Recent news stories which have made use of ISD information.

(a full list of recent health stories appears on the SHOW Media Monitoring page)

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emergency health services
- latest ISD figures show trends in emergency admissions to Scotland's hospitals.
Evening News (home edition) p.9 (30 April 2008)

heart disease
- latest ISD statistics show heart disease deaths falling in deprived areas of Scotland.
Daily Record p.6, 8 (editorial), Evening Times, Herald p.5, Press and Journal (30 April 2008), Evening News (29 April 2008)

drug abuse
- ISD publishes report on treatment waiting times.
Scotsman p.26, Press and Journal (26 March 2008)

obesity
- ISD publishes latest statistics on prescribing of anti-obesity drugs.
Herald p.4, Scotsman p.13, 29( editorial), Evening News (home edition) p.8
(26 March 2008)

immunisation
- ISD publishes latest immunisation figures.
Scotsman p.18, Evening Times (26 March 2008)

smoking
- ISD publishes latest NHS Smoking Cessation Service Statistics (Scotland).
Courier , Herald p.4, Daily Record p.23, Press and Journal (26 March 2008), Evening News (25 March 2008)

workforce
ISD publishes latest NHSScotland Workforce Statistics
Evening News (25 March 2008)

waiting times
- latest ISD figures show waiting times in Scotland at a record low.
Evening Times (27 February 2008)

drug and alcohol misuse
- latest ISD figures show local information on alcohol and drug use.
Evening Times, Herald p.10 (no web version) (27 February 2008)

sexual health
- ISD reports on testing for sexually transmitted diseases.
Scotsman p.17 (27 February 2008)

waiting times
- ISD publishes  latest figures of patients waiting for hospital beds.
Courier, Daily Record p.2, Herald p.2, Press and Journal, Scotsman p.29 (editorial) , p.7 (no web version), (27 February 2008), BBC News, Evening News, Evening News, Evening Times (26 February 2008)

multiple sclerosis
- Scottish GPs prescribing unlicensed cannabis-based drug for MS sufferers.
Scotland on Sunday p.4 (3 February 2008)
* figures supplied by ISD Prescribing & Dispensing section

dental health services
- ISD publishes latest dental statistics for NHS in Scotland.
Daily Record p.6, Evening Times, Herald p.2, Herald, Press and Journal, Scotsman p.24 (30 January 2008), BBC News, Evening News (29 January 2008)

outcome of treatment
- ISD Clinical Outcome Indicators show variations in survival across Scotland.
Daily Record p.6, Scotsman p.24 (30 January 2008)

alcohol misuse
- ISD figures show numbers of alcohol-related hospital admissions in children in Lothian.
Evening News (home edition) p.13 (25 January 2008)
* The figures were released to the Evening News by ISD Scotland, rather than being issued as a statistical release. More information on alcohol-related hospital activity appears in Alcohol Statistics Scotland 2007 (tables 4.1 to 4.10).

delayed discharges
- ISD figures show NHS Fife to have Scotland's highest rate of "bed-blocking".
BBC News, Courier (14 January 2008)

mental health - prescriptions
- latest ISD statistics show rise in hyperactivity treatments for children.
Herald p.1, 4, Scotsman p.15 (19 December 2007)

drug abuse
- ISD publishes latest Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland report.
Scotsman p.2 (19 December 2007), Evening Times, Evening News (home edition) p.7 (no web address), Evening News (18 December 2007)

alcohol misuse
- ISD reports on hospital admissions for drink-related illnesses.
Courier, Evening News ( home edition) p.7, Press and Journal (19 December 2007)

cancer
- latest ISD statistics show trends in survival in Scotland.
Daily Record p.12, 8 (editorial), Evening Times, Scotsman p.7 (19 December 2007),
BBC News, Evening News (18 December 2007)

vaccinations
- ISD issues latest report on immunisation uptake.
Herald p.4 (no web version) (19 December 2007)

obesity
- ISD reports on trends in obesity in children.
Daily Record p.35 (19 December 2007)

