- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost has been for drugs prescribed for diabetes treatment in NHS Orkney in each of the last four years for which information is available.
Answer
The following table shows the gross ingredient cost for drugs defined by the British National Formulary as involved in the treatment of diabetes dispensed in the community-by-community pharmacists and dispensing doctors for the financial years