Release Calendar

Summary: Updates to NHSScotland workforce information - agency and bank nurse usage. Prior to June 2010 this publication was released as part of an overall "NHSScotland Workforce Statistics" publication. This publication will be released quarterly from June 2011. From December 2011 this publication will be renamed 'NHS Scotland Workforce Statistics'.

Summary: The Abortion update contains information on notifications, to the Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, of terminations of pregnancy under the Abortion Act 1967. The release includes numbers and rates for Scotland, NHS Boards and Local Council Areas.

Summary: Annual update of drug and alcohol related hospital discharges. Previously published as two seperate publications. Alcohol related statistics has undergone National Statistics accreditation and awarded the National Statistics badge, while Drug related statistics assessment is pending.

Summary: Delayed Discharges in NHSScotland. From February 2010 there is no more additional Supplementary Information released. All information is published as part of the main Delayed Discharges' releases.

Summary: Quarterly release of the Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratios (HSMR's) of all hospitals participating in the Scottish Patient Safety Programme

Summary: Waiting Times for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Scotland

Summary: Update of Waiting Times Statistics • Quarterly waiting times statistics for the 18 weeks Referral to Treatment standard. • Stage of treatment - Summary of waiting times and waiting lists in the acute sector of NHS Scotland. • Diagnostic - Measurement of Current • Emergency Departments - moved to a separate release as Emergency Department Activity under Unscheduled Care programme from 29 November 2011. From February 2010 to November 2011 these publications were released as separate titles as described above.

Summary: • Attendances by site type and attendance category (Scotland and NHS Board of treatment). • Attendance and admission rate split by age band and gender (Scotland and NHS Board of treatment). • Attendance rates for T10 HEAT target (Scotland and NHS board of treatment) • Quarterly release of total attendances and attendances and 4 hour waiting times (Scotland, NHS Board of treatment and location of treatment)

Summary: Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) workforce in NHS Scotland. As from May 2010 CAMHS can be designated as National Statistics products.

Summary: Psychology Services - All staff survey: national Oracle database of NHSScotland psychology services workforce. Statistical information to describe the clinical workforce employed in NHSScotland Psychology services. Data includes NHS Board, professional group, target age of patients treated, area of work, tier of operation, band, gender and age. As from May 2010 these statistics can be designated as National Statistics products. This publication will be released quarterly from June 2011.