Latest news and publications

This section features the latest news from Healthcare Improvement Scotland.

Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP) Perinatal National Learning Session: May 2026

Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP) Perinatal National Learning Session: May 2026

Scottish Approach to Change Learning Community – Project Surgery Session

Date14 July 2026 Time12:00pm to 1:00pm LocationOnline via Teams Details What are project surgery sessions? Project surgery sessions bring together […]

Media Release: Maternity Inspection report Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Healthcare Improvement Scotland today (Thursday 4 June) published a report relating to a Maternity Services Safe Delivery of Care inspection visit to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH), NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital maternity safe delivery of care inspection: June 2026

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital maternity safe delivery of care inspection: June 2026

DermacareMedical Limited – independent healthcare inspection report: June 2026

Independent Healthcare Inspection report for DermacareMedical Limited. Published 02 June 2026.

Medicines sick day cards: June 2026

Medicines sick day card: June 2026

Spa at the Steading – independent healthcare inspection report: May 2026

Independent Healthcare Inspection report for Spa at the Steading. Published 29 May 2026.

Multidisciplinary team meetings: May 2026

Multidisciplinary frailty team (MDT) meetings: May 2026

Mental Health and Substance Use: Screening for alcohol and substance use in mental health settings, May 2026

On Thursday 28 May, our Mental Health and Substance Use team hosted a national learning event focusing on screening for alcohol and substance use in mental health settings, specifically looking at the use and impact of the ASSIST-Lite tool.

Media Release: Inspection report for University Hospital Wishaw, NHS Lanarkshire

Healthcare Improvement Scotland today (Thursday 28 May) published a report relating to a Mental Health Services Safe Delivery of Care inspection at University Hospital Wishaw, NHS Lanarkshire.