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Archive of Releases

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This page presents an archive of releases from ISD Scotland in chronological order. Please scroll down to see older releases or use the index of years in the grey bar on the right hand side of this page to jump to your year of choice. Please note that the following links are to pages which may have been developed since the release was published. If you cannot immediately find the release details please use the Main Contact link on the page to ask for guidance. To see releases from the current calendar year please view the Latest Releases page.

April 2007

Cervical Cytology Workload Statistics - October to December 2006

Quarterly update of the number of cervical smears processed, average reporting times and results of smear tests.

The total number of cervical smears processed in October 2006 to December 2006 was 93,825 with an average reporting time of 12 days.
This is a decrease in smears of 5.0% compared with the previous quarter and a decrease of 2.7% on the same period in 2005 .
The percentage of unsatisfactory smears was 2.3% and the percentage of satisfactory smears reported as negative was 92.3%. These figures are broadly similar to those for previous quarters.

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Scottish Hip Fracture Rehabilitation Report link opens in a new window

The Scottish Hip Fracture Audit Rehabilitation Report shows the results of a unique audit of the rehabilitation phase of care of elderly patients with hip fractures, particularly aspects highlighted by SIGN 56. The report presents information about the following: the pattern of assessments by medical or geriatric physicians; falls, nutritional, osteoporosis and cognition assessments; bone health medication; discharge and outcomes.

MARCH 2007

Childhood immunisation uptake rates, quarter and year ending 31 December 2006

Quarterly and annual primary immunisation uptake rates for children aged 12 and 24 months and uptake rates for the pre-school booster and MMR at 5 and 6 years. Includes data to 31 December 2006.

At Scotland level, quarterly uptake rates at 12 months of age for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Hib and MenC remain above 95%.
At Scotland Level, quarterly uptake rates at 24 months of age for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Hib and MenC have remained relatively stable at around 98%.
Uptake of MMR at 24 months for children born in the 4th quarter of 2004 is 92.8%. This is an increase of 0.8 percentage points from the previous quarter when the rate was 92.0% (children born 3rd quarter of 2004).

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Practice Team Information (PTI) for 2003/04 - 2005/06

The latest data from Practice Team Information (PTI) are published. This release includes information on the types of diagnoses and symptoms seen and activities performed in General Practice. This is sourced from data from GPs, practice nurses, district nurses and health visitors working in a sample of around 45 general practices in Scotland, from which estimates are obtained for Scotland. Data released previously for 2003/04 and 2004/05 are revised and 2005/06 data are presented for the first time.

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National Drug Treatment Waiting Times Information Framework Report October-December 2006

Data on the number of clients seen and the length of time they waited to be seen for various drug treatment interventions. The interventions include:

structured preparatory & motivation intervention
prescribed drug treatment
community support/rehabilitation
residential detoxification/rehabilitation

Tables and charts are presented by Alcohol and Drug Action Team (ADAT) area.

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NHS Workforce Statistics

The release includes information on the number of consultants employed in NHSScotland, showing that at 31st December 2006, NHSScotland employed 3,634.3 whole time equivalent consultants

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Prescribing Statistics

Annual prescribing statistics showing the number and cost of prescriptions for medicines used to treat antibacterial infections, obesity, rheumatic diseases and gout and smoking cessation interventions in Scotland.

Prescribing of antibiotics increased by 0.6% between 2005 and 2006
Prescribing of drugs indicated for the treatment of obesity rose by 15.7% between 2004/05 and 2005/06, up from 77,685 to 89,870 prescribed items.
The use of Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs indicated for the treatment of arthritis and related conditions declined during 2005/06, falling from 2.85 million to 2.55 million items.
Prescribing of smoking cessation products show seasonal variation, with sharp peaks around the months of January, February and March, with a decline after the March peak. Nictotine Replace Therapy (NRT) is the most prevalent treatment.

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Quarterley update of dispensing contractors remuneration

These schedules are aimed at those with an understanding of payments made to dispensing contractors. The tables are intended to be used as reference listings detailing payments made to Scottish dispensing contractors of pharmaceuticals, up to December 2006.
The main points are the number of prescription items dispensed and the cost for these items together with the fees paid to the dispensers. The payments include the total gross ingredient cost (GIC); the net ingredient cost (NIC); the cost of individual fees and allowances; the gross total and patient charges.

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NHS Smoking Cessation Service Statistics (Scotland ) 1st January to 31st December 2006

This is the first release of statistics from the national monitoring of NHS smoking cessation services. The report provides an analysis of service uptake and outcomes during the 2006 calendar year, the first year for which data was available for all NHS boards in Scotland. Care should be taken, however, in making direct comparisons between boards. Differences in the types of services provided and in the services being included in the national monitoring, under-recording of data and at 1/3 month follow-up variations in the proportion of cases lost to follow-up/smoking status unknown all contribute to wide variations in findings across board areas.

Information is taken from the agreed national minimum dataset for smoking cessation services (developed by PATH, part of ASH Scotland ) and is based on 'quit attempts' made during the year. The primary data source is the National Smoking Cessation Database, established by ISD Scotland in July 2005. Data is as at 1st March 2007.

