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]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 References
* 3 External links

## History

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.[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

1. ↑ "About Information Services Division". Information Services Division. http://www.isdscotland.org/About-ISD/. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
2. ↑ "Our services: Information Services Division". NHS National Services Scotland. http://www.nhsnss.org/pages/services/information_services_division.php. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
3. ↑ "Changes to our Publication release practices". Transforming Information Programme (National Services Scotland). http://www.trip.scot.nhs.uk/changes-to-our-publication-release-practices/. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
4. ↑ "ISD Scotland: Organisation chart". Information Services Division. March 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140722093243/http://isdscotland.org/About-ISD/Our-Organisation/ISD_ORGANISATION_CHART_20110314.pdf. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
5. ↑ "About ISD: Service areas". Information Services Division. http://www.isdscotland.org/About-ISD/Service-Areas/. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
6. ↑ Reform, Public Health. "Public Health Scotland overview" (in en). https://publichealthreform.scot/public-health-scotland/about-public-health-scotland/public-health-scotland-overview.

## External links

* Official website

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