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30 June 2009
Alcohol-related mortality and morbidity

• The study is the first of its kind for Scotland based on Scottish consumption data and more accurately estimates the burden of harm from alcohol problems compared with current routine reporting.
• Fifty three conditions were identified where alcohol plays a contributory role.
  
• 1 in 20 (2,882) deaths in Scotland in 2003 were estimated to be attributable to alcohol, twice as many as previously routinely reported.
  
• Alcohol problems also cause a considerable burden to the health care system, accounting for over an estimated 1 in 20 of all patient discharges in 2003.

30 June 2009
Teenage Pregnancies 2007

• The teenage pregnancy rate has been fairly steady for the past decade. In 2007, in the under 16 age group there were 8.1 pregnancies per 1,000, the same rate as 2006. The rates in the older age groups have risen slightly with the under 18s rising from 41.5 per 1,000 in 2006 to 42.4 per 1,000 in 2007 and the under 20s from 57.9 per 1,000 to 58.6 per 1,000.
• Over the years there has been a change in the balance between teenage conceptions which are aborted, and those which continue to delivery. In the under 18 and under 20 age groups the rate of abortion has risen slightly but still remains considerably lower than the delivery rate. In the under 16 year age group the abortion rate has been higher than the delivery rate since 2001.
• There is a strong deprivation gradient. In the under 20s, the most deprived groups have approximately ten times the rate of delivery as the least deprived (70.4 per 1,000 and 8.3 per 1,000) and nearly twice the rate of abortion (31.0 per 1,000 and 17.3 per 1,000) These proportions have not varied much over the most recently available eight years, and do not vary much with age

30 June 2009
NHSScotland Workforce Statistics

• The overall time lost due to sickness absence in NHSScotland for the year end 31 March 2009 is 4.95%.
• Comparing 2007/08 to 2006/07, the cost of employing agency nursing and midwifery staff has decreased by 15% while the cost of employing bank nursing and midwifery staff has increased by 11%.
• Comparing 2007/08 to 2006/07, the usage of agency nursing and midwifery staff has decreased by 24% while the usage of bank nursing and midwifery has increased by 5%.

30 June 2009
Prescribing Statistics

• The number of items dispensed continues to increase. The number of prescription items dispensed in Scotland (excluding Minor Ailment Service & Stock Order) increased by 4% to 84.2 million from 2007/08 to 2008/09. Over the same period, the gross ingredient cost increased to £957.4 million (1%).
• Almost 200,000 (118%) more prescription prepayment certificates (PPCs) were sold in 2008/09 compared to 2007/08.
• also released, statistics on prescribing remuneration

30 June 2009
Drug Treatment Waiting Times

Time from referral to assessment date offered

• In Jan-Mar 2009, approximately 60% of those offered an appointment for assessment were offered a date which fell within the reporting period and was within 14 days of referral
• Of those who were still waiting for an appointment for assessment, approximately 20% had waited more than 52 weeks by the end of March 2009

Time waited for first intervention

• In Jan-Mar 2009, approximately 90% of those offered an appointment for treatment were offered a date within 14 days of the date a care plan was agreed
• Of those who were still waiting for a treatment appointment at the end of the reporting period, approximately 30% had waited more than 52 weeks by the end of March 2009

30 June 2009
Provision of Injecting Equipment in Scotland, 2007/08

• A total of 205 Injecting Equipment Provision (IEP) services responded to the survey (169 pharmacies and 36 agencies). Not all services answered all questions.
• An estimated 35,788 clients were reported to have attended IEP services in 2007/08.
• A total of 3.9 million needles/syringes were distributed in 2007/08. Pharmacies provided just over 2 million of these. An estimated total of 2.3 million needles/syringes were returned.

Also published 30 June 2009:

Quality & Outcomes Framework (QOF) of the new GMS contract - Scotland-level prevalence figures 2008/09

Delayed Discharges in NHSScotland - Supplementary Information by Community Health Partnership from April 2009 census.

ScotPHO (Scottish Public Health Observatory) website annual section updates

A collaboration between NHS Boards providing guidance creating Single Equality Schemes.

23 June 2009
Childhood immunisation uptake rates, quarter and year ending 31 March 2009

• In Scotland as a whole, quarterly uptake rates by 24 months of age for primary courses remain high and stable at around 96% to 98% of diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), Meningitis C (MenC) and Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV).
• Quarterly uptake of one dose of (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) by 24 months increased slightly to 92.9%. Quarterly uptake by 5 years of age remains at 95.6% and exceeds the 95% target.
• Quarterly uptake of the Hib/MenC booster vaccination by 24 months rose to 93.7% this quarter (92.0% in previous quarter). Quarterly uptake of the PCV booster by 24 months rose to 93.8% (in the previous quarter uptake was 93.3%). These vaccines were introduced to the childhood immunisation schedule in September 2006.

23 June 2009
Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey

This is the most recent of a series of school surveys used to monitor and measure smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in Scotland. The survey was carried out in autumn 2008 and was completed by over 10,000 pupils aged 13 years old and 15 years old, across Scotland.

Among 13 year olds the proportion who report being regular smokers remained much the same in 2006 and 2008 (3% in both years for boys and dropping, although not significantly, from 5% in 2006 to 4% in 2008 for girls). Among 15 year old girls, prevalence is continuing to decline (18% in 2006 dropping to 16% in 2008). However, the proportion of 15 year old boys who are regular smokers has increased from 12% in 2006 to 14% in 2008

There has been a decrease, in the proportion of pupils reporting that they had a drink in the last week, between 2006 and 2008. The proportion of 13 year olds has declined from 14% to 11% and, for 15 year olds, the proportion has declined from 36% to 31%.

Twenty per cent of 15 year olds and 5% of 13 year olds reported they had used drugs in the last year and 13% of 15 year olds and 3% of 13 year olds reported that they had used drugs in the last month. By far the most common drug taken was cannabis. There has been little change in prevalence since 2006.

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