Findings include:

46,466 quit attempts made during the year.
January through to April were the busiest months for services.
An estimated 4.3% of smokers in Scotland made a quit attempt with an NHS smoking cessation service during 2006.
At 1 month follow-up - 34% had quit, 34% were still smoking and 32% lost to follow-up/smoking status unknown.
By 3 month follow-up the Scotland quit rate was 18%.
Wide variation in numbers of quit attempts made and quit outcomes across NHS boards. Reasons for this are explored in the report.

FEBRUARY 2007

QOF Exception Reporting for 2005/06

This publication presents, for the first time, exception reporting information for Scottish General Practices in 2005/06 under the Quality & Outcomes Framework (QOF).

Exception reporting allows practices to pursue the quality improvement agenda and not be penalised, where, for example, patients do not attend for review, or where a medication cannot be prescribed due to a contraindication or side-effect.

Overall levels of exception reporting across Scotland varied considerably between indicators, ranging from less than 1% to over 27%.
Indicators with the lowest levels of exception reporting include those that involve recording information in the patient records (e.g. taking blood pressure, recording smoking status, or offering smoking cessation advice).
Indicators with the highest levels are seen in those that involve clinical treatments, influenza immunisation, or clinically measurable outcomes.

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Acute Activity, Waiting Times and Waiting Lists to 31 December 2006 (quarterly and annual data)

The latest quarterly report from ISD Scotland covering waiting times and waiting list numbers for NHS services in Scotland. Including:

Update of information covering outpatient appointments, inpatient and day case treatment, angiography and revascularisation, key diagnostic services and A&E.
Provisional summary information on activity.

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Acute Activity

This release updates data on Inpatient, Daycase and Outpatient activity as well as providing information on the number of average available staffed beds, occupancy rates, length of stay and throughput for the period up to March 2006
Updated information on episodes, continuous stays in hospital and patients is presented by specialty and NHS Board of Treatment/Residence.

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Patients Ready for Discharge in NHSScotland figures from January 2007 census

Figures from the latest quarterly census of patients who are ready for discharge from hospital show that 606 had been awaiting discharge for over six weeks at the January 2007 census. This is 22% less than the equivalent number (778) awaiting discharge at the same point last year and 11% less than the number (679) at the October 2006 census.

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January 2007

Alcohol Statistics Scotland - 2007

A compendium of statistics on alcohol, derived from Health, Social Care, Criminal Justice, Customs & Excise and Survey data.
The publication is the second biennial compilation of available information on alcohol and problematic drinking. Much of the information presented has been published previously. However, new information is included on alcohol related deaths and hospital episodes. This publication presents the latest available information from a range of national data sources relevant to alcohol consumption. There are four main sections: a) The Alcohol market. b) Alcohol consumption c) Alcohol and health harm d) Alcohol and social harm

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Cervical Cytology Workload Statistics

The total number of cervical smears processed in June 2006 to September 2006 was 98,745 with an average reporting time of 14 days. This is a decrease in smears of 5.3% compared with the previous quarter and a decrease of 3.3% on the same period in 2005 .

The percentage of unsatisfactory smears was 2.2% and the percentage of satisfactory smears reported as negative was 92.4%. These figures are broadly similar to those for previous quarters.

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Workforce Planning for Psychology Services in NHS Scotland: Characteristics of the Workforce Supply in 2006

This is the fifth in a series of reports concerned with workforce planning for psychology services in NHS Scotland.
The report presents data to describe the characteristics of the workforce engaged in the delivery of psychology services at 30th September 2006.
In total there were 489 Clinical Psychologists (435.34 wte) and 47 Other Applied Psychologists (41.63 wte) employed in NHS Scotland. This represents a national staffing level of 1wte Clinical Psychologist per 11, 703 of the general population of Scotland.

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NHS Workforce Statistics

This release includes information on staff in post across all NHS staff groups to 30th September 2006 and includes:
* Consultant vacancies
* General, Community and Hospital Dentists
* Staff employed in the General Medical Service

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Information on Scottish General Practices and their GPs

Figures on Scottish general practices and their GPs up to 30 September 2006. This includes information on:
* GP performers in post for Scotland and at NHS board and CHP level
* Patient populations registered with general practices in Scotland, also at NHS board and CHP level
* Practice characteristics, including deprivation and urban/rural measures
* Additional services provided by practices, at NHS board level

Figures show that there has been a steady increase in the number of GPs in post over the last 3 years, with an increase of 181 GPs (4.1% between 2004 and 2006. This growth can be explained in the main by an increase in the number of female GPs in post (an increase of 8.5% between 2004 and 2006, compared to 0.4% for males over the same period.
Between 2004 and 2006 there has been an increase in the number of GPs in the 25-29 age group. There is also an increase in the number of GP registrars.

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December 2006

Childhood Obesity Statistics

Update of annual statistics on high and low body mass index (BMI) for Primary 1 school children in 8 participating NHS boards. The current release includes data to school year 2005/06.

