Resource Directory

Resource Directory

The activities and analysis that we produce as strategic planners help inform the decisions made in systems, organisations and services. Developing how we complete these activities and analysis will help us to inform better decisions. Below are a range of resources related to the various strategic planning activities we regularly complete – using examples of our work at Healthcare Improvement Scotland.

Ethical commissioning within strategic planning

Commissioning puts into place the things that we plan. See the latest research and our analysis of ethical commissioning relevant for strategic planners.

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Rethinking unscheduled care within strategic planning

The reasons why people access unscheduled care tells us how to sustainably relieve pressure on it. See an example of how we have done this within unscheduled care.

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Strategic Gap Analysis within strategic planning

A short guide to developing a Strategic Gap Analysis, including examples in action.

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Last Updated: 30 January 2025