NHS spending
- feature on spending in the health service in Scotland.
Sunday Mail p.10-11 (16 December 2007)
* though not directly cited, the ISD Health Services Costs pages contain statistics on spending in the NHS in Scotland.

heart disease
- ISD-Edinburgh University study reveals heart health of English and Asian people in Scotland.
BBC News, British Heart Foundation news release, Evening News (home edition) p.5, Evening Times, Scotsman p.14 (12 December 2007)
* the research was conducted by University of Edinburgh and ISD staff, and published in the Scottish Medical Journal vol 52(4) 2007 p. 5-10 (PDF. 80KB)

NHS Lothian
- ISD bed statistics report highest bed-occupancy rate in Lothian in nine years.
Evening News (home edition) p.19 (28 November 2007)
- latest ISD figures show increase in waiting times for treatment in outpatient clinics.
Evening News (home edition) p.19  (28 November 2007)

waiting times
- health secretary Nicola Sturgeon comments on progress in ending "hidden" waiting lists.
Scotsman p.17 (28 November 2007)
- latest ISD figures show fall in waiting times for diagnostic tests.
Herald p.2 (28 November 2007)
- Scottish Government news release. (28 November 2007)
* ISD's New Ways pages report on changes in how the NHSScotland collects and defines waiting times.

sexually transmitted diseases
- ISD reports on trends in STIs in 2006.
Daily Record p.7 (no web version), Herald p.5 (no web version) (28 November 2007)

communicable diseases
- ISD reports on notifications of infectious diseases in 2006.
Herald p.4 (no web version) (28 November 2007)

waiting times
- ISD publishes latest figures for the NHS in Scotland.
BBC News, Evening News (27 November 2007)

neonatal care
- parliamentary answers show bed provision and occupancy in Scotland's special care baby units.
Courier (17 November 2007)
* The parliamentary answers cite ISD(S)1, Scottish Health Service Costs, and SBR as the source of the figures. More information on these topics can be found on our beds pages , costs pages , and the Scottish Birth Record pages .

heart disease
- feature on the decline in deaths from heart attacks in Scotland and the smoking ban.
BBC News  (14 November 2007)
* This article contains a graph showing hospital discharges after emergency treatment for heart attack. The source is given as ISD SMR01. Further information on heart disease operations and hospital activity appears in the Coronary Heart Disease pages of this website.

mental health
- parliamentary answer (S3W-5596) shows there are only 9 Child Psychiatry beds in Scotland.
Scotsman p.6, 31 (restricted access) (6 November 2007)
* The source table appears in an Excel file on the Bed Statistics section of this website.

hearing disorders
- parliamentary answer (S3W-5678) shows variations in numbers of audiologists in NHS boards.
Evening News (home edition) p.17 (5 November 2007)
* The source table appears in an Excel file on the Workforce Statistics section of this website.

abortion
- ISD figures show two-thirds of teenage pregnancies end in abortion.
Evening News (home edition) p.19 (31 October 2007)

heart disease
- latest ISD figures show deaths from heart disease falling in Scotland.
Press and Journal, Scotsman p.1/4-5 (31 October 2007)

dental health services
- latest ISD figures reveal numbers of Scots who are not registered with a dentist.
Daily Record p.26, Evening News (home edition) p.13, Herald p.10, Press and Journal, Scotsman (31 October 2007)

teenage pregnancy
- latest ISD figures show rise in number of teenage pregnancies in Scotland.
Daily Record p.2, 8(editorial), Herald p.10, 16(editorial), Scotsman p.14 (31 October 2007)
BBC News (30 October 2007)

NHS Tayside
- parliamentary answer shows numbers of missed outpatient appointments in Tayside.
Press and Journal (23 October 2007)
* The source table appears in an Excel file on the outpatients pages of this website.

abortion
- ISD figures show many women being made to wait too long for abortions.
Scotland on Sunday p.1, 13, 18 (editorial) (21 October 2007)
* The newspaper version (p.13) includes a statistical table and cites ISD as the source of the figures. The source table appears in an Excel file on the abortion pages of this website.

