We release a wide range of research, guidance and statistical publications.

Publications released before 16 March 2020 may be found on the Data and Intelligence, Health Protection Scotland or Improving Health websites.

We release data on infectious diseases on Thursday at 0930. Currently releasing weekly Measles data. 

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  • General Practice In-hours Activity Visualisation - As at 30 September 2024

    • 05 November 2024
    • Statistical report
    • Primary care

    This release by Public Health Scotland provides information on encounters that have taken place in general practice in Scotland from January 2018. It contains summary statistics by HSCP and health board on the number of encounters by the derived fields 'encounter group', 'encounter class' and 'Healthcare professional group'. It is experimental data and analysis.

  • Primary Care in-hours General Practice activity visualisation - As at 31 August 2024

    • 01 October 2024
    • Statistical report
    • Primary care

    This release by Public Health Scotland provides information on encounters that have taken place in general practice in Scotland from January 2018. It contains summary statistics by HSCP and health board on the number of encounters by the derived fields 'encounter group', 'encounter class' and 'Healthcare professional group'. It is experimental data and analysis.

  • Primary Care in-hours General Practice activity visualisation - As at 30 June 2024

    • 27 August 2024
    • Statistical report
    • Primary care

    This release by Public Health Scotland provides information on encounters that have taken place in general practice in Scotland from January 2018. It contains summary statistics by HSCP and health board on the number of encounters by the derived fields 'encounter group', 'encounter class' and 'Healthcare professional group'. It is experimental data and analysis.

  • Primary Care in-hours General Practice activity visualisation - As at 31 May 2024

    • 30 July 2024
    • Statistical report
    • Primary care

    This release by Public Health Scotland provides information on encounters that have taken place in general practice in Scotland from January 2018. It contains summary statistics by HSCP and health board on the number of encounters by the derived fields 'encounter group', 'encounter class' and 'Healthcare professional group'. It is experimental data and analysis.

  • Primary Care in-hours General Practice activity visualisation - as at 31 March 2023

    • 30 May 2023
    • Statistical report
    • Primary care

    This release by Public Health Scotland provides information on encounters that have taken place in general practice in Scotland from January 2018. It contains summary statistics by HSCP and health board on the number of encounters by the derived fields 'encounter group', 'encounter class' and 'Healthcare professional group'. It is experimental data and analysis.

  • Scottish Public Health Observatory quarterly update - December 2022

    • 20 December 2022
    • Statistical report
    • Population health

    Updates on a number of topic areas from allergies to drugs in prisons

  • Unintentional injuries - Hospital admissions year ending 31 March 2021 and deaths year ending 31 December 2020

    • 26 October 2021
    • Statistical report
    • Hospital care

    Key statistics on emergency hospital admissions and deaths as a result of unintentional injury including assaults and falls.

  • National cancer diagnosis audit - patients diagnosed between 1 October 2018 and 30 September 2019

    • 03 August 2021
    • Statistical report
    • Cancer

    The National Cancer Diagnosis Audit (NCDA) supports service improvement in relation to cancer diagnosis; the main outputs were tailored feedback reports to participating GP practices. This national report gives an overview of results at Scotland level and is being released to increase awareness of the audit and what it covered. NCDA Scotland is the Scottish part of a UK-wide audit, co-ordinated by Cancer Research UK.