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Timely discharge from hospital is an important indicator of quality. It is a marker that care is person-centred, effective, integrated and harm-free. A delayed discharge occurs...

Timely discharge from hospital is an important indicator of quality. It is a marker that care is person-centred, effective, integrated and harm-free. A delayed discharge occurs...

How we calculate our figures The average number of beds occupied per day is calculated by dividing the total monthly number of delayed discharge bed days by the number of days in...

An increase in pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is being seen across the UK and Europe. Cases of pertussis have also increased in Scotland since the beginning of the...

NHS Education for Scotland (NES), in partnership with PHS, has developed a variety of workforce education resources to support the Scottish Vaccination and Immunisation Programme...

Disease surveillance is an essential component of prevention and control. PHS publishes a quarterly report on vaccine-preventable diseases under surveillance in Scotland, including...

Routine vaccines There are currently no issues with vaccines for the routine vaccination programmes. Please ensure you hold stocks sufficient for two weeks supply locally. If you...

Delayed discharges in NHSScotland monthly - Figures for May 2024...

Introduction of the programme A safe and highly effective maternal pertussis vaccination programme was first introduced in October 2012, using dTaP/IPV (a combined tetanus,...

Number of people delayed At the June 2024 census, there were 1,991 people delayed. This is the highest number of people delayed since the guidelines were amended in July 2016. The...