AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Annual Inpatient and Daycase Activity

Inpatients refer to people who are admitted to an available staffed bed in a hospital (either electively or as an emergency) and either: remain overnight whatever the original intention; or are expected to remain overnight but are discharged earlier. Day cases refer to episodes where a person makes a planned admission to an available staffed bed in a hospital for clinical care, and requires the use of a bed (or trolley in lieu of a bed). For the purposes of national data, a day case episode refers to a patient who is admitted as a day case and is discharged on the same day as planned.

For further information on procedures, see the [Operations/Procedures](https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/acute-hospital-activity-and-nhs-beds-information-annual/) section of the Public Health Scotland website.

Further information on inpatient activity can be found in the [recent annual publication](https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/acute-hospital-activity-and-nhs-beds-information-annual/). 

The date of the next release can be found on our list of forthcoming publications https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/forthcoming-publications/

Tags: NHS board, age, council area, daycase, deprivation, health board, hospital, hospital activity, hospital stay, inpatient, rate, sex, simd, smr01, specialty, stay
Organization: Health and care
Annual Outpatient Activity

Patients who require the medical opinion of a specialist clinician may be referred to an outpatient clinic for treatment or investigation. An outpatient is a patient who attends (outpatient attendance) a consultant or other medical clinic or has an arranged meeting with a consultant or a senior member of their team outwith a clinic session. Outpatients are not admitted to a hospital and do not use a hospital bed. Outpatient attendances can be categorised as new or follow-up (return) attendances. 

Please note that there have been outpatient methodological changes for this publication. Previously, the ISD(S)1 outpatients data source was used for return outpatient activity due to poorer completeness for historical SMR00 return outpatients. SMR00 return outpatients data are now more complete meaning SMR00 data can be used for both new and return outpatients. As a result, figures from the Annual September 2025 publication onwards will not be directly comparable to previous publications. Please refer to the publication report and data issues and completeness document for further information: https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/acute-hospital-activity-and-nhs-beds-information-annual/

A variety of operations are carried out in NHSScotland and, increasingly, less complex procedures are undertaken in an outpatient setting. For further information on these procedures, see the [Operations/Procedures](https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/acute-hospital-activity-and-nhs-beds-information-annual/) section of the Public Health Scotland website.

Further information on hospital activity can be found in the [recent annual publication](https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/acute-hospital-activity-and-nhs-beds-information-annual/). 

The date of the next release can be found on our list of forthcoming publications https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/forthcoming-publications/

Tags: NHS Board, age, council area, deprivation, health board, hospital, hospital activity, outpatient, rate, sex, simd, specialty
Organization: Health and care
Annual NHS beds information in Scotland

In order to provide an effective, safe and efficient service to patients, hospitals must balance the provision of staffed beds against anticipated demand. Historically, the total number of beds has been reducing in line with evolving models of healthcare provision which aim to reduce the frequency and duration of hospital admissions and improve the integration of health and social care services. This strategy aims to improve outcomes for patients and reduce the likelihood of future hospital admissions.

Tags: NHS board, bed, health board, hospital, hospital bed, specialty
Organization: Health and care
Annual Cancer Incidence

Annual data of new cancer incidence cases in Scotland. Data is presented by Cancer Network Region and Health Board, within Scotland and Network levels of reporting, the incidence figures are further broken down by age group and sex.

The cancer sites reported on include: bladder, bone and connective tissue, brain and central nervous system, breast colorectal, female genital organs, head and neck, hodgkin lymphoma, kidney, leukaemias, liver, lung and mesothelioma, male genital organs, multiple myeloma, non-hodgkin lymphoma, oesophageal, pancreatic, skin, stomach.

Further information on cancer incidence can be found in the [annual publication](https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/cancer-incidence-in-scotland/).

Tags: cancer, cancer network region, cancer site, health board, icd10, incidence, smr06
Organization: Health and care
Sub Health and Social Care Partnership Areas

Defined in the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 as a smaller area within the borders of a Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP).

Each sub area (also referred to as Locality or Community Partnership) has been agreed in consultation with local professionals and communities and relates to natural communities. They take locations of GP practices into account. They form a best-fit to the 2011 Data Zones and vary in size according to local circumstances.

