Beds Information in Scotland
Data and Resources
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Beds by Board of Treatment and SpecialtyCSV
Quarterly information on hospital beds.
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Publication NotesCSV
Publication notes in relation to data accuracy and general observations...
Additional Info
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Source | Beds information is sourced from aggregate data returns (ISD(S)1). |
| Author | Secondary Care Team |
| Last Updated | May 29, 2024, 09:34 (BST) |
| Created | November 7, 2019, 11:04 (GMT) |
| Contact Address | Public Health Scotland, Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, EH12 9EB |
| Subject | Hospital Care |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Time frame of data and timeliness | Data from the quarter ending 31 December 2018 to the quarter ending 31 December 2023 |
| Coverage | Covers all NHS boards in Scotland. |
| Completeness | PHS does not produce completeness levels for ISD(S)1. However, the Data Management team queries any unusual numbers with NHS Boards. Note that estimates may be applied by PHS to missing data in the ISD(S)1 dataset used for beds and return outpatient figures. |
| Accuracy | https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/dataset/inpatient-and-daycase-activity/resource/a15a1878-3203-4506-90ac-586bd672545d |
| Continuity of data | There are known issues with the quality of data presented. For more information, please see the ‘Continuity and accuracy of data’ section of the official data release information. https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/acute-hospital-activity-and-nhs-beds-information-quarterly/acute-hospital-activity-and-nhs-beds-information-quarterly-quarter-ending-31-december-2023/official-data-release-information/. |
| Concepts and definitions | https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/acute-hospital-activity-and-nhs-beds-information-quarterly/acute-hospital-activity-and-nhs-beds-information-quarterly-quarter-ending-31-december-2023/methods-used-to-produce-this-data-release/ https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/acute-hospital-activity-and-nhs-beds-information-quarterly/acute-hospital-activity-and-nhs-beds-information-quarterly-quarter-ending-31-december-2023/glossary/ Further details are also available in the Health and Social Care Data Dictionary: https://publichealthscotland.scot/services/national-data-catalogue/data-dictionary/a-to-z-of-data-dictionary-terms/. For detailed information on the data sources and clinical coding used within Hospital Care analysis, please refer to the SMR Datasets, ISD(S)1 data collection: https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/services/data-management/data-management-in-secondary-care-hospital-activity/overview/who-we-are/ and Terminology Services web pages: https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/services/terminology-services-and-clinical-coding/. |
| Disclosure | The PHS Statistical Disclosure Protocol is followed. https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/public-health-scotland-statistical-disclosure-protocol/public-health-scotland-statistical-disclosure-protocol-version-21/ |
| Revision statement | All revisions to data within this release are planned and are due to incomplete data returns at the time of publication. In general, these revisions have minimal effect on the statistics. If data providers discover that data submitted for publication are incorrect and/or missing or incomplete and is significant, they can be re-submitted and published in subsequent releases. Any changes will be highlighted within the publication release. Please see the PHS revisions policy for further details. https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/public-health-scotland-statistical-revisions-guidance/public-health-scotland-statistical-revisions-guidance-version-3/ |
| Official statistics designation | Accredited official statistics. These accredited official statistics were independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation in November 2012. They comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics and should be labelled ‘Accredited official statistics'. For more information, please see: https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/acute-hospital-activity-and-nhs-beds-information-quarterly/acute-hospital-activity-and-nhs-beds-information-quarterly-quarter-ending-31-december-2023/official-data-release-information/ |
| Relevance and key uses of the statistics | To compare areas and activity across Scotland and view trends over time. To allow NHS Board employees to compare activity levels nationally: for example, NHS clinical consultants interested in their specialty figures by NHS Board, NHS information managers planning capacity to assist in the development of service agreements between NHS Boards. To investigate the implications of common systemic diseases in Scotland as a basis for assessing health demands in the future. To assess whether patients were treated within or outside their own NHS Board. To allow members of the public to readily access information on the number of hospital admissions for specific diagnoses or procedures that may be of personal interest to them. To assist students and universities conducting medical studies for research purposes. To inform private companies interested in hospital activity levels in Scotland, such as pharmaceutical companies, consultancy companies employed by NHS Trusts in England, advertising/media companies on behalf of clients. |
| Format | CSV |
| Language | English |
| Links |
NHS England Outcomes and Performance, Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) |