Data and surveillance
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 21 Jan 2021
- Quarterly epidemiological data on Clostridioides difficile infection, Escherichia coli bacteraemia, Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and Surgical Site Infection in Scotland July to September (Q3) 2020 12 Jan 2021
- Immunisation and vaccine-preventable diseases quarterly reports. July to September 2020 08 Dec 2020
- Zoonotic disease in Scotland, 2019 20 Oct 2020
- Quarterly epidemiological data on Clostridioides difficile infection, Escherichia coli bacteraemia, Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and Surgical Site Infection in Scotland. April to June (Q2) 2020 06 Oct 2020
- Annual summary of Cyclospora in Scotland 2019 15 Sep 2020
- Annual summary of Cryptosporidium in Scotland 2019 15 Sep 2020
- Annual summary of Giardia in Scotland 2019 15 Sep 2020
- Immunisation and vaccine-preventable diseases quarterly reports. April to June 2020 08 Sep 2020
- STEC in Scotland, 2019. Enhanced surveillance and reference Laboratory data 18 Aug 2020
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.