Stroke- number of consultations

The chart below shows the estimated numbers of consultations in Scotland for stroke (including Transient cerebral ischaemic attacks (TIAs)) for the four financial years 2003/04 to 2006/07, by staff discipline. Figures are standardised by age, sex and deprivation to account for any differences in these characteristics between the PTI sample population and the Scottish practice population.

The chart shows that the estimated numbers of contacts with a GP for Stroke/TIA have decreased over the last four years, but that this to some extent has been offset by increased practice nurse contacts (except in the most recent year). Based on 2003/04 to 2005/06 data, it appears that district nurses also have a very significant role to play in the care for stroke/TIA patients.

These figures and comparable figures for 2003/04 to 2005/06 are also provided in tabular format in an Excel document   (21KB).

Stroke¹ - estimated number of consultations in Scotland in the financial years 2003/04 to 2006/07 ^{2, 3} 
by staff discipline

* Health visitor and district nurse data are not available for the financial year 2006/07.
¹ Based on ISD's Read Code Grouping (RCG) 'Stroke' and 'Transient cerebral ischaemic attacks  & related syndromes'.
² Based on 45, 44, 44 and 45 PTI practices that submitted complete data for the years ending 31 March 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively. Figures are standardised by age, gender and deprivation.
³ Population source: Community Health Index (CHI) record, as at 30 September 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.

Note: Following a substantial review of PTI data and subsequent revisions to the methodology for all PTI analyses, direct comparisons with figures produced prior to 27th March 2007 are not valid.  See the Note of Revisions for further information.

Source: Practice Team Information (PTI), ISD Scotland (25 March 2008)

Related information - Stroke
Excel table giving patient and contact estimates by age and gender for 2003/04 to 2006/07  (43KB)
Stroke - number of patients (chart)