This section features the latest news from Healthcare Improvement Scotland.
Framework to inspect healthcare provision within police custody centres
Framework to inspect healthcare provision within police custody centres. Published January 2024
Independent healthcare (IHC) complaints procedure
Procedure document which outlines how we deal with complaints about independent healthcare (IHC) services. Published January 2024.
2023 Committee minutes
Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s committee meetings and minutes for 2023.
2022 Board meetings papers and minutes
Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s committee meetings and minutes for 2022
Cataract surgery standards
Standards for cataract surgery. Published December 2023.
Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy Delivery (SACT)
This report looks at the safe delivery of Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) across NHS Scotland, using our SACT governance framework
Code of corporate governance
Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s code of corporate governance.
Spire Murrayfield Hospital – IR(ME)R inspection report: December 2023
IR(ME)R inspection report for Spire Murrayfield Hospital. Published December 2023.
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh – safe delivery of care inspection report: December 2023
Safe delivery of care inspection report for Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, NHS Lothian. Published December 2023.
Udston Hospital and Beckford Lodge – Infection prevention and control in mental health services inspection: December 2023
Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) carried out an unannounced inspection to Udston Hospital and Beckford Lodge, NHS Lanarkshire on Tuesday 26 September 2023.