waiting times
- newspaper investigation finds many cancer patients in Scotland excluded from waiting lists.
Evening News (home edition) p.17 ,Herald p.9 (16 October 2007),  Herald p.1, 13, 14 (editorial), Evening Times (15 October 2007)
* ISD's New Ways pages report on changes in how the NHSScotland collects and defines waiting times.

cancer
- London researchers find widening differences in cancer survival between poor and rich Scots.
Sunday Herald p.21 (14 October 2007)
* ISD's pages on cancer contain information on survival for many cancers.

teenage pregnancy
- Freedom of Information figures show two under-16s become pregnant each week in Lothians.
Evening News (home edition) p.1/5 (11 October 2007)
* ISD's pages on teenage pregnancy appear in the Women and Children section.

prescriptions
- latest ISD figures show a rise in the bill for prescriptions in Scotland.
Evening Times, Herald p.11 (no web version) (26 September 2007)

drug abuse
- ISD publishes latest statistics on waiting times for drug treatment.
Press and Journal (26 September 2007)

cancer
 - ISD publishes latest statistics of cancer deaths in Scotland.
Evening Times,  Scotsman, Herald p.9 (no web version) (26 September 2007), Evening News (25 September 2007)

complaints
- ISD reports on trends in complaints about NHS Scotland.
Evening News (27 September 2007), Courier, Evening Times (26 September 2007),  Evening News(25 September 2007)

obesity
 - latest ISD figures show rise in number of overweight people in Scotland.
Evening Times (25 September 2007), BBC Online, Courier, Daily Record p.4, Herald p.5, Scotsman p.1/4-5 (26 September 2007), Herald p.16 (27 September 2007)

hip fractures
- ISD publishes latest Scottish Hip Fracture Audit.
Evening News (home edition) p.16 (31 August 2007)

NHS Lothian
- latest ISD figures show fall in number of "bed-blocking" patients in the Lothians.
Evening News (home edition) p.7 (29 August 2007)

waiting times
- ISD publishes latest statistics for Scotland.
Daily Record p.2, 8 (editorial), Evening Times, Herald p.9, Press and Journal, Scotsman p.6 (no web version) (29 August 2007)

sexual health
- ISD assesses service access using "mystery shopper" exercise.
Evening News (8 August 2007)

dental health services
- latest  ISD statistics show trends in dental staffing and workload in Scotland.
Press and Journal (2 August 2007), Daily Record p.12, Press and Journal, Scotsman p.6  (1 August 2007), Evening News (31 July 2007)

outcome of treatment
- latest Clinical Outcome Indicators show trends in survival after treatment in NHS in Scotland.
BBC Online, Daily Record p.12, Evening News (home edition) p.17, Evening Times, Herald p.9, Scotsman p.6  (1 August 2007)
* The Clinical Indicators Support Team at ISD Scotland was set up in May 2000 and is now funded by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland.

cervical screening
- latest ISD figures show fall in uptake of smear tests.
Scotsman p.6 (1 August 2007 - no web address; see under Scotsman p.6 )

sexual health
- latest ISD figures reveal quality of services for people with sexually transmitted diseases.
Courier, Daily Record p.12 , Herald p.9 (no web version) (1 August 2007)

skin cancer
- Scottish Parliament debates proposal for stricter controls on tanning salons.
Daily Record p.6, 8 (editorial), Herald p.6 (no web version) (30 July 2007)
* The articles quote statistics of skin cancer incidence and mortality. More information can be found in ISD's cancer pages.

