Category: Process guidance
How to upload an IR(ME)R notification
Guidance document on reporting an accidental or unintended exposure to ionising radiation to Healthcare Improvement Scotland. Published August 2023
Joint inspection of adult services – Integration and outcomes – Partnership guide
Partnership guide for joint inspections of adult services. Published August 2022.
Death Certification Review Service – interested person review: June 2022
DCRS Interested Person Review. Published June 2022
A guide to death certification review in Scotland
The role of the Death Certification Review Service (DCRS) in multiple languages
Death Certification Review Service – deaths abroad: June 2022
DCRS deaths abroad. Published June 2022
Independent healthcare regulation – privacy notice
Privacy notice for our work to regulate independent healthcare. Published May 2022.
Joint inspection of adult services – integration and outcomes – Quality Improvement Framework
Quality Improvement Framework for joint inspections of adult services. Published March 2022.
Learning from adverse events through reporting and review – A national framework for Scotland
Fourth edition of the Learning from adverse events national framework document. Published January 2022.
National guidance when a child or young person dies
We developed guidance for reviewing the deaths of children and young people in Scotland.
Steroid emergency card to support early recognition and treatment of adrenal crisis in adults
Steroid card, guidance and overview letter for healthcare professionals. Published July 2021.