Hospital Admissions
type: Dataset
theme: Health and Social Care
timeliness: Not assessed
validity: Not assessed
accuracy: Not assessed
consistency: Not assessed
uniqueness: Not assessed
completeness: Not assessed
comment: Number of admissions to non-psychiatric/non-obstetric hospitals in Scotland.
update frequency: annual
license id: uk-ogl
confidentiality: Not assessed
quality management: Not assessed
geographical coverage: S01
geographical coverage: S02
geographical coverage: S03
geographical coverage: S05
geographical coverage: S06
geographical coverage: S08
geographical coverage: S12
geographical coverage: S13
geographical coverage: S16
geographical coverage: S92
will be updated: false
reference period: PeriodOfTime
  start date: 2002
  end date: 2012
description: Note: This dataset will not be receiving updates through this portal. Number of admissions to non-psychiatric/non-obstetric hospitals in Scotland. Information presented is for patients treated as inpatients or day cases only. The year shown refers to the year of discharge from hospital. During a spell in hospital a patient may be transferred between consultants or hospitals - this can generate more than one hospital record - in such cases a patient is counted only once if they have multiple mentions of a particular diagnosis during the same spell in hospital. However, if a patient has more than one spell in hospital in the year with a particular diagnosis, each spell is counted separately in the figures shown. Coronary Heart Disease is defined using the International Classification of Diseases Volume 10 (ICD10) codes (I20:I25). Cerebrovascular Disease is defined using the International Classification of Diseases Volume 10 (ICD10) codes (I60:I69, G45). Cancer is defined using the International Classification of Diseases Volume 10 (ICD10) codes (C00:C97). Respiratory Disease is defined using the International Classification of Diseases Volume 10 (ICD10) codes (J00:J99, R09.1). Disease of the Digestive system is defined using the International Classification of Diseases Volume 10 (ICD10) codes (K00:K93). Accidents is defined using the International Classification of Diseases Volume 10 (ICD10) codes (V01-X59, X85-Y35).
version notes: Not assessed
issued: 2026-08-20T15:53:52.613146
modified: 2026-08-20T17:10:50.735873
contact point: Organization
contact point: Kind

Health and Social Care
type: Concept

Public Health Scotland
type: Agent

hospital-admissions.csv
type: Distribution
comment: Number of admissions to non-psychiatric/non-obstetric hospitals in Scotland.
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    name: Gender
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description: Data file for Hospital Admissions
format: CSV
access URL: https://admin.data.gov.scot/resource/d7f70fa3-e915-47e2-86e7-33846664a952/download
issued: 2026-08-20T15:59:42.416086
modified: 2026-08-20T15:59:42.399783