Information Services Division

The Information Services Division (ISD) is the part of NHS Scotland that provides health information, health intelligence, statistical information and analysis.^[1] ISD is part of the Public Health and Intelligence Strategic Business Unit of Public Health Scotland.^[2]

From January 2015, ISD has published health statistics weekly, spreading the publications out more evenly across the year.^[3]

In 2011 there were 3 main groups attending to core work:^[4]

Healthcare Information Group - directed by Joan Forrest - analyses hospital, general practice, prescribing and other nationally consistent data;
Epidemiology and Statistics Group - directed by Fiona Murphy - compiles national statistics on cancer and substance abuse;
Data Intelligence Group - director Anne Leigh-Brown - ensures submission of current data streams and develops new ones.

There are also a number of specialist programmes. These include:^[5]

Cancer information;
Dental informatics;
Equality and diversity information;
Health and Social Care information;
Heart disease and Stroke;
Mental health;
National Medicines utilisation unit;
NHS Resources;
Performance management (HEAT);
Primary Care information;
Quality improvement;
Scottish Public health observatory;
Substance misuse;
Unscheduled care;
Waiting Times;
Workforce programme.

Two major internal change programmes are under way. The Scottish Health Information Service - headed by Steve Pavis - is establishing data warehousing and associated services. Delivering our Future - led by Lorna Jackson - is drawing-up a blueprint for the future of the organisation and catalysing staff and organisational development to realise that vision.

Information Services Division became part of Public Health Scotland on 1 April 2020. This new agency is a collaborative approach by both the Scottish Government and COSLA to give effect to the recommendations of the 2015 Public Health Review.^[6]

References[]

^ "About Information Services Division". Information Services Division. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
^ "Our services: Information Services Division". NHS National Services Scotland. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
^ "Changes to our Publication release practices". Transforming Information Programme (National Services Scotland). Retrieved 28 September 2014.
^ "ISD Scotland: Organisation chart" (PDF). Information Services Division. March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
^ "About ISD: Service areas". Information Services Division. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
^ Reform, Public Health. "Public Health Scotland overview". publichealthreform.scot. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "About Information Services Division". Information Services Division. Retrieved 28 September 2014.

[2] "Our services: Information Services Division". NHS National Services Scotland. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

[3] "Changes to our Publication release practices". Transforming Information Programme (National Services Scotland). Retrieved 28 September 2014.

[4] "ISD Scotland: Organisation chart" (PDF). Information Services Division. March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.

[5] "About ISD: Service areas". Information Services Division. Retrieved 28 September 2014.

[6] Reform, Public Health. "Public Health Scotland overview". publichealthreform.scot. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

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