NHS spending
- parliamentary answer shows costs of administering and managing the NHS in Scotland.
Herald p.6 (27 July 2007 - no web version)
* The source of the management costs statistics is the Scottish Financial Return (SFR) 5.2, which is completed by each hospital and submitted to the ISD for publication in the Costs Book.

sexual health
- ISD publishes latest figures of sexually transmitted diseases in Scotland.
BBC Online, Daily Record p.24-5, Herald p.4, Scotsman p.18 (18 July 2007)

drug abuse
- NHS Lothian director Dr Fiona Watson comments on ISD figures on drug treatment waiting times.
Scotsman p.32  (6 July 2007)

smoking
- NHS Health Scotland reports today on smoking-related deaths.
Herald p.2, 14 (editorial), Press and Journal (5 July 2007)
* A  Health Scotland Press Release mentions ISD's role in producing the report, which appears on the  ScotPHO site.

immunisation
- ISD figures show NHS Lothian amongst top boards for immunising children.
Evening News (home edition) p.10 (2 July 2007)

drug abuse
- agency welcomes Salsus survey report of fall in teenage drug use in Dumfries and Galloway.
BBC Online (2 July 2007)
* The Salsus report appears on the Drug Misuse Information Scotland site, which is managed by
ISD Scotland for the Scottish Executive.

waiting times
- Scottish Executive announces new target of 18 weeks from GP referral to treatment.
BBC Online, Herald p.8, Evening Times (29 June 2007)
* ISD's New Ways pages report on changes in how the NHSScotland collects and defines waiting times.

drug abuse
- politicians back police chief on prescribing heroin as ISD figures show drug treatment waiting times.
Scotsman p.6, Courier (27 June 2007)

health statistics
- ISD publishes updates on eye tests, immunisation, and workforce.
Scotsman p.16 (no web address) (27 June 2007)
* These updates did not receive "top billing" in separate articles, but appeared at the foot of an unrelated story on free personal and nursing care

absenteeism
- ISD workforce statistics show trends in staff absence rates.
Evening Times , Herald p.4, 12 (editorial) (27 June 2007)

MMR vaccine
- ISD immunisation statistics show drop in uptake of triple jab.
Evening Times, Herald p.4,  Daily Record p.18 (27 June 2007)

waiting times
- ISD figures (.xls file) show trends in patients waiting for non-emergency treatment in NHS boards.
Evening News (home edition) p.9, 14 (editorial) (12 June 2007)

waiting times
 - ISD statistics show A&E patients at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary face Scotland's longest wait.
Evening News (home edition) p.9 (31 May 2007)

waiting times
- ISD publishes latest figures as health secretary outlines measures to cut delays.
Courier, Herald p.4, 1, 14 (editorial), Scotsman p.15 (30 May 2007)

abortion
- cardinal Keith O'Brien denounces UK law as ISD publishes latest figures for Scotland.
Scotsman p.13, BBC Online (30 May 2007)

young people
- ISD publishes latest survey of smoking, drinking and drug use in Scotland's teenagers.
Scotsman p.16, 31 (editorial; restricted access), Courier, BBC Online (30 May 2007)

breastfeeding
- ISD figures show trends in breastfeeding in Scotland.
Daily Record p.6, Evening News (home edition) p.9, Herald p.7, 7, 14 (letter), 14 (editorial), Scotsman p.8 (15 May 2007)

cervical screening
- latest ISD figures show fall in number of cervical smear tests carried out in Scotland.
Herald p.7, Scotsman p.14 (25 April 2007)

waiting lists
- NHS Lothian reassesses patients on "hidden" (Availability Status Code) waiting list.
Evening News (home edition) p.5 (3 April 2007)
*  ISD's New Ways pages report on changes in how the NHSScotland collects and defines waiting times.

obesity
- ISD prescribing statistics show spending on obesity drugs in NHS Scotland.
Scotsman p.13 (28 March 2007)

MMR vaccine
- latest ISD statistics show rise in uptake of triple jab.
Daily Record p.4, Scotsman p.13 (28 March 2007), BBC Online, Evening Times (27 March 2007)

smoking
- ISD figures show over 46,000 people tried to stop smoking in Scotland in 2006.
Herald p.8, Press and Journal, Scotsman p.6, 31 (editorial; restricted access), Daily Record p.2 (27 March 2007)

waiting times
- Freedom of Information figures show rise in delays for many routine operations in Scotland.
Scotsman p.7 (20 March 2007)
- health minister Andy Kerr says there are no "hidden" waiting lists in the NHS in Scotland.
Herald p.14 (20 March 2007)
* ISD's latest update on waiting times and lists appeared on 27 February 2007. ISD's New Ways pages report on changes in how the NHSScotland collects and defines waiting times.

