Introduction to Data Development


Page last updated: 3-JUN-2010

Introduction to Data Development

What is Data Development?

Our role is to:

  • analyse and identify gaps in current national information submitted to Information Services Division (ISD) e.g. Scottish Morbidity Records (SMRs), ISD(S)1s*
  • research and develop ways of capturing data not currently collected
  • explore data collection methods within other national and international health services

Our primary focus is setting up and carrying out projects tailored to each data gap area e.g. Community Nursing.

Some of our current projects include:

For more information on these and past and future projects please see Developing Information

*For more information on these please see About Our Data

Why?

To enable effective and efficient planning, management and monitoring of health care delivery by Health Professionals and Scottish Government.  Our vision to endeavour

"to fill the gaps in information supply and develop new ways of collecting national information."

How we fill these gaps

Working with our stakeholders and other parts of ISD, we aim to fill the gaps in information supply through the development of data collection tools like:

  • audits
  • census
  • monthly management information (MMI)
  • questionnaires
  • sample tools
  • surveys
  • systems development