Forthcoming publications

Quarterly management information on the supply of take home naloxone in Scotland.

Planned revision of annual delayed discharge information to 2022/23.

This is a data file containing information on the prescribing of items from Scottish General Practices, dentists and hospitals subsequently dispensed in the community and which community pharmacies items were dispensed from. The file will be released quarterly but will contain monthly data.

Statistics on NHS Board/Hospital cancellations of operations for patients who have been booked for an elective scheduled theatre operation.

Update of quarterly Waiting Times Statistics for Chronic Pain Waiting Times.

These management information statistics form part of Scotland's Drug Early Waring System and report on recent trends in harm and service utilisation amongst people who use drugs. Data includes information on Specialist drug treatment referrals, Opioid Substitution Therapy ePrescribing, Injecting Equipment Provision, Emergency naloxone administration, Drug overdose/intoxication attendances at Emergency Departments, Drug-related acute hospital admissions, Forensic Toxicology Testing for Controlled Substances and Suspected drug-related deaths.

This report is an assessment of the demand for Care at Home services provided by Health and Social Care Partnerships. The information shows the number of people waiting on an assessment for a package of care to allow them to live at home or in the community and also the number of hours of care that has been assessed but not yet delivered. The information is presented by people waiting in hospital or waiting at home/community for the care at home service to be delivered.

The publication provides a monthly update on the number of hospital bed days associated with delayed discharges for a full calendar month. Information is also provided on the number of people experiencing a delay in discharge from hospital at the monthly census point. The data relate to people aged 18 and over.