Forthcoming publications

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 release by Public Health Scotland (PHS) presents a summary analysis of all community samples submitted from around 150 GP practices in the CARI respiratory programme over a one year period (20 May 2024 - 18 May 2025). This includes trends in swab positivity for ten respiratory pathogens, with further analyses by age, sex, deprivation status and Health Board. The ten pathogens are: SARS-CoV-2, seasonal coronavirus (non-SARS-CoV-2), respiratory syncytial virus, influenza A, influenza B, parainfluenza, rhinovirus, adenovirus, human metapneumovirus and Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

There is currently no national approach to prevent harms from substance use among children and young people in Scotland. PHS led work to develop a whole system approach to substance use harm prevention for children and young people. This was done by engaging with expert stakeholders to reach a consensus approach on substance Use Harm Prevention (SUHP) for children and young people in Scotland. There was also engagement with children and young people across Scotland (through youth organisations with children ranging from ages 10-26), this was to ensure that the voice of Children and Young people were across this work.

A dashboard incorporating a range of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related health and social harms metrics. This update to the dashboard incorporates the following additions: - Estimated alcohol retail sales for on-trade and off-trade for years 2017 to 2024 (new dataset) - Alcohol-related homicide statistics (updated to include 2023/24) - Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol offences (updated to include 2023/24) - Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct offences (updated to include 2023/24) - Self-Reported Alcohol Consumption (updated to include Scottish Health Survey 2023 data) - Homelessness section updated to include 2023/24 data The dashboard will be accompanied by a short report highlighting key trends in alcohol retail sales as well as previously published alcohol deaths and alcohol hospital statistics.

Information on the number of clients seen and the length of time they waited, and the progress towards the Scottish Government HEAT standard, quarter ending December 2024. Data presented by Health Board and Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP). Includes information on number of clients seen in prison and length of time they waited.

Numbers of patients prescribed OST in Quarter 3, 2024/25.

This publication provides information on the number of people waiting for a social care assessment, the number of people waiting for a care at home service and the hours of care required to be delivered to meet the needs of people both currently receiving care at home and waiting for care at home services.

Childhood immunisation uptake rates by 12 and 24 months of age, and 5 and 6 years of age, for the quarter and financial year ending March 2025.

Annual summary of delayed discharge information to 2024/25 by NHS Board of treatment and local authority of residence.

Annual update on pregnancy screening for Down's Syndrome, Edwards' Syndrome, and Patau's Syndrome in Scotland. The report provides information on the coverage of screening and screening results among women booking for antenatal care in financial years 2019/2020 to 2022/23, and laboratory activity over this period. This edition also includes new statistics on invasive diagnostic procedures following screening and pregnancy outcomes.