With an extra set of permissions from the Public Benefit and Privacy Panel (PBPP) for Health & Social Care, an extensive range of NHS health data can be linked to the SLS including:

• Cancer registrations for sample members (SMR06)
• Hospital admissions and discharges for sample members (SMR01, SMR04)
• Maternity and birth records for sample members (SMR02, SMR11, Scottish Birth Record)
• Scottish Drugs Misuse Database (SMR25)
• Prescribing Information System (PIS)
• Accident & Emergency Admissions (SMR30)

Data on health events from NHS PHS are linked in to the SLS on a project by project basis and are not held as part of the SLS database. Additional applications and approvals are required, and as a result, projects involving these variables may take slightly longer to set up. In addition to working with the SLS staff, an eDRIS Research Coordinator will be required to facilitate the health data linkage.  More information from: eDRIS, PBPP or The Whys and Hows of applying to the Public Benefit and Privacy Panel for Health and Social Care (PBPP)  The health metadata catalogue can be viewed on the RDS website or SMR crib sheets from the PHS website.