Tags: community partnership, geography, health and social care partnership, hscp, locality, operational unit, region
Organization: Health and care
Learning Disability Inpatient Activity

These files present information on patients with learning disabilities who have been cared for as inpatients or day cases in psychiatric hospitals and certain care homes contracted by NHS Boards within Scotland. The period covered is financial years 1997/98 - 2021/22, for all NHS Boards of treatment.

All publications and supporting material to this topic area can be found on the [Public Health Scotland Website](https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/learning-disability-inpatient-activity/). The date of the next release can be found on our list of [forthcoming publications](https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/forthcoming-publications/).


Tags: hospital, inpatient, learning disability, psychiatric, smr04
Organization: Health and care
COVID-19 Wider Impacts - Termination of Pregnancy

As an essential service, care relating to termination of pregnancy has been provided throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Termination of pregnancy can be carried out as a medical procedure or, less commonly, a surgical procedure. Medical terminations involve the woman taking two different medicines 24-48 hours apart to end her pregnancy. Prior to October 2017, women having a medical termination were required to attend a clinic or hospital on two occasions to take the first and then, separately, the second medicine. From October 2017, women requiring an early medical termination (at up to 9 weeks and 6 days gestation) were able to take the second medicine away with them at the end of their first appointment, and subsequently take that at home. From 31 March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, women requiring an early medical termination (at up to 11 weeks and 6 days gestation) have been able to have an initial remote consultation, by telephone or video call, then take both medicines at home.

Termination of pregnancy (also referred to as a therapeutic or induced abortion) is provided under the terms of the Abortion Act 1967 and subsequent regulations. When a healthcare practitioner provides a termination of pregnancy, there is a legal requirement for them to notify the Chief Medical Officer of the termination within seven days of it taking place. Public Health Scotland is responsible for the collation of data derived from notifications of terminations of pregnancy on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer. Detailed information on terminations is published each year by Public Health Scotland. The most recent report covers the year to December 2019.

This dataset presents information on the number of terminations of pregnancy carried out in Scotland, and the average gestation (stage of pregnancy) at which they occurred. Data is shown at Scotland and NHS Board level, as well as broken down by age group and deprivation. 

This data is also available on the COVID-19 Wider Impact Dashboard. Additional data sources relating to this topic area are provided in the Links section of the Metadata below. Information on COVID-19, including stay at home advice for people who are self-isolating and their households, can be found on [NHS Inform](https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/infections-and-poisoning/coronavirus-covid-19#stay-at-home-advice).

All publications and supporting material to this topic area can be found in the weekly [COVID-19 Statistical Report](https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/covid-19-statistical-report/). The date of the next release can be found on our list of [forthcoming publications](https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/forthcoming-publications/).


Tags: abortion, coronavirus, covid-19, pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, terminations
Organization: Health and care
COVID-19 Wider Impacts - Gestation at Delivery

Care for women and babies around the time they are giving birth/being born is an essential, time critical service that cannot be deferred. As such, it has been provided throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and maternity and neonatal staff have not been redeployed to support other services. The way that some elements of this care are provided has changed in response to COVID-19 however, to minimise the risk of infection and to allow services to continue to provide safe care during times when a high number of staff may be off work, for example due to needing to isolate. Relevant guidance has been issued by the Scottish Government, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and the British Association for Perinatal Medicine.

‘Gestation at delivery’ refers to the number of completed weeks pregnant a woman is when she delivers her baby. Babies are ‘due’ at 40 completed weeks gestation. Those born between 37 and 41 weeks inclusive are considered to be born ‘at term’. Babies born at under 37 weeks (more than three weeks before their due date) are considered preterm or premature, with those born at under 32 weeks considered very preterm and those born at 32 to 36 weeks inclusive considered moderately preterm. Babies born at or over 42 weeks (more than two weeks after their due date) are considered post-term or over-due. Babies born preterm are at increased risk of both short and long term health and developmental problems, with the risk increasing the earlier a baby is born. Babies are also at increased risk when pregnancies extend post-term, in particular the risk of stillbirth increases from 42 weeks gestation onwards.

This dataset presents information on gestation at delivery. Data is shown at Scotland and NHS Board level, as well as broken down by age group and deprivation. 

