Forthcoming publications

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.

The data displays in the Scottish Pregnancy, Births and Neonatal Data (SPBAND) Dashboard have been developed in response to commitment 67 in The Best Start: five year plan for maternity and neonatal care that: national level maternity and neonatal dashboards should be developed to facilitate benchmarking and reduce variations in care. SPBAND includes data on: Pregnancy - number of pregnancies booked; mean gestation at booking; number of terminations; mean gestation at termination; and Births and Babies - location of extremely pre-term births; induction of labour; type of birth; third- and fourth-degree perineal tears; pre- and post-term births; stillbirths and infant deaths; Apgar scores.

The data displays in the Health in the Early Years (HEYS) dashboard have been developed to replicate some of the content previously displayed on the wider impacts of COVID dashboard, which was decommissioned in October 2023. Data is available on early child development and infant feeding.

Attendances trend - national, board and hospital level, Compliance - 4 hours standard at national, board and hospital level, 4 / 8 / 12 hour waiting times, source of referral, demographic data, time of day, day of week and discharge destination at national, board and hospital level. Additional info on multiple attendances, rates, and admissions to be added.

The publication provides a monthly update on the number of hospital bed days associated with delayed discharges for a full calendar month. Information is also provided on the number of people experiencing a delay in discharge from hospital at the monthly census point. The data relate to people aged 18 and over.

Patients diagnosed between Jan 21 and Dec 23.

This is the monthly publication of statistics on Primary Care Out of Hours Activity, including Health Board breakdowns. This publication will include Out of Hours Primary Care data for 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25. Data will be presented alongside A&E data.