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All of the charts used in this data release are available to use. They are available under open government license. The charts have been produced using the statistical program R....

Strengths and limitations In order to determine the quality of the statistics that we publish, PHS assesses the risk of data quality concerns (external website) for each...

Strengths and limitations In order to determine the quality of the statistics that we publish, PHS assesses the risk of data quality concerns (external website) for each...

Drugs team The Drugs team within Public Health Scotland is responsible for this data release. Its role is to present and provide intelligence about substance use...

Common terminology in mental health care AdmissionAn admission marks the start of an inpatient or day case episode. AgeRefers to the patient’s age on admission. Continuous...

Common terminology in mental health care AdmissionAn admission marks the start of an inpatient or day case episode. AgeRefers to the patient’s age on admission. Continuous...

Overview of the latest data Main points In 2020/2021, there were 49,610 mental health discharges, a decrease of 6% from 2019/2020. Since 2016/2017 there have been more discharges...

This dashboard presents the number of drug-related hospital stays, the number and characteristics of patients admitted to hospital, the substances involved and the geographical...

The purpose of the Mental Health Inpatient Activity Release is to monitor hospital care across Scotland. The following questions support this purpose and can be answered using the...

The purpose of the Mental Health Inpatient Activity Release is to monitor hospital care across Scotland. The following questions support this purpose and can be answered using the...