This data is also available on the [COVID-19 Wider Impact Dashboard](https://scotland.shinyapps.io/phs-covid-wider-impact/). Additional data sources relating to this topic area are provided in the Links section of the Metadata below. Further information based on SMR02 data is also available from the annual [Births in Scottish Hospitals report](https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/births-in-scottish-hospitals/). Information on COVID-19, including stay at home advice for people who are self-isolating and their households, can be found on [NHS Inform](https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/infections-and-poisoning/coronavirus-covid-19#stay-at-home-advice).

All publications and supporting material to this topic area can be found in the weekly [COVID-19 Statistical Report](https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/covid-19-statistical-report/). The date of the next release can be found on our list of [forthcoming publications](https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/forthcoming-publications/).

Tags: birth, coronavirus, covid-19, delivery, gestation, maternity, over-due, post-term, pregnancy, premature, preterm
Organization: Health and care
COVID-19 Wider Impacts - Antenatal Bookings

As an essential service, maternity care including ‘booking’ has been provided throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and women have been encouraged to attend all their scheduled antenatal appointments. However, how some elements of maternity care are delivered has changed in order to minimise the number of visits women need to make. The ‘booking’ appointment is the first main appointment a woman has with her local maternity service once she knows she is pregnant. At the booking appointment, women are assessed by a midwife who can then tailor the subsequent care they receive during their pregnancy to their particular preferences and needs. Women are encouraged to book before they are 13 weeks pregnant, and ideally before they are 10 weeks pregnant. 

In general, prior to COVID-19, women were offered an initial in-person booking appointment (including various face to face tests such as blood tests and blood pressure monitoring) then a follow up appointment for their early pregnancy ultrasound scan. Since March 2020, in many areas women have been offered an initial remote consultation, then an in-person ‘one stop’ follow up appointment for all their face to face tests and their scan.

This dataset shows the number of women booking for antenatal care in each week from the week beginning 1 April 2019 onwards. In addition to the weekly data, monthly data (based on exact month of booking rather than summation of sequential weeks) is presented for each NHS Board of residence, including the Island Boards. Due to small numbers, weekly data is not shown for individual Island Boards of residence (NHS Orkney, NHS Shetland, and NHS Western Isles), however the Island Boards are included in the Scotland total.

This data is also available on the [COVID-19 Wider Impact Dashboard](https://scotland.shinyapps.io/phs-covid-wider-impact/). Additional data sources relating to this topic area are provided in the Links section of the Metadata below. Information on COVID-19, including stay at home advice for people who are self-isolating and their households, can be found on [NHS Inform](https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/infections-and-poisoning/coronavirus-covid-19#stay-at-home-advice).

All publications and supporting material to this topic area can be found in the weekly [COVID-19 Statistical Report](https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/covid-19-statistical-report/). The date of the next release can be found on our list of [forthcoming publications](https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/forthcoming-publications/).


Tags: antenatal, booking appointment, coronavirus, covid-19, maternity, pregnancy
Organization: Health and care
COVID-19 Wider Impacts - Cardiovascular Activity

Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new strain of coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, China. Clinical presentation may range from mild-to-moderate illness to pneumonia or severe acute respiratory infection.
The COVID-19 pandemic has wider impacts on individuals’ health, and their use of healthcare services, than those that occur as the direct result of infection. Reasons for this may include:

• Individuals being reluctant to use health services because they do not want to burden the NHS or are anxious about the risk of infection.

• The health service delaying preventative and non-urgent care such as some screening services and planned surgery.

• Other indirect effects of interventions to control COVID-19, such as mental or physical consequences of distancing measures.
 
This dataset provides information on trend data regarding the wider impact of the pandemic on cardiovascular attendances in A&E departments. Data is available from the beginning of 2020 along with historical activity (average from 2018 and 2019) for comparison purposes. The recent trend data for Accident & Emergency Department attendances are shown by age group, and by broad area deprivation category (Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation, SIMD).

This data is also available on the [COVID-19 Wider Impact Dashboard](https://scotland.shinyapps.io/phs-covid-wider-impact/).
Additional data sources relating to this topic area are provided in the Links section of the Metadata below. Information on COVID-19, including stay at home advice for people who are self-isolating and their households, can be found on [NHS Inform](https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/infections-and-poisoning/coronavirus-covid-19#stay-at-home-advice).

