Release Calendar

Summary: General Dental Service registrations. From the November 2010 release this publication will use new methodology only (patient postcode). It will also provide an analysis of patient participation (contact with a GDS dentist) and registrations by SIMD 2009. Prior to January 2010 this publication was released as part of an overall "Dental Statistics" publication.

Summary: Annual update of the number of child healthy weight interventions undertaken by NHS boards. This data is used to monitor HEAT Targets.

Summary: Following public consultation these publications will be released as a single publication on a quarterly basis from 29 March 2011: Quarterly summary of inpatient, day case and outpatient activity and beds statistics for NHSScotland. Emergency Admissions for patients aged 65+: Summary of emergency admissions and bed days data for patients aged 65+. Data specifically relate to HEAT target. Monthly figures for same-day surgery. Data specifically relate to HEAT target.

Summary: The total number of brief interventions delivered in accordance with the HEAT H4 Alcohol Brief Interventions target. The data is shown by Health Board.

Summary: Annual Cancer Waiting Times statistics for urgently-referred patients by tumour site and NHS board, for Acute Leukaemia and Paediatric cancers. To remain relevant to the changing set of targets, the quarterly Cancer Waiting Times Statistics published previously by ISD was replaced by the New Cancer Waiting Times Statistics in June 2010, which show a new series of figures. The Cancer Waiting Times' last quarterly release was in May 2010.

Summary: Immunisation Statistics. Prior to June 2010 this publication was released as part of an overall "Immunisation Statistics" publication.

Summary: Findings from the Balance of Care/Continuing Care Census

Summary: Information on the number of clients seen and the length of time they waited, and the progress towards the Scottish Government HEAT target, by quarter. Presents for the first time waiting times from referral to start of treatment. Data presented by Health Board and Alcohol and Drug Partnership. This is the first publication from the new Drug and Alcohol Treatment Waiting times Database, and the first time alcohol treatment waiting times are published.

Summary: A range of statistics that will vary each quarter, also includes data updated annually. Until December 2011 this publication was split as individual titles -Dispenser renumeration -Drugs indicated in the treatment of obesity -Drugs used rheumatic diseases and gout -Medicines used in mental health -Minor ailments service -Prescribing of smoking cessation interventions -Prescription charge analysis (abolished on the 1st April 2011) -Prescription cost analysis

Summary: Annual updates to various sections of the ScotPHO website, including key points, policy context, key data sources, references and data summaries.