For Scotland as a whole there have been substantial improvements in the recording of ethnic group. Completeness of recording has reached almost two thirds over the last two years for acute hospital discharges and to over two-fifths for new outpatients.Despite this improvement, the recording of ethnicity remains relatively low: a valid ethnic group code was recorded in only 64% of acute inpatient and day case records (SMR01) in the quarter ending September 2011 and only 44% of new outpatient appointment records (SMR00).In the last two quarters the figures for some Boards (for example NHS Borders and NHS Ayrshire & Arran) may have been affected by the implementation of the new NHS Patient Management System (PMS).

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:30:00 GMT

The age-standardised mortality rate (for under 75s) for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) continues to fall, from 124.6 per 100,000 population in 1995 to 49.0 per 100,000 population in 2010, a reduction of 60.7%. The target to reduce the mortality rate by 60% between 1995 and 2010 has therefore been achieved. There has been a reduction in inequality in mortality rates over the decade 2001-2010. Mortality rates among all deprivation quintiles reduced but the reduction (34.1%) in the age-sex standardised CHD mortality rate among the most deprived category has been almost double the reduction observed in the least deprived category (18.1%).In the 15% most deprived areas in Scotland, the under 75 mortality rate from CHD (standardised by age) decreased slightly from 96.7 in 2009 to 95.5 per 100,000 in 2010. However the rate for males increased by 3.4% from 144.9 in 2009 to 149.8 per 100,000 in 2010. Further information and data are available from the Scottish Government's web site "Scotland Performs" section.Over the decade 2001/02 - 2010/11 the numbers of prescriptions dispensed for cardiovascular related drugs continued to rise although there has been a slight reduction (0.2%) over the last year to 24,633,819 items prescribed and dispensed in the community in 2010/11.The overall costs of prescriptions dispensed for cardiovascular related drugs fell sharply in 2010/11 to �167 million, a reduction of 11.4% on the previous year. This is the lowest gross ingredient cost for cardiovascular drugs observed for any year over the last decade 2001/02 to 2010/11. Costs often reduce as medicines become available in generic form once drug patents expire.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in NHSScotland: Characteristics of the workforce supply.

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:30:00 GMT

Data show that a headcount of 981 clinical staff (839.7 wte) were working in CAMHS in Scotland as at 30th September 2011; this is an decrease in wte of 1.6% in staff in post since 30th June 2011, or 0.6% decrease in headcount.Nationally, this represents a staffing level of 16.1 wte clinical workers per 100,000 of the population of Scotland.NHSScotland CAMHS vary in the age of population served. In some areas services are provided up to age 16 only; while others offer services up to 18 years. This has significant implications for workforce requirements. Please see Table 2 in the full publication report for details. As at 30th September 2011, an additional 47.8 wte posts were between being advertised and being filled. A further 11.2 wte posts were approved for recruitment but not yet advertised.

In Scotland as a whole, quarterly uptake rates by 24 months of age for primary courses of immunisation against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio &Hib (DTP/Pol/Hib), MenC and PCV remain high and stable at around 96% to 98%.Quarterly uptake of one dose of MMR vaccine by 24 months is 93.3% (the previous quarterly figure was 92.7%). Quarterly uptake by 5 years of age is 96.2% (same as the previous quarterly figure).Quarterly uptake of the Hib/MenC and PCV boosters by 24 months remains relatively stable at around 93% to 94%.

Termination of Pregnancy Key Clinical Indicator (KCI)

Wed, 8 Jun 2011 09:30:00 GMT

Note that these statistics are secondary analyses of previous published official statistics.The proportion of early terminations has been rising steadily in more recent years, with 65.2% of all terminations performed at less than 9 completed weeks gestation in 2010. This figure has risen by 3.0 percentage points from 2009 making it the highest it has been for the past decade.In 2010 there was a 7.5 percentage point difference between access to early abortions by the least deprived category and the most deprived category which suggests that deprivation continues to have an influence on whether women access services rapidly.

Tue, 31 May 2011 09:30:00 GMT

During the quarter ending 31 March 2011, the proportion of patients attending A&E departments across Scotland that were seen within 4 hours was; 93.6 % in January, 94.9 % in February and 95.6 % in March.During the quarter ending 31 March 2011, the number of patients attending A&E departments across Scotland was approximately; 132,900 in January, 119,000 in February and 131,100 in March.

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 09:30:00 GMT

Uptake rates by mid-August 2010 for girls in S2 offered HPV immunisation in Year 2 of the programme (in school year 2009/10) are 92.6% for the first dose, 91.1% for the second dose and 86.9% for the third dose.

Tue, 25 May 2010 09:30:00 GMT

In 2009 there were 13,005 abortions performed compared to 13,817 in 2008. This drop in numbers is a change to the pattern seen in the previous six years, when numbers increased year on year. In 2009, the rate for women aged 15-44 was 12.4 for every 1000 women compared to 13.2 in 2008.In 2009, the rate of abortions continues to show a clear link with the level of deprivation. In areas of high deprivation the rate is 16.5 per 1000, nearly double the rate of 8.8 per 1000 for the least deprived areas of Scotland.