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]
History
editFrom 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.[citation needed]
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
edit- ^ "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.