Category: News
Get involved in our Annual Review
Healthcare Improvement Scotland Annual Review 2025. October 2025.
New user guides published for Healthcare Staffing Programme staffing tools: October 2025
New user guides published for Healthcare Staffing Programme staffing tools; October 2025
Cabinet Secretary praises Hospital at Home
Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care Neil Gray MSP has praised the work of Healthcare Improvement Scotland […]
Report published into child and adolescent mental health services at the Melville Inpatient Unit in NHS Lothian
We have published a report into child and adolescent mental health services at the Melville Inpatient Unit in NHS Lothian. […]
Safety briefings: 2025
Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) safety bulletins: 2025
Paracetamol and pregnancy
SIGN, part of Healthcare Improvement Scotland, has issued a statement to ensure that healthcare professionals, patients and the public are […]
World Patient Safety Day 2025
We’re marking the World Health Organisation’s annual World Patient Safety Day.
Scots urged to show the Yellow Card to side effects from medication
A new report from Healthcare Improvement Scotland has found just 10% of Scots who suffered side effects from taking medication […]
New toolkit promotes collaboration between mental health and substance use services
We have launched a new Mental Health and Substance Use Toolkit. This helps to promote collaboration between mental health and substance use services.
New report finds Scotland’s Hospital at Home services going from strength to strength
Hospital at Home services across Scotland have saved more than £50 million in healthcare costs and prevented around 15,500 people […]