breast cancer
- "Kylie effect" leads to increased workload and waiting times in two NHS boards.
Scotsman p.18 (8 March 2007)
* This article provides details of cancer waiting times in boards across Scotland. ISD's latest update on waiting times and lists appeared on 27 February 2007.

bed provision
- SNP obtains statistics showing fall in number of acute beds in across Scotland.
Press and Journal (6 March 2007)
* The source of the statistics is not provided in this article. ISD's latest update on bed statistics was published on 27 February 2007.

stroke
- NHS Lothian reports drop in deaths from stroke in 2005.
Scotsman (5 March 2007)
* The ultimate source of statistics on causes of death is the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS); however, ISD's stroke section contains detailed statistics of mortality as well as incidence.

waiting times
- SNP raise concerns over number of NHS Lothian patients on Availability Status Code list.
Evening News (home edition) p.5 (28 February 2007), BBC Online (27 February 2007)
* ISD's New Ways pages report on changes in how the NHSScotland collects and defines waiting times.

waiting times
- patients comment on the latest statistics from ISD.
Evening Times (28 February 2007)

cancer
- latest ISD figures show waiting times targets not being met in one-fifth of cases.
Scotsman p.17, Press and Journal (28 February 2007)

waiting times
- ISD publishes latest figures for Scotland.
Evening Times (27 February 2007)

waiting times
- SNP questions Scottish Executive over varying targets for orthopaedic surgery in Glasgow.
Herald p.1-2 (27 February 2007)
- Freedom of Information figures show some patients wait two years for a hearing aid in Scotland.
Press and Journal, Scotsman p.18 (27 February 2007)
* Both of these stories mention waiting time information, though they do not cite ISD as their source. ISD's latest update on waiting times and lists appeared on 27 February 2007.

NHS staff
- parliamentary answer shows rise in spending on administrative staff in Scotland.
Press and Journal (22 February 2007)
* The parliamentary answer does not cite ISD as the source of this information, but the website's Cost section contains contains detailed statistics of NHS Scotland costs.

births
- Canadian study finds caesarean delivery increases risks of complications.
Scotsman p.8 (13 February 2007)
* A statistical supplement at the foot of this article discusses trends in caesarean deliveries in Scotland. ISD's Births and Babies pages contain detailed information on delivery methods.

politics
- Scottish Executive considers changing focus from waiting times to prevention of disease.
Scotsman p.2 (12 February 2007)
* This article discusses Scottish Executive plans for waiting time guarantees. ISD's New Ways pages report on changes in how the NHSScotland collects and defines waiting times, and also how waiting lists are clinically and administratively managed.

physiotherapy
- Dundee researchers develop treatment which could help to reduce waiting times.
Press and Journal (12 February 2007)
* Further information on waiting times appears in ISD's review of AHP waiting times (July 2006)

cancer
- Scottish team to study the role of aspirin in preventing oesophageal cancer.
Herald p.2 (12 February 2007)
* This article reports that "There are 7000 [new] cases in the UK and 800 in Scotland every year". More information on oesophageal cancer in Scotland can be found in the ISD website's cancer pages.

complaints
- parliamentary answers show numbers and costs of complaints about the NHS in Scotland.
Herald p.6 (8 February 2007), Press and Journal (7 February 2007)
* Four statistical tables appear in the parliamentary answer, which also provides a link to the Complaints pages on ISD's website.

waiting times
- opposition parties highlight rise in average waiting times since the late 1990s in the Lothians.
Evening News (home edition) p.6 (7 February 2007)
* This article reports a discussion on targets and the interpretation of waiting time statistics. ISD's New Ways pages report on changes in how the NHSScotland collects and defines waiting times, and also how waiting lists are clinically and administratively managed.

malnutrition
- parliamentary answer shows cases of malnutrition in Scottish hospitals continuing to rise.
Evening News (home edition) p.23 (7 February 2007)
* The information used in this answer is drawn from the SMR01 form (discharges from non-obstetric and non-psychiatric hospitals in Scotland). However, information on hospital discharges does not appear at this level of detail on ISD's website.

