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This section features the latest news from Healthcare Improvement Scotland.

SPSP Adults in Hospital: Falls change package

SPSP Adults in Hospital falls change package

Joint inspection of adult services – East Ayrshire Health and Social Care partnership: August 2026

Joint inspection of adult services – East Ayrshire Health and Social Care partnership: August 2026

Scottish Approach to Change Learning Community – September Reflective Practice Session

On Wednesday 23 September, we will be hosting our third reflective practice session for the Scottish Approach to Change Learning Community

Neonatal and paediatric hospital at home – guiding principles for service development: August 2026

Neonatal and paediatric hospital at home – guiding principles for service development: August 2026

Conditions notice – Truly Dental

Conditions notice – Truly Dental – 24 August 2026

Reducing long waits sprint NHS Lanarkshire Gastroenterology Dietetics: August 2026

Summary NHS Lanarkshire’s Gastroenterology Dietetics team worked with Healthcare Improvement Scotland to look at delays in their referral pathway. By […]

Reducing long waits sprints NHS Highland Occupational Therapy case studies: August 2026

Summary Occupational therapy teams from NHS Highland worked with Healthcare Improvement Scotland to explore how improvements in referral management, prioritisation […]

Reducing Stress and Distress Programme – Evaluation report: August 2026

Dementia Reducing Stress and Distress Programme – Evaluation report: August 2026

Reducing stress and distress improvement programme update: March 2026

Summary This report provides the latest progress, impact and next steps of the reducing stress and distress improvement programme.  Documents

Freedom of information: expenditure information 2025 – 2026

Freedom of information: expenditure information 2025 – 2026