ISD is working with the Scottish Government Health Directorate (SGHD) Lead Officer for Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) on a number of information projects with the aim of finalising a national AHP dataset that will improve the data available nationally on the work of AHPs.  This project will take account of existing developments and pilots in various parts of NHS Scotland.

The tables in the document below present information on reported AHP and other Technical Departments (OTD) activity collected as part of the existing national ISD(S)1 statistical scheme.  For each year, Table 1 shows new and total attendances (non-inpatients, non-day patients) for Scotland and Table 2 presents information for new attendances by NHS Board.  Data is shown for the last 3 financial years (2005/06, 2006/07 and 2007/08).

AHP & OTD specialties have been grouped in the tables for presentation purposes.  Feedback on the groupings used is welcome.  Please note that AHP / OTD contacts with hospital inpatients and day patients are not shown here but can be made available on request.

Other points that should be noted are: the information presented is a simple summation of quarterly data returned in aggregate form by boards.  In general, the figures supplied by boards comprise activity provided by hospital-based services.  Care provided in the community is excluded except where that care is provided by hospital-based staff (an example is the chiropody figures, which exclude information on community-based staff).  This is not thought to be universally the case, however, and it is possible that recording practice may vary between some boards, as for certain AHP specialties.  For this reason, the figures are better viewed as indicative rather than precise counts of activity and any conclusions drawn from use of these data should take this into account.

AHP and OTD; new and total attendances (non-inpatients, non day-patients); NHS Scotland; year ending 31 March 2008   

AHP and OTD; new and total attendances (non-inpatients, non day-patients); NHS Scotland; year ending 31 March 2007   

AHP and OTD; new and total attendances (non-inpatients, non day-patients); NHS Scotland; year ending 31 March 2006