NHS Grampian
- director of nursing Elinor Smith says bed-blocking targets will not be met.
Press and Journal (7 February 2007)
* ISD is responsible for collecting and publishing information on delayed discharges in NHSScotland.

NHS Highland
- board denies allegation of "severe waiting list issue" in urology services.
Press and Journal (7 February 2007)
* The most recent waiting list figures were announced in a Statistical Publication Notice of 28 November 2006.

general practice
- ISD report shows 30 per cent of Scotland's 4600 GPs are over the age of 50.
Evening News (home edition) p.11 (31 January 2007)

NHS workforce
- ISD publishes latest workforce statistics for Scotland.
Herald p.10, Press and Journal, Scotsman p.7, Scottish Executive news release (31 January 2007)

alcohol misuse
-ISD publishes latest alcohol statistics for Scotland.
Daily Record p.16, Evening Times, Herald p.11, 14 (editorial), Press and Journal, Scotsman p.15, Scottish Executive news release (31 January 2007)

eating disorders
- parliamentary answer shows increase of 34% in cases over seven years in Scotland.
Press and Journal (31 January 2007)
* This parliamentary answer made use of unpublished ISD data showing numbers of patients discharged from hospitals with a diagnosis of eating disorder. The statistics do not actually appear on the Scottish Parliament website but are available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.

nurses
- Audit Scotland (PDF file, 34 KB) reports on hospital nursing in NHS Scotland.
BBC Online, Courier, Evening News (home edition) p.19, Herald p.10, Press and Journal, Scotsman p.4 (25 January)
* Information on numbers of nurses employed in NHSScotland appears in ISD's Workforce section.

NHS staff
- NHS Scotland careers roadshow rolls into Aberdeen.
Press and Journal (24 January 2007)
* This article contains refers to statistics of NHSScotland midwifery workforce , and numbers of babies delivered in Scotland.

sexual health
- columnist Linda Summerhayes comments on NHS Lothian's C:card service.
Evening News (home edition) p.12 (22 January 2007)
* This article contains some statistics of teenage pregnancies. More information can be found in ISD's Women and Children section.

alcohol misuse
- government adviser Dr Peter Rice says dentists should help to identify problem drinkers.
Sunday Times Scotland p.5 (17 January)
* This article contains statistics of trends in oral cancer cases, and of hospital discharges of patients with alcohol-related conditions. More information appears in ISD's Head and Neck Cancer pages and the Alcohol Information Scotland site.

waiting times
- Scottish boards meet inpatient waiting-times targets a year early.
Scotsman p.4 (11 January 2007)
* This article refers to figures released at the end of 2006 which showed boards' progress against waiting-time targets. These figures were announced in a Statistical Publication Notice of 28 November 2006.

delayed discharges
- ISD figures show "bed-blocking" in Lothian at its highest for two years.
Evening News (22 December 2006)

drug abuse
- Scottish Parliament debates rise in number of children treated for drug abuse.
Courier, Daily Record p.19, 8 (editorial), Herald p.6 (22 December 2006)
* The debate followed the appearance of the latest drug misuse figures for Scotland on 19 December.

waiting times
- latest ISD figures show Glasgow hospitals hitting targets on reducing delays.
Evening Times, editorial (20 December 2006)

obesity
- ISD update shows extent of obesity in Scottish children.
Courier, Daily Record p.6, 8 (editorial), Evening News (19 Dec), Herald p.4, Press and Journal (20 December 2006)

hyperactivity
- ISD prescribing statistics show rise in hyperactivity prescriptions in Scotland.
Scotsman p.1-2 (20 December 2006)

delayed discharges
- ISD publishes latest figures of "bed-blocking" in Scotland.
Courier, Daily Record p.6, Herald p.9, Press and Journal (20 December 2006)

drug abuse
- ISD publishes latest drug misuse figures for Scotland.
BBC Online , Courier, Daily Record p.14, 8 (editorial), Evening News (19 Dec), Press and Journal, Scotsman p.6, 31 (editorial; restricted access) (20 December 2006)

communicable diseases
- ISD update shows extent of MMR uptake in Scotland.
Daily Record p.6, Evening Times (20 December 2006)

workforce
- Scottish Executive publishes National Workforce Plan.
Scotsman p.18 (19 December 2006)
* Chapter 2 of the Plan cites ISD website's workforce section as the source of detailed statistics on NHS staff numbers.