All publications and supporting material to this topic area can be found in the weekly [COVID-19 Statistical Report](https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/covid-19-statistical-report/). The date of the next release can be found on our list of [forthcoming publications](https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/forthcoming-publications/).

Tags: cardiac, cardiovascular, coronavirus, covid, covid-19, emergency, emergency care, healthcare impact, unscheduled care
Organization: Health and care
COVID-19 Wider Impacts - Emergency Department Activity

Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new strain of coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, China. Clinical presentation may range from mild-to-moderate illness to pneumonia or severe acute respiratory infection. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has wider impacts on individuals’ health, and their use of healthcare services, than those that occur as the direct result of infection.
Reasons for this may include:

• Individuals being reluctant to use health services because they do not want to burden the NHS or are anxious about the risk of infection.

• The health service delaying preventative and non-urgent care such as some screening services and planned surgery.

• Other indirect effects of interventions to control COVID-19, such as mental or physical consequences of distancing measures.

This dataset provides a weekly summary of people attending A&E departments (Emergency Departments and Nurse/GP led minor injury units) in the recent past, along with historical activity for comparison purposes. The recent trend data is shown by age group, sex and broad deprivation category (SIMD). Information is also available at different levels of geographical breakdown such as Health Boards, Health and Social Care partnerships, and Scotland totals. 

This data is also available on the [COVID-19 Wider Impact Dashboard](https://scotland.shinyapps.io/phs-covid-wider-impact/).
Additional data sources relating to this topic area are provided in the Links section of the Metadata below. Information on COVID-19, including stay at home advice for people who are self-isolating and their households, can be found on [NHS Inform](https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/infections-and-poisoning/coronavirus-covid-19#stay-at-home-advice).

All publications and supporting material to this topic area can be found in the weekly [COVID-19 Statistical Report](https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/covid-19-statistical-report/). The date of the next release can be found on our list of [forthcoming publications](https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/forthcoming-publications/).


Tags: coronavirus, covid, covid-19, emergency, emergency care, healthcare impact, hospital activity, injury
Organization: Health and care
COVID-19 Wider Impacts - Scottish Ambulance Services

Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new strain of coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, China. Clinical presentation may range from mild-to-moderate illness to pneumonia or severe acute respiratory infection. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has wider impacts on individuals’ health, and their use of healthcare services, than those that occur as the direct result of infection.
Reasons for this may include:

• Individuals being reluctant to use health services because they do not want to burden the NHS or are anxious about the risk of infection.

• The health service delaying preventative and non-urgent care such as some screening services and planned surgery.

• Other indirect effects of interventions to control COVID-19, such as mental or physical consequences of distancing measures.

This dataset provides information on trend data regarding the wider impact of the pandemic on Scottish Ambulance Services. Data are shown by age group, sex and broad deprivation category (SIMD), as well as by different levels of geographical breakdown such as Health Boards, Health and Social Care partnerships, and Scotland totals. 

Please note that the source of this data is the Unscheduled Care Datamart and represents a sub-set of the total Scottish Ambulance service activity. Figures include emergencies, where a vehicle arrived at the scene of the incident, and excludes both data from resources which were cleared as ‘dealt with by another vehicle’ and air ambulance data. The figures presented in this dataset relate to incidents concerning both COVID-19 and non-COVID issues. 

This data is also available on the [COVID-19 Wider Impact Dashboard](https://scotland.shinyapps.io/phs-covid-wider-impact/).
Additional data sources relating to this topic area are provided in the Links section of the Metadata below. Information on COVID-19, including stay at home advice for people who are self-isolating and their households, can be found on [NHS Inform](https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/infections-and-poisoning/coronavirus-covid-19#stay-at-home-advice).

All publications and supporting material to this topic area can be found in the weekly [COVID-19 Statistical Report](https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/covid-19-statistical-report/). The date of the next release can be found on our list of [forthcoming publications](https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/forthcoming-publications/).


Tags: ambulance, coronavirus, covid, covid-19, emergency, sas, scottish ambulance services
Organization: Health and care