Resources: overview

This section of the website contains

• An overview of key data sources which includes detailed information on useful datasets, including administrative datasets such as hospital discharge records, all the surveys, and international datasets of interest
• Links to useful reports and tools on methodology commonly used in analysing public health information, including statistical methods, choosing indicators and health impact assessment 
• Copies of our weekly news alerts
• The results of our website evaluation conducted in 2006
• Links to local health intelligence reports published by the NHS Boards
• Details of the Public Health Information Network for Scotland (PHINS), including presentations from past conferences

Page update: The last update of this page was completed in April 2009. The next review is due to be carried out by end April 2010.