MMR vaccine
- Health Protection Scotland says switch to MMR in early 1990s has caused recent mumps outbreak.
Herald p.3 (16 December 2006)
* While Health Protection Scotland collects and publishes statistics of communicable diseases, ISD publishes information on vaccine uptake.

drug abuse
- Freedom of Information figures show addicts in Scotland facing longer waits for treatment.
Daily Record p.6, 8 (editorial) (9 December 2006)
* ISD is not explicitly mentioned in this news story, but we are the only providers of official statistics on waiting times in Scotland. ISD also manages the Drug Misuse Information Scotland website.

mental health
- Scottish Executive publishes strategy aimed at improving mental health services.
Herald p.8, Press and Journal, Scotsman p.1-2 (6 December 2006)
* The Scottish Executive news release and the newspapers mention an increase in anti-depressant prescribing. NHS prescribing information is supplied to ISD by Practitioner Services Division (PSD) who are responsible for the processing and pricing of all prescriptions dispensed in Scotland.

Freedom of Information
- Court of Session rules against NHS over disclosure of leukaemia data.
BBC Online, Herald p.2, Scotsman p.7 (2 December 2006)
* ISD's parent organisation, NHS National Services Scotland, is mentioned here under its legal name of the Common Services Agency. The ISD Cancer Information Programme contains detailed statistics of cancer in Scotland.

waiting times
- latest ISD statistics cover cancer, A&E units, surgery and diagnostic tests.
BBC Online, Courier, Evening Times, Press and Journal, Herald p.8, 8, Scotsman p.1/4-5, 31 (editorial; restricted access) , Daily Record p.6 (no web version) (29 November 2006)

- Scottish Executive news release.

communicable diseases
- ISD publishes latest data on confirmed infectious disease notifications.
Herald p.3 (no web version), Daily Record p.6 (no web version) (29 November 2006)

births
- ISD publishes latest figures for perinatal and infant mortality in Scotland.
Herald p.3, Evening Times , Daily Record p.6 (no web version) (29 November 2006)

NHS costs
- ISD publishes latest edition of Costs Book for NHS Scotland.
Herald p.8 (no web version) (29 November 2006)

complaints
- ISD report analyses almost 8,000 complaints made about the NHS in Scotland in 2005.
Evening News (home edition) p.7, Evening Times , Herald p.8 (no web address) (29 November 2006)

malnutrition
- official figures show 105 people died of malnutrition in Scotland in 2005.
Scotsman p.4 (21 November 2006)
* While the source of official statistics on causes of death is the General Register Office for Scotland, this story mentions analytical work which ISD's statisticians carried out for the health minister (not published on this website).

alcohol misuse
- newspaper survey claims ISD figures underestimate extent of alcohol problems in young people.
Herald Society p.2-3 (21 November 2006; no web version)
* Contains a discussion of the coverage of ISD's Scottish Morbidity Records form, SMR25.

smoking
- BMA Scotland chairman Peter Terry says one in four women smoke while pregnant.
Sunday Mail p.7 (19 November 2006)
* This story cites "government figures" as the source; the information appears on ISD's  Women and Children's Health  pages.

