Scottish Government

Indicators

a measure of performance against the intended outcome

Inputs

the resources that contribute to the delivery of the service. Inputs commonly include staff and financial resources

Measures

defining the activity or outcome a service or organisations wishes to measure and why, using this information to make decisions and improve delivery or performance

Outcomes

the impacts or consequences for the individual, service, community etc of the activities. Outcomes are normally what is trying to be achieved and can be a process outcome or focused on an individual

High-level: community or population-level outcomes, may be equivalent to "local outcomes" in Single Outcome Agreements

Intermediate: impacts which are more specific to local areas. Also, many outcomes will be long-term aspirations which will take a number of years to achieve. Intermediate outcomes can be the changes which can be achieved in the medium term

Service-delivery: impacts which are more specific to service-users, which if combined demonstrate the achievements of services

Outputs

the final measurable products or services delivered, eg the number of people accessing treatment

Process

the mechanism through which inputs deliver outputs, how work is carried out

SALSUS

Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey- biennial survey of smoking, drinking and drug use by 13 and 15 year olds. Reports at national level or local level alternately

Service

process of treatment and care that individuals receive, includes education programmes and other interventions

SDMD

Scottish Drugs Misuse Database

SHeS

Scottish Health Survey - provides a detailed picture of the health of the Scottish population in private households. There have been three previous Scottish Health Surveys in 1995, 1998 and 2003. Currently the Scottish Health Survey is running continuously from 2008-2011

SOA

Single Outcome Agreement. The outcomes which each community planning partnership has agreed with the Scottish Government to achieve. These will reflect local needs, circumstances and priorities in local outcomes which will contribute to National Outcomes