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Healthcare Improvement Scotland

We’re Scotland’s health and care improvement agency. We help make health and care better.

Our Chief Executive, Robbie Pearson, talks about how we’re helping health and social care services in Scotland meet the challenges they face.

Our news

Paracetamol caplets in blister pack and box

Paracetamol and pregnancy

26 September 2025
SIGN, part of Healthcare Improvement Scotland, has issued a statement to ensure that healthcare professionals, patients and the public are…
young girl in a hospital bed, laughing with a healthcare professional

World Patient Safety Day 2025

16 September 2025
We're marking the World Health Organisation’s annual World Patient Safety Day.
Packets of medication

Scots urged to show the Yellow Card to side effects from medication

7 August 2025
A new report from Healthcare Improvement Scotland has found just 10% of Scots who suffered side effects from taking medication…


Key resources

Leading quality health and care for Scotland

Read our strategy to find out how we’re securing lasting, positive and sustainable improvements

Our integrated delivery plan

Find out about our priorities for improving health and social care in 2025 – 26

Media Centre

Read our media releases and find out how to get in touch with our media team

Improvement tools

Find out more about our improvement tools which are now hosted on our website