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NHS Data

NHS Statistics
Useful statistics on a variety of NHS aspects of service, from bed numbers to cancelled operations to waiting times.
Key Facts on the NHS
NHS Wales
NHS Scotland
NHS Digital
NHS Digital collects, processes and publishes data and information from across the health and social care system in England. Search for publications and indicators.
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES)
A database containing details of all admissions, A and E attendances and outpatient appointments at NHS hospitals in England.

Prescribing Data

Primary care prescribing data is captured by the NHS reimbursement agency, the NHSBSA, from the NHS prescription forms dispensed by community pharmacists across England. As the patients' names and the conditions for which medicines are prescribed are not required for the reimbursement process this information is not available at a national level. It is possible to estimate the number of patients receiving a particular medicine but the accuracy of the estimate will depend on the range of dosing patterns and the number of clinical indications for the medicine.

Office for National Statistics
Data on many aspects of prescribing and pharmacies
Prescription Data
Provides prescribing, dispensing and organisation data.

Guidelines

National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE)
National guidelines searchable by: condition or disease, public health, treatment, procedure or device, type and date.
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
Develops evidence based clinical practice guidelines for the National Health Service (NHS) in Scotland and for Health Improvement Scotland. SIGN guidelines are derived from a systematic review of the scientific literature and are designed as a vehicle for accelerating the translation of new knowledge into action to meet our aim of reducing variations in practice, and improving patient-important outcomes.
National Guideline Clearinghouse - AHRQ
Guidelines International Network
Supports evidence-based health care and improved health outcomes by reducing inappropriate variation throughout the world.

Guidelines for primary and shared care in the UK

Subject support guide

Grey literature

NHS Data

Prescribing Data

Guidelines