Forthcoming publications

This release of weekly data includes official statistics collected by PHS on attendances at Emergency Departments (EDs) across Scotland. The information presented in this release includes the number of attendances and 4, 8 and 12 hour waits at EDs.

Patients diagnoses between Apr 21 and Mar 24

This weekly release by Public Health Scotland presents epidemiological information on respiratory infection activity, including COVID-19, across Scotland. Due to the dynamic nature of all datasets included in this report, figures contained within each update may be subject to change in future releases. Any revised figures will then be reflected within the latest update.

Public Health Scotland (PHS) releases figures on infectious diseases Thursday at 0930 on the Health Protection PHS Webpages. Please note data reporting frequency may vary as PHS continues to monitor data to protect the people of Scotland. Currently weekly data on Measles is being released.

Laboratory Reports of Norovirus in Scotland

SACT activity data is published in a dashboard showing weekly appointments for SACT as well as monthly and annual patient numbers for cancer patients receiving SACT treatment in secondary care in NHS Scotland.

This participatory arts-based qualitative research explores experiences of mental health, employment and economic inactivity. The report considers practical, attitudinal and emotional barriers to employment and suggests ways in which these can be addressed through policy and practice measures.

This annual publication presents estimates of long-term health and care demand, based on historical trends and population projections. It provides insight into future pressures on services and highlights key factors driving demand to support planning and resource allocation. The first publication in this series will focus on unplanned acute hospital demand.

Due to issues with data collection, PHS will now publish a limited report by the statutory deadline of 27 May 2025. The report will provide update narrative on progress with the operation of the Act and the development and deployment of the Cellma system. With the agreement of NHS Boards, the report will also include a small number of high level national estimates from performance monitoring data gathered by Sexual Assault Response Coordination Services ? Network , NSD for 2024/25, and a small number of high level indicators of NHS 24 and NHS Inform activity. The report will also set out expectations for full reporting in future years, when data for a range of indicators will be available from Cellma.

The Scottish Burden of Disease (SBOD) (https://www. scotpho. org. uk/comparative-health/burden-of-disease/overview/) study is a population health surveillance system which monitors how diseases, injuries and risk factors prevent the Scottish population from living longer lives in better health. In this report, we build on previous demographic forecasts of burden to explore both the impact of the changing demographic situation and past disease-specific trends to estimate future disease prevalence and burden in Scotland.