Information Services Division

The Information Services Division (ISD) is the part of NHS Scotland that provides health information, health intelligence, statistical information and analysis. ISD is part of the Public Health and Intelligence Strategic Business Unit of NHS National Services Scotland.

From January 2015 ISD will publish health statistics weekly, spreading the publications out more evenly across the year.

ISD is headed by Philip Couser (Director, Information Services) In 2011 there were 3 main groups attending to core work:

There are also a number of specialist programmes. These include:

Two major internal change programmes are under way. The Scottish Health Information Service - headed by Steve Pavis - is establishing data warehousing and associated services. Delivering our Future - led by Lorna Jackson - is drawing-up a blueprint for the future of the organisation and catalysing staff and organisational development to realise that vision.

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