex. NHS QIS. |
17 - 08 - 05: Cardiovascular Disease: A Guide to Primary Prevention in ScotlandNHS Health Scotland |
NHS Scotland Publications
This page provides a selection of NHS Scotland publications.