Information about NHS Lanarkshire and its services is published nationally. Below are some useful links:-

National health statistics

Information Services Division (ISD) of National Services Scotland is part of NHS Scotland. ISD provides health information, statistical information such as waiting times and staffing numbers. Information can be found at the following link –http://www.isdscotland.org/

GP practices

All GP related data such as numbers of GPs, practice addresses, practice list sizes, QOF income etc is collated by the Information & Statistics Division of NHS Scotland and GP data along with a wealth of other NHS Scotland related data is available to the public on this website http://www.isdscotland.org/index.asp

In relation to the specific request for GP numbers and practice code, this can be found at http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/General-Practice/Workforce-and-Practice-Populations/Practices-and-Their-Populations/

Health and Social Care Partnerships

In April 2016, the integration of health and social care went live in North and South Lanarkshire. Links to the partnership site are as follows:-

• North Lanarkshire – https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=31104
• South Lanarkshire – https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/slhscp/

Information Commissioner

The UK Information Commissioner is responsible for upholding information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals. Any advice or information can be obtained at the following link:-
https://ico.org.uk/

National Procurement contracts

Information on national procurement contracts is published by Public Contracts Scotland at the following link:-
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Scottish Government

The Scottish Government has a range of responsibilities including health:-
http://www.gov.scot/About

Scottish Information Commissioner

The Scottish Information Commissioner has responsibility for freedom of information legislation in Scotland. If you want information such as advice on how to submit a request, review or appeal you can find it at the following link:-
http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/home/ScottishInformationCommissioner.aspx

National Audits

Links to national audit and benchmarking reports

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

The freedom of information legislation is published at the following link – Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs)

The environmental information legislation is published at the following link – Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs)