Asthma: key data sources

Further discussion of these data sources can be found on the corresponding pages in the data section.

Primary care data

Practice Team Information (Public Health Scotland)

Quality and Outcomes Framework (Public Health Scotland)

General Practice – Disease Prevalence Data Visualisation (Public Health Scotland)

Prescribing Programme (Public Health Scotland)

Primary Care Clinical Informatics Research (University of Aberdeen)

Secondary care data

Acute Hospital Activity (Public Health Scotland)

ScotPHO Profiles (ScotPHO)

Mortality data

Vital Events Reference Tables (National Records of Scotland)

Survey and burden of disease data

Scottish Health Survey (Scottish Government)

Scottish Burden of Disease Study (ScotPHO)

International comparisons

International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood

European Community Respiratory Health Survey

Global Asthma Reports (Global Asthma Network)