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  • Legionnaires' disease in Scotland - surveillance report 2017 to 2022

    • 08 August 2023
    • Statistical report
    • Health protection
    About this release This release by Public Health Scotland (PHS) is the first report of Scottish Legionnaires' disease data since the pandemic and covers the years 2017 to 2022....
  • Audit of critical care in Scotland 2023 - reporting on 2022

    • 08 August 2023
    • Statistical report
    • Healthcare audits

    The audit of critical care is a co-ordinated quality improvement programme which provides data, analysis and feedback to raise standards and continued improvement in patient outcomes.

  • Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratios - April 2022 to March 2023

    • 08 August 2023
    • Statistical report
    • Hospital care

    Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratios (HSMRs) adjust death data (referred to as mortality data) to take account of some of the factors known to affect the underlying risk of death.

  • A&E activity: week ending 30 July 2023

    • 08 August 2023
    • Statistical report
    • Hospital care
    A&E activity: week ending 30 July 2023...
  • National respiratory infection and COVID-19 statistics 3 August 2023

    • 03 August 2023
    • Statistical report
    • Population health
    About this release This is a weekly release by Public Health Scotland (PHS) on epidemiological information on seasonal respiratory infection activity in Scotland including...
  • Laboratory reports of norovirus in Scotland - Up to week ending week ending 30 July 2023

    • 03 August 2023
    • Statistical report
    • Conditions and diseases

    This report presents provisional information on laboratory reports of norovirus in Scotland compared to the same time last year and the average for the same time period of the previous five years.

  • Community anchor case study: Widening participation education programme, NHS Grampian

    • 02 August 2023
    • Case study
    • Poverty

    This case study demonstrates NHS Grampian working with various partners, such as schools, universities and the local council, to encourage young people from deprived backgrounds to think about careers in healthcare, while thinking about their own health. As an anchor, this board demonstrates it’s role in making a positive impact for the next generation of young people going into employment in healthcare.

  • Community anchor case study: Diversifying NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s supply chain

    • 02 August 2023
    • Case study
    • Poverty

    This case study demonstrates how NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde worked in partnership with six health and social care partnerships to diversify the NHS Board's supply chain. This was with the aim of supporting more local diverse small businesses that are run by, and for, specific population groups. As an anchor, this board demonstrates its role in improving procurement processes to help bring wealth back into local and diverse communities.

  • Community anchor case study: NHS Ayrshire & Arran approach to community wealth building

    • 02 August 2023
    • Case study
    • Poverty

    This case study reflects on the approach NHS Ayrshire and Arran has taken to move the agenda of community wealth building forward. It includes how they got buy-in from senior leaders, and how they aim to increase knowledge on community wealth building with staff at all levels in the NHS Board.

  • MMR vaccine letters to parents for schools

    • 01 August 2023
    • Translation and accessible formats
    • Immunisations

    The MMR vaccine letters are aimed at parents and carers with children in primary and secondary school to raise awareness of the free MMR vaccine provided by NHS Scotland. These letters have been translated into Arabic, Polish, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian and Urdu