Since the start of the National Health Service (NHS), staff who provide care or treatment have collected data about the individual in order to provide better care.

Here in Scotland, some of these data are brought together and stored in what is known as the national database. This national database is managed by ISD Scotland on behalf of NHSScotland.

ISD Scotland works in partnership with a wide range of organisations - NHSScotland Unified Boards, hospitals, general practioners, local authorities, voluntary organisations, Community Health Partnerships and many other care and service providers to build the national database, using national datasets to support the collection and management of information.

An important subdivision of the statistics collected by ISD Scotland are National Statistics. National Statistics is a stringent quality marker applied to certain of the UK's official statistics.

Information is collected in the following national data schemes:

Patient and Activity Data

Patient data is collected at an individual level and includes the Scottish Morbidity Record (SMR) schemes. Also included is needs and dependency data which is collected on care of the elderly (SHRUGs/SCRUGs). Activity data is collected at an aggregate level.

Workforce and Earnings Data

NHSScotland is Scotland's largest employer with over 136 000 directly or indirectly employed staff. Data is collected at both an individal and aggregate level.

NHSScotland Complaints Data

There are two complaints data schemes in operation, one for Acute Trusts and the other for Primary Care Trusts.

Patient and Activity Data
Scheme	Description	Contact
AAS - Notification of an Abortion	Contiously collected data on numbers and rates of abortions performed within Scotland under Section 1 of the Abortion Act 1967.	etta.shanks@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6761
CMR/PTI - Continuous Morbidity Recording in General Practice/Collection of Practice Team Information	Continuously collected data from a representative number of General Practices in Scotland on patient consultations with members of the Practice Team.	meena.ghori@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6304
GP17 - NHS Dental Service Registration Form	Collects data on patients, treatments, dentists and costs associated with GDS (General Dental Service). Managed by Practitioner Services Division.	stephen.goold@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6316
ISD(D)1Q - Cervical Cytology - Quarterly	Collects local and national data on smear examinations at laboratories.	cancerstats@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6125
ISD(D)2 and 3 - Notifiable Infectious Diseases and Food Poisoning	Collects data on infectious diseases and food poisoning to allow quick identification of trends / epidemics in infectious diseases at local and national levels.	richard.hunter@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6957
ISD(D)4 - Cervical Cytology Screening	Collects local and national data on the cervical screening programme.	cancerstats@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6125
ISD(D)5 - Genito-urinary medicine	Collects data on sexually transmitted diseases.	etta.shanks@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6761
ISD(D)6 - Notification of Tuberculosis	Collects data on the incidence of tuberculosis in order to monitor the numbers and types of cases of the disease.	david.murphy@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6624
ISD(S)1 - Hospital Activity Statistics	The ISD(S)1 scheme provides routine quarterly aggregate information for monitoring activity in hospitals, and activity carried out in health centres and clinics in NHSScotland. Information collected (on monthly returns) relates to hospital beds, inpatients, outpatients, day cases, day patients, haemodialysis patients, ward attendees, patients see by AHP's (Allied Health Professionals) and other technical department staff and cancellations.	colin.houston@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6397
ISD(S)8 - Chiropody Services	Collects aggregate data on local and national chiropody services.	julie.kidd@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6450
ISD(S)12/2 - BCG Vaccinations	Collects data on BCG Vaccinations.	elaine.strange@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6822
ISD(S)29/30 - Community Nursing Services	Collects data on the provision of local and national community nurses.	julie.kidd@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6450
ISD(S)37 - Community Dental Service	Health Education/Promotion; formal evaluated programmes; preventative/permanent health programmes.	stephen.gould@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6316
SCRUGS - Scottish Care Resource Utilisation Groups	Collects data to describe the characteristics of elderly long stay patients within Nursing Homes and Local Authority Residential Homes.	kathy.mcgregor@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6551
SHRUGS - Scottish Health Resource Utilisation Groups	Collects data to describe the characteristics of elderly long stay patients within Hospitals.	kathy.mcgregor@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6551
SMR00 - Outpatient Record	Collects patient based data on first attendance at outpatient clinics in all specialties (except A&E). There is provision to record data on return attendances and outpatient procedures and diagnosis.	chris.jones@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6429
SMR01 - General Acute Inpatient / Day Case Record	Collects patient based data on inpatient and day case episodes in general and acute wards.	chris.jones@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6429
SMR02 - Maternity Record	Collects patient based data on inpatient and day case activity in the specialty of Obstetrics.	chris.jones@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6429
SMR3 - Waiting List Census	A monthly census of patients on all inpatient / day case waiting lists within the NHSScotland.	stephen.young@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6911
SMR04 - Mental Health inpatient Record	Collects patient based data on, day cases and inpatient admissions / discharges from Psychiatric Hospitals and Units.	chris.jones@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6429
SMR11 - Neonatal Record	Collects patient based data on activity in the specialty of Neonatal Intensive Care and babies with a congenital anomaly	chris.jones@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6429
SMR13 - Community Dental Service Record		stephen.goold@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6316
SMR24 - Scottish Drug Misuse Database	Provides information to report on the characteristics of drug use in Scotland, who trends in drug use and allow comparisons (Scotland & UK).	lee.davies@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6193
SMR30 C - A&E Waiting Times Survey	Sample information is collected annually on A&E Waiting Times.	david.murphy@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6624
SMR44 - New Referrals to Prosthetic Services in Scotland	Provides a national database containing the characteristics of referrals and some demographic information on patients referred to prosthetic services.	gillian.pirie@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6683
SMR50 - Geriatric Long Stay Record	Collects patient based data on inpatient admissions to and discharges from hospitals and units providing Geriatric Long Stay Care.	chris.jones@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6429
SMR6 (SOCRATES)	Collects information on Cancer Registrations.	dorothy.donnelly@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6217
Firework Injuries	Annually collected data on firework injuries.	richard.hunter@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6957
Scottish Cancer Registry	Collects and processes population-based cancer incidence, treatment and outcome data.	dorothy.donnelly@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6217
Scottish Stillbirth and Infant Death Survey	Information on perinatal mortality and on late fetal deaths, stillbirths and infant deaths.	etta.shanks@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6761

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Workforce and Earnings Data
Scheme	Description	Contact
ISD(M)4 - Medical and Dental Staff, Annual Notification of Vacancies	Collects annually, data on the number of vacant established paid posts for consultants and staff grades as at 30 September.	workforce.info@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6894
ISD(M)18 - Agency Nurses	Collects annually data on the use of agency nurses by NHSScotland, for the year ending 31 March.	workforce.info@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6894
ISD(M)36a	Collects annually, data on the number of vacant established paid posts for nursing & midwifery grades as at 30 September.	workforce.info@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6894
ISD(M)36b	Collects annually, data on the number of vacant established paid posts for allied health professional grades as at 30 September.	workforce.info@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6894
ISD(M)39	Occupational health & safety minimum dataset.	workforce.info@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 7568
ISD(M)40	Psychology Survey.	elizabeth.jamieson@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6422
ISD(M)41	Annual survey of staff vacancies in NHS psychology services.	elizabeth.jamieson@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6422
ISD(M)50	Annual survey of Clinical Nurse Specialists as at 30th September.	workforce.info@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 7568
ISD(M)50h	Annual survey of Clinical Nurse Specialists as at 30th September.	workforce.info@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 7568
ISD(M)51	Annual survey of Clinical Nurse Specialist vacancies as at 30th September.	workforce.info@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6894
ISD(M)52	Six monthly survey of NHS doctors in training to monitor progress towards full compliance with the new deal for junior doctors.	workforce.info@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 7568
ISD(M)53	Annual survey on the New Consultant Contract.	workforce.info@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 7568
MEDMAN	Medical and Dental workforce annual census of staff employed in NHS Hospitals and Community Services.	workforce.info@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 7568
SWISS - Scottish Workforce Information Standard System	Provides information on non-Medical and Dental staff employed in NHSScotland.	workforce.info@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 6894

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NHSScotland Complaints Data
Scheme	Description	Contact
ISD(S)40A - Hospital & Community Health Services Complaints	Collects summary data on the outcome, issues raised, service area and staff group for complaints received by NHS Health Boards, the Scottish Ambulance Service and the State Hospital, in each financial year.	santiago.nieva@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 7186
ISD(S)40B - Primary Care Health Services Complaints	Collects aggregated number of complaints by service area, for complaints made in each financial year.	santiago.nieva@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 275 7186

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