Healthcare Improvement Scotland

Healthcare Improvement Scotland The purpose of Healthcare Improvement Scotland is to enable the people of Scotland to experience the

We believe that every person in Scotland should receive the best care possible every time We have five key priorities. These are areas where we believe we can make the most impact and where we focus our efforts and resources.

1. Enabling people to make informed decisions about their care and treatment.
2. Helping health and social care organisations to redesign and continuously improve services.

3. Provide evidence and share knowledge that enables people to get the best out of the services they use and helps services improve.
4. Provide quality assurance that gives people confidence in the services and supports providers to improve.
5. Making the best use of resources, we aim to ensure every pound invested in our work adds value to the care people receive.

We’ve published an inspection report for Stratheden Hospital, NHS Fife. It’s the latest of our Safe Delivery of Care ins...
11/06/2026

We’ve published an inspection report for Stratheden Hospital, NHS Fife. It’s the latest of our Safe Delivery of Care inspections of mental health services.

Link is in the comments to read the report.

More people want to have a say in how Scotland's health services are planned, according to a new report.Link in comments...
10/06/2026

More people want to have a say in how Scotland's health services are planned, according to a new report.

Link in comments.

We've published new advice on the use of new and existing health technologies. Our latest advice looks at technologies f...
09/06/2026

We've published new advice on the use of new and existing health technologies.

Our latest advice looks at technologies for diagnosing lung cancer as well as testing for earlier diagnosis of chronic liver disease.

To read our latest advice, click the link in the comments.

We’ve published our latest Maternity Services Safe Delivery of Care inspection report for the Queen Elizabeth University...
04/06/2026

We’ve published our latest Maternity Services Safe Delivery of Care inspection report for the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Link is in the comments to read the report.

We’ve updated our clinical guideline on the pharmacological management of migraine.Migraine is the most common severe fo...
02/06/2026

We’ve updated our clinical guideline on the pharmacological management of migraine.

Migraine is the most common severe form of primary headache. However, it is often underdiagnosed, misdiagnosed, and undertreated in primary and secondary care.

To find out more, click the link in the comments.

A patient version of this guideline is also available at the same link.

Happy 'What matters to you?' Day 2026.A time to pause, reflect and take stock of what is really important to us, so let’...
02/06/2026

Happy 'What matters to you?' Day 2026.

A time to pause, reflect and take stock of what is really important to us, so let’s take a moment to ask our patients, colleagues, friends and family what truly matters.

It's a day to celebrate all the amazing person-centred care that is taking place all over the world.

“Ask what matters, listen to what matters, do what matters”



Link in the comments.

Have you signed up to receive our eNews? It's your quick and easy round-up to all the news from Healthcare Improvement S...
01/06/2026

Have you signed up to receive our eNews?

It's your quick and easy round-up to all the news from Healthcare Improvement Scotland, every month.

As well as highlighting our latest developments and reports, our eNews also features upcoming webinars and links to events for people working in health and care.

It also showcases our latest toolkits which are full of resources and advice.

Link to sign up in comments.

We’ve published an inspection report for University Hospital Wishaw, NHS Lanarkshire. It’s the latest of our Safe Delive...
28/05/2026

We’ve published an inspection report for University Hospital Wishaw, NHS Lanarkshire. It’s the latest of our Safe Delivery of Care inspections of mental health services.

Link is in the comments to read the report.

We’ve published our latest inspection report for University Hospital Monklands, NHS Lanarkshire.Link is in the comments ...
26/05/2026

We’ve published our latest inspection report for University Hospital Monklands, NHS Lanarkshire.

Link is in the comments to read the report.

You're invited to observe our Board meeting.Would you like to see how our Board makes decisions that shape our work? If ...
20/05/2026

You're invited to observe our Board meeting.

Would you like to see how our Board makes decisions that shape our work? If so, come along to our next Board meeting.

🗓 Monday 29 June 2026
🕥 10:30am
📍 Delta House or join us online via MS Teams

Board meeting papers will be available on our website in advance.

If you’d like to observe the meeting and gain insight into our Board’s discussions and decision making, email [email protected] to register your interest.

We look forward to welcoming you.

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1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
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