Our organisation is the national surveillance centre for communicable diseases and health problems associated with environmental hazards. At the heart of our operations is the collection of accurate and timely data and it underpins all our activities in protecting the nation's health.
Surveillance information is provided to us through an extensive surveillance network which includes:
- laboratories
- hospitals
- general practitioners
- NHS boards
- local authorities
We also contribute surveillance information at a UK and international level through close collaboration with these specialist agencies.
Health protection epidemiology surveillance reports
This list is our latest surveillance reports that provide data and analysis on health protection topics.
- Laboratory reports of norovirus in Scotland 10 Oct 2019
- HPS Monthly National Seasonal Respiratory Report - week ending 6 October 2019 10 Oct 2019
- Quarterly epidemiological data on Clostridioides difficile infection, Escherichia coli bacteraemia, Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and Surgical Site Infection in Scotland. April to June (Q2) 2019 01 Oct 2019
- HIV diagnoses in Scotland - quarterly report to 30 June 2019 24 Sep 2019
- Annual Summary of Cryptosporidium in Scotland, 2018 17 Sep 2019
- Annual Summary of Cyclospora in Scotland, 2018 17 Sep 2019
- Annual Summary of Giardia in Scotland, 2018 17 Sep 2019
- HPS Monthly National Seasonal Respiratory Report - week ending 8 September 2019 12 Sep 2019
- HIV treatment and care in Scotland: summary report to 31 December 2018 27 Aug 2019
- STEC in Scotland 2018: Enhanced Surveillance and Reference Laboratory Data 20 Aug 2019
Electronic Communication of Surveillance in Scotland (ECOSS)
We've developed the ECOSS system to capture lab results from diagnostic and reference laboratories for analysis by our surveillance teams. Results used for surveillance purposes are selected using a set of rules that are organism and, in some cases, specimen specific. It's a national tool for monitoring organisms, infections and microbial intoxications that are of clinical or public health importance.