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Newborn blood spot screening standards

Newborn blood spot screening standards

Primary Care and Missingness: Mental health and substance use national learning event, October 2025

On Wednesday 30 October, our Mental Health and Substance Use team hosted an online national learning webinar. This webinar focused on primary care and ‘missingness’

Media release: Inspection Report Golden Jubilee University National Hospital, NHS Golden Jubilee

Healthcare Improvement Scotland today (Wednesday 5 November) published a report relating to an unannounced follow-up inspection visit to Golden Jubilee University National Hospital, NHS Golden Jubilee.

Golden Jubilee University National Hospital – safe delivery of care: October 2025

Golden Jubilee University National Hospital – safe delivery of care: October 2025

Lanarkshire Aesthetics – independent healthcare inspection report: November 2025

Independent Healthcare Inspection report for Lanarkshire Aesthetics. Published 4 November 2025.

South West Scotland Breast Screening Centre – IR(ME)R inspection report: November 2025

Summary We carried out an announced inspection at NHS Ayrshire and Arran, South West Scotland Breast Screening Centre Ayrshire Central […]

Nuffield Health Edinburgh Hospital – independent healthcare inspection report: October 2025

Independent Healthcare Inspection report for Nuffield Health Edinburgh Hospital : Published 30 October 2025.

Excellence in Care case study – Enhancing practice learning through Quality Management of the Practice Learning Environment: November 2025

Excellence in Care case study – Enhancing practice learning through Quality management of the practice learning environment: November 2025

Robbie Pearson, Chief Executive of Healthcare Improvement Scotland

Get involved in our Annual Review

Healthcare Improvement Scotland Annual Review 2025. October 2025.

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New user guides published for Healthcare Staffing Programme staffing tools: October 2025

New user guides published for Healthcare Staffing Programme staffing tools; October 2025