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 NHS National Services Scotland.[2]
From January 2015 ISD will publish health statistics weekly, spreading the publications out more evenly across the year.[3]
ISD is headed by Philip Couser (Director, Information Services)[4] In 2011 there were 3 main groups attending to core work:[5]
- 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:[6]
- 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.
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.
- ↑ "About ISD: Our organisation". Information Services Division. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ↑ "ISD Scotland: Organisation chart" (PDF). Information Services Division. March 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ↑ "About ISD: Service areas". Information Services Division. Retrieved 28 September 2014.