Using the 1990 UK growth reference standard, in 2005/06 21.8% of children in Primary 1 were overweight, including 9.1% who were obese and 4.4% severely obese.

Figures for 2005/06 are broadly similar to 2004/05 (21.5% overweight, including 9.0% obese and 4.3% severely obese) and 2003/04 (21.8%, 9.0%, 4.6% respectively). Levels of obesity have increased from 2000/01 (19.7%, 8.0%, 3.9% respectively).

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Child Health Statistics: SNS (Support Needs System) Annual Summary Statistics 2006
(Not a National Statistics Release)

The Support Needs System (SNS) is an electronic system holding data relating to children and young people (up to 19 years of age) with additional support needs. Its purpose is to monitor their progress and ensure they have access to the services or support they require. These SNS summary statistics provide information for NHS Board of assessment, as at August 2006. Statistics include :

number of children assessed on SNS.

percentages of children on SNS with different disability types; Multiple and Complex Disabilities; certain key indicator conditions e.g. Cerebral Palsy.
availability and uptake percentages for required services, as recorded on SNS.

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Childhood Hospital Admissions & Mortality

For children under the age of 15 years, the three most common main diagnoses for planned admissions in 2005/06 were: 'Disorders of teeth, tongue and mouth' (24.2%); 'Congenital anomalies' (10.0%) and 'Neoplastic disease' (9.4%).
For children under the age of 15 years, the three most common diagnoses for emergency admissions in 2005/06 were : 'Respiratory disorders' (23.0%) e.g. Asthma; 'Symptoms and signs without a definitive diagnosis' (20.4%) e.g. convulsions, abdominal and pelvic pain; 'Injuries and poisonings' (18.4%).
Although death in childhood is rare, mortality rates are highest amongst children under the age of one year, with a rate of 52.1 per 10,000 population in 2005; this represents approximately two thirds of all deaths in children under 15 years of age (284 out of 422). Most of these deaths occur in the first few days after birth.

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Childhood Immunisation Uptake Rates, Quarter Ending 30 September 2006

Quarterly update of primary immunisation uptake rates for children aged 12 and 24 months and uptake rates for the pre-school booster. Includes data to 30 September 2006.

At Scotland level, quarterly uptake rates at 12 months of age for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Hib and MenC remain above 95%.
At Scotland Level, quarterly uptake rates at 24 months of age for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Hib and MenC have remained relatively stable at around 97%.
Uptake of MMR at 24 months for children born in the 3rd quarter of 2004 is 92.0%. This is an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the previous quarter when the rate was 91.9% (children born 2nd quarter of 2004).

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Medicines used in Mental Health

Update to annual prescribing statistics showing the number and cost of prescriptions for medicines used in the treatment of mental illness in Scotland. Data refers only to those medicines dispensed in the community, hospital dispensed medicines are not included.

The prescribing of hypnotics, anxiolytics and barbiturates fell between 2004/05 and 2005/06 by ?0.27%, down from 2.11m to 2.10m items. Gross ingredient cost, however, rose by almost 19% due to price re-alignment in the anxiolytic sector.
The rate of increase in the prescribing of medicines indicated for depression continues to decline, down from 2.2% to 1.4% between 2004/05 and 2005/06. In total 3.53 m 'antidepressant' items were prescribed in 2005/06
The volume of medicines indicated for psychoses and related disorders rose slightly between 2004/05 and 2005/06 up from 622,979 to 626,185 items; an increase of 0.51%
Prescription for medicines used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increased by 15.6% to 49,258 prescribed items between 2004/05 and 2005/06.
The number of prescriptions dispensed for medicines indicated for dementia continues to rise, up by 12.7%, to 73,363 items.in 2005/06

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Quarterley Update to Monthly Dispensing Contractors Remuneration

The main content of the report is to show the monthly fees paid to dispensing contractors. These include community pharmacists, dispensing doctors and appliance suppliers.

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Patients Ready for Discharge in NHSScotland figures from October 2006 census

Figures from the latest quarterly census of patients who are ready for discharge from hospital show that 679 had been awaiting discharge for over six weeks at the October 2006 census. This is 22% less than the equivalent number (875) awaiting discharge at the same point last year but 8% higher than the number (627) at the July 2006 census.

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Unintentional Injuries

This release updates data on:

emergency hospital admissions as a result of an unintentional injury up to financial year ending 31 March 2006.
deaths caused by unintentional injury up to year ending 31 December 2005.

New information on emergency hospital admissions and deaths as a result of an unintentional injury in the home is presented by age and sex and deprivation quintile.

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National Drug Treatment Waiting Times Information Framework Report July-September 2006
(Not a National Statistics Release)

Data on the number of clients seen and the length of time they waited to be seen for various drug treatment interventions. The interventions include:

structured preparatory & motivation intervention
prescribed drug treatment
community support/rehabilitation
residential detoxification/rehabilitation

Tables and charts are presented by Alcohol and Drug Action Team area.

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Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland 2006

This publication is the latest annual compilation of available information on drug misuse. Much of the information presented has been published previously. This annual publication presents the latest available information from a range of national data sources relevant to drug misuse. This year there are three main sections: