Annual Report - November 2011 Update
In previous years the Scotland's Sexual Health Information (SSHI) report has been produced jointly by Health Protection Scotland (HPS) and the Information Services Division (ISD). This joint working allowed data on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and workload recorded in sexual health clinics to be analysed alongside data on STIs from laboratories. ISD, who usually collate and report on STIs diagnosed in sexual health clinics, have been unable to produce data for 2010 due to the transition from one data collection system to another (NHS boards are moving from using the Sexually Transmitted Infections Surveillance System (STISS) to the National Sexual Health (NaSH) system for recording activity in sexual health clinics). Without the addition of joint analyses of laboratory and clinic data, the production of the SSHI report would draw on data and messages already published by HPS and ISD through their individual routine publications. It was therefore decided that there was limited utility in producing a report in 2011 looking at 2010 data. Instead of a formal report, ISD have updated the NHS Board Summaries which detail each NHS board's performance against various indicators. The summary features already published data from the routine teenage pregnancy, termination of pregnancy and Key Clinical Indicators (KCIs) releases from earlier in 2011.
HPS have released STI laboratory data throughout 2011 and have pulled together the key messages and findings into a slide set which can be found on their website.
Annual Report - Background
An annual STI report has been successfully published by Health Protection Scotland (HPS) and Information Services Division (ISD) for a number of years.
In 2005 HPS and ISD published 'Setting the Scene' a report looking at STIs including HIV in Scotland in 2004. This report was followed up in 2006 with 'Moving Forward'.
Following the publication of 'Moving Forward' it was felt that future reports should have a broader focus and better reflect the increasing numbers of integrated specialist sexual health services in Scotland. A decision was made to add to the STI data and include, for example, information on teenage pregnancies and abortions.
The first of the 'sexual health' reports is the STIOSHI Report (STIs and Other Sexual Health Information) and was published in November 2007. This title was chosen in order to reflect the transition from the STI report to the Sexual Health report so that users would still recognise the report but would also see the change.
The second of the 'sexual health' reports was published in November 2008 and was the first report to use the SSHI title, chosen for its simple yet clear reflection of the continuing broader remit of the report.
In November 2009 the SSHI report was released as an extended report, containing in depth text, charts and tables, as well as a summary version which was text based only and featuring the key points from the expanded version.
Scotland's Sexual Health Information Report - 01 December 2010
This is the sixth annual report produced by the Sexual Health Epidemiology Group (SHEG) (previously known as the Sexually Transmitted Infections Epidemiology Advisory Group (STIEAG)) for Scotland. Bringing together earlier sexual health releases in 2010 from Health Protection Scotland (HPS) and the Information Services Division (ISD) in 2010, the report examines long term trends in sexual health in Scotland and describes a wider picture rather than just examine sexually transmitted infections (STIs) solely.
The aim of the report remains the same - to promote a better understanding of sexual health in Scotland.
In a change from the 2009 publication, the editorial group decided to focus this year's report on the key messages and trends across all areas of sexual health. This has resulted in a shorter report with only key charts and tables included. Readers are encouraged to access the various routine outputs from HPS and ISD should they wish to further examine any of the data mentioned in the 2010 SSHI report.
The latest publication contains updated figures, tables and texts using 2009 data (with the exception of teenage pregnancy which is for 2008 conceptions).
SSHI Report: Year of Publication 2010 
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Previous Annual Reports
Setting the Scene (Published November 2005) (3.3mb)
Moving Forward (Published November 2006) (3.9mb)
STIOSHI (Published November 2007) (8.1mb)
SSHI Report (Published November 2008) (3.2mb)
Full SSHI Report: Year of Publication 2009 (6MB)
Summary SSHI Report: Year of Publication 2009 (1MB)
