Multiple Sclerosis- number of patients consulting

The graph below shows the estimated number of patients per 1,000 patients registered with a practice in Scotland who have consulted either a GP or practice nurse for multiple sclerosis at least once in the year ending 31 March 2007, by gender and age group. Figures are standardised by deprivation to account for any differences between the PTI sample population and the Scottish practice population in levels of deprivation.

The chart shows that the estimated rate of patients in Scotland consulting for Multiple Sclerosis is fairly low, and in all age groups relatively more females consult compared to males. This difference is particularly large in the 35-44 age band.

These figures and comparable figures for 2003/04 to 2005/06 are also provided in tabular format in an Excel document  (40KB).

Multiple Sclerosis¹ - estimated number of patients in Scotland consulting a GP or practice nurse at least once in the financial year 2006/07 ^{2, 3} per 1,000 patients registered
by gender and age group

¹ Based on ISD's Read Code Grouping (RCG) 'Multiple Sclerosis'.
² Based on 45 PTI practices that submitted complete GP and practice nurse data for the year ending 31 March 2007. Rates are standardised by deprivation.
³ Population source: Community Health Index (CHI) record, as at 30 September 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 (last updated 25 March 2008)



Related information - Multiple Sclerosis
Excel table giving patient and contact estimates by age and gender for 2003/04 to 2006/07   (40KB)
Multiple sclerosis - number of contacts (chart)