MMR vaccine
- parliamentary answer (S2W-29467) shows that uptake varies across Scotland.
Courier (17 November 2006)
* In this answer, health minister Andy Kerr provides a link to the page on ISD's website which shows uptake rates in each Community Health Partnership in Scotland.

alcohol misuse
- parliamentary answer (S2W-29434) shows number of children admitted to hospital in Scotland for alcohol-related causes.
Courier, Press and Journal, Scotsman p.20 (16 November 2006)
* ISD is the source of statistics of hospital admissions in Scotland, though not cited as such in either the parliamentary answer or the newspaper articles.

out-of-hours care
- NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (QIS) reports on standards of services.
Evening Times  (9 November 2006)
* The QIS report (The Provision of Safe and Effective Primary Medical Services Out-of-Hours ) makes use of ISD statistics on general practice workload.

dental health services
- ISD figures show one-third of children in Scotland are not registered with an NHS dentist.
Scotsman p.15 (4 November 2006; no web address)

cervical cancer
- ISD publishes latest statistics of cervical screening in Scotland.
Press and Journal (1 November 2006)

cardiovascular diseases
- ISD publishes latest Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics.
Herald p.4, Daily Record p.22  (1 November 2006)

physiotherapists
- campaigners lobby the Scottish Parliament today over lack of jobs.
BBC Online, Herald p.1, 13, 13, 14 (editorial), Press and Journal, Scotsman p.16 (25 October 2006)
* Most versions of this story state that over 28,000 people are on a waiting list to see a physiotherapist. This information appeared in ISD's review of AHP waiting times (July 2006)

drug and alcohol misuse
- parliamentary answer shows addicts waiting a year for NHS treatment.
Herald p.8 (16 October 2006)
* ISD is not explicitly mentioned in this news story, but we are the only providers of official statistics on waiting times in Scotland. ISD also manages the Drug Misuse Information Scotland website.

hyperactivity
- increase in prescriptions for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children.
Sunday Times Scotland p.7 (15 October 2006)
* The Prescribing Team within ISD maintains a detailed database of all NHS prescriptions dispensed in the community in Scotland. The information is supplied to ISD by Practitioner Services Division (PSD) who are responsible for the processing and pricing of all prescriptions dispensed in Scotland.

NHS Tayside
- Freedom of Information (FOI) figures show rise in patients visiting Perth Royal Infirmary A&E unit.
Courier (14 October 2006)
* In this article, ISD is not explicity identified as the source of the statistics. There is no ISD web page to link to, since FOI answers are not as a rule published on the ISD website.

general practitioners
- Dr Dean Marshall of the BMA comments on ISD's Quality and Outcomes Framework and GPs' earnings.
Scotsman p.14 (13 October 2006)

obesity
- ISD statistics of December 2005 show rise in obesity in children.
Scotsman p.7 (6 October 2006; no web address)

accidents
- Freedom of Information figures show fall in hospital admissions for home accidents in Scotland.
Herald p.6 (30 September 2006; no web version)
* ISD may not be explicitly mentioned in a news story such as this, but we are the only providers of official statistics on hospital admissions in Scotland.

dental health services
- ISD publishes latest statistics for Scotland.
Daily Record p.9, Evening News, Evening Times, Herald p.1, Press and Journal, Scotsman p.7 (29 September 2006)

doctors
- ISD workforce statistics show trends in consultant numbers in Scotland.
Courier, Herald p.8 (29 September 2006)

cancer
- ISD publishes risk, prevalence and mortality figures for cancer in Scotland.
Press and Journal (16 September 2006)

cancer
- ISD figures highlights need for early diagnosis.
Scotsman p.9 (14 September 2006)
* These were statistics produced as a result of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. In this article, ISD is explicity identified as the source of the statistics. There is, however, no ISD page web to link to, since FOI answers are not as a rule published on the ISD website.

waiting times
- ISD publishes latest waiting times figures for Scotland.
BBC Online, Courier, Daily Record p.2, Herald p.1, 2, 16 (editorial), Press and Journal, Scotsman p.9 (1 September 2006)

self-harm
- NHS figures show 583 people admitted to hospital for self-harm in Scotland in 2005.
Sunday Mail p.12 (30 July 2006)
* These statistics are contrasted with charity estimates that at least 16,000 people in Scotland self-harm each year without the need for hospital treatment.

births
- ISD publishes latest statistics on births in Scottish hospitals.
BBC Online, Daily Record p.29, Herald p.1/5, Press and Journal, Scotsman p.13 (28 July 2006)

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