Healthcare Improvement Scotland

Healthcare Improvement Scotland is the national body set up to support healthcare professionals find and use the best advances in medicines, technology and medical practice.  We believe that every person in Scotland should receive the best healthcare possible every time they come into contact with our health service. We help to ensure that every hospital, every GP practice, every clinic, improves the care they provide. We gather together the strongest evidence to issue the best advice, we work with NHS Scotland staff to put that advice into practice, and then we check that the advice is being followed and publish reports on what we've found.

The Healthcare Environment Inspectorate, the Scottish Health Council, the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) and the Scottish Health Technologies Group are key components of our organisation.