Our Scottish Approach to Change resource brings together practical tools and methods to support health and social care teams. 🛠️ Head to our website to find out how it can support you.👇

We’ve been commissioned by Scottish Government to develop domestic homicide and suicide review standards. Domestic homicide and suicide reviews aim to learn lessons following a death where abuse is known or suspected. Read more at the link in the comments.

We've published new advice on the use of new and existing health technologies. Our latest advice looks at a non-invasive device for treating the most common type of brain cancer. To read the latest advice, see the link in the comments.

Our Death Certification Review Service has published its latest annual report, marking 10 years since the service was created. To read how the service has been continuing to help improve the accuracy and quality of Medical Certificates of Cause of Death, follow the link in the comments.

We’ve published our latest inspection report for Borders General Hospital, NHS Borders. Link is in the comments to read the report.

Paracetamol remains safe to use during pregnancy, confirms MHRA, RCOG and BUMPS. SIGN, part of our organisation, supports evidence-based practice to improve care across Scotland. Read the full statement, link in comments:

We're at Alzheimer Scotland conference today. We shared our case study on the team on Ward 202 at Royal Infirmary Edinburgh. They worked with us on our Reducing stress and distress improvement programme for people living with dementia. Read it online now. #dementia

Did you miss our webinar on Scotland’s evolving approach to perinatal safety? If so, don't worry. You can watch the recording and access all the resources. Perfect for staff working in maternity and neonatal services on #worldpatientsafetyday2025. Link in comments

SPSP Perinatal aims to improve outcomes for women, babies and families by: reducing stillbirths understanding caesarean birth rates improving the response to deteriorating women reducing neonatal mortality Link to resources below. #Worldpatientsafetyday

SPSP Paediatric aims to improve outcomes for children, young people and families across Scotland by improving the recognition and response to clinical deterioration. Link to resources in comments #Worldpatientsafetyday

We carry out inspections of maternity services in acute settings. This includes obstetric-led or consultant-led hospitals or maternity units. The focus of our inspections are the factors that contribute to the safe delivery of maternity care. Link in comments. #WPSD2025

We’ve published our maternity care draft standards and we’re keen to hear your views. The standards aim to promote consistency and improve the quality of maternity services in Scotland. Read the draft standards and take part in the consultation at the link in the comments.

This webinar is for General Practitioners (GPs) and their teams to help improve their understanding of frailty. Find out how appointing a frailty lead in your practice can drive improvements. Sign up for our session on 30 September. Link in the comments. #frailty

People working on leading in design or involved in design projects in healthcare, housing or social care are invited to join an online community. The Design Community of Practice is a vibrant supportive community where ideas thrive and connections develop. Link in comments.

We've published a report highlighting the key findings from our Safe Delivery of Care inspections from 2021 to 2025. The report highlights areas for improvement that all NHS boards may wish to consider.

Applications are open for the seventh cohort of the Care Experience Improvement Model (CEIM) Leaders programme. CEIM Leaders is a quality improvement coaching skills development programme. Link in comments.

We’ve created a guide for anyone working in community engagement, public involvement or participation, for planning and improving health and care services. Link in the comments. #PublicInvolvement

We’re recruiting a public partner, which is a voluntary role. They will be working to support our National Cancer Medicines Advisory Group (NCMAG). No expert medical knowledge is required. Volunteers must live in Scotland to be a public partner. Link is in the comments.

We’ve published our latest inspection report for Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Link is in the comments to read the report.

You're invited to join us at our next Board meeting on 24 September 2025 at 10:30am on MS Teams Register now through the email below to join. [email protected]

Excellence in Care (EiC) helps nurses, midwives and allied health professionals assure and improve care. But anyone with a professional interest in delivering high-quality health and care services can use it. Join us on 2 September 2025 to review a decade of EiC and look at next steps.

📢We’ve launched our new Mental Health and Substance Use Toolkit. It’s designed to support staff working in mental health and substance use services by bringing together key learning and resources.

Join us on 9 Sept for Insight to Innovation – a webinar exploring safer perinatal care through a #QMS lens. Supporting #WorldPatientSafetyDay: Safe care for every newborn and every child Link to register in comments #PerinatalSafety #PatientSafety #MaternityCare #NeonatalCare

We’ve published a report that has found just 10% of Scots who suffered side effects from medication are reporting them to the Yellow Card scheme. Our Citizen’s Panel report urges awareness of the scheme to help keep everyone safe. Link in comments to read our report.

We've published new advice on the use of new and existing health technologies. Our latest advice looks at electrocardiogram patch monitoring for the detection of cardiac rhythm abnormalities. To read our latest advice, see the link in the comments.

We’ve recently launched our new Mental Health and Substance Use Toolkit.🛠️ It brings together practical tools and resources to support staff in designing and delivering more integrated care.

Latest figures published today show that Hospital at Home services in Scotland have prevented more than 15,500 people having to stay in hospital for treatment, resulting in healthcare savings of more than £50 million. Link to report is in the comments.

The latest recipient of the Jane Davies Award has been revealed. The award is presented each year in memory of our former Community Engagement colleague, who passed away on 29 August 2022. Link in comments.

Our PRIDE network this week held a special summer gathering. As well as celebrating our diversity of staff, there were discussion groups both online and in person, focussed on the theme of LGTBQ+ inclusion at work. #PrideMonth #Pride2025

This #AlcoholAwarenessWeek, Alcohol Change UK is starting an important conversation about alcohol and the workplace. They're sharing helpful tips and advice to support health, wellbeing, productivity and morale in the workplace.

Changes have been made to the regulation of independent healthcare provided outside of a traditional hospital or clinic. This major step forward aims to improve patient safety. Link is in the comments to find out what it means.

We’re developing clinical governance standards that will provide assurance that healthcare is delivered in line with best practice, national policy and legislation. The consultation on our draft standards closes on 2 Sept. We welcome your feedback. Link is in the comments.

📢Join our leadership team! We're recruiting for an Associate Medical Director to help shape the future of health and care in Scotland. Hear directly from our Medical Director, Simon Watson, to learn more about this exciting role.👇 Apply by Sunday 3 August. Link in comments.

We’re updating our standards for newborn blood spot screening. The consultation on our draft standards closes on 12th August 2025 and we would welcome your feedback. The link to read our draft standards and take part in the consultation survey is in the comments.

We’ve published our latest Citizen's Panel report. It looks at medicine safety, long-term conditions, and preconception care. Link in comments.

We're hiring! We are looking for a confident and influential Director of Workforce to join our team. Apply now. Link in comments.

Our Community Engagement and Transformational Change team are holding an online workshop next week. As part of our empowering communities webinar series, the first session in the workshops is titled 'What is Community Engagement in the NHS?'. Details in comments.

Trailblazing nurse recognised for a career of nursing excellence. Our Deputy Chief Executive has been awarded the Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland Award for Excellence. More information about Ann's carer and the award is on our website. Link in comments.

We’re considering a review of the current Food, Fluid and Nutritional Care standards and the Complex Nutritional Care standards. We’d like your views on the current standards and any areas for potential changes. To share your views, the link to our survey is in the comments.

Great day at #NHSScot25. Much food for thought and inspiration for future work. Presented my poster on public experiences across Scotland on implanted medical devices - online version at my.ltb.io/www/#/stack/AC… @healthimprovescot.bsky.social

We’ve published an inspection report for Queen Margaret 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.

Health and social care services for older people living with frailty work better when they are integrated. We presented our hospital front door and community frailty services resources at the NHS Scotland Event 2025, with some of our partners. Find out more in the comments.

We've published new advice on the use of new and existing health technologies. Our advice informs the effective and safe use of health technologies in Scotland. To read our latest advice, see the link in the comments.

A range of experiences of women with sight loss, who’ve undergone cervical screening, will be used to help shape improvements. We’ve listened to their feedback to publish a blueprint for how screening should be carried out in future. Link in the comments to find out more.

The vacuum bell has been recommended as a treatment option for children with pectus excavatum, a condition that causes a sunken chest. This treatment option avoids surgery and allows patients to be treated at home. To read the latest advice, see the link in the comments.

Happy 'What matters to you?' Day. Today is a time to pause, reflect and take stock of what is really important to us as individuals. It's a day to celebrate the amazing person-centred care - for patients and staff - that is taking place all over the world. #WMTY25 www.whatmatterstoyou.scot

📢You're Invited!📢 You're invited to join us at our next Board Meeting on 30 June 2025 at 10:30am 📍 Location: Gyle Square OR MS Teams 📌REGISTER now through the email below to join! [email protected] #BoardMeeting #StayInformed #JoinUs

Join us and watch Professor Ken Rockwood explain how best to support older people living with frailty who experience acute illness. Link to video in comments

📢We're hiring! We are looking for a confident and influential Director of Nursing and Integrated Care to join our team. Apply now! Link in comments.👇 #Nursing #healthcare #improvement

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