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Health intelligence and data management

Data management in primary, social and community care

Supporting health and social care partnerships, local authorities and health boards in the submission of data to national datasets

Data management in secondary care: hospital activity

Support and monitoring service for NHS boards and other data providers in the submission of national datasets

National Data Catalogue

The definitive resource for Scottish health and social care data, incorporating the Data Dictionary, national datasets and the SMR Data Manual

Electronic Data Research and Innovation Service (eDRIS)

A single point of contact to assist researchers in study design, approvals and data access

Scottish Medical Imaging (SMI)

A database of de-identified clinical images for use in research

Terminology Services and clinical coding

Support and guidance in the use of clinical classifications, coding and terminology

Search for public health data

Access a wide variety of public health data for your local area

Geography, population and deprivation support

Analytical advice and support including guidance for using lookup files for health analyses

Source platform

A visualisation tool with a range of linked health outputs and expenditure available to Health and Social Care Partnerships

Scottish Patients at Risk of Readmission and Admission (SPARRA)

SPARRA is a tool developed to predict a person’s likelihood of being admitted to hospital as an emergency inpatient within the year

Disease registration

Our registration programmes aim to detect early signs of a disease or condition and provide referral and treatment where necessary

Finance within the NHS

How money is spent and allocated across the NHS

Benchmarking

Public Health Scotland (PHS) helps acute and emergency services to compare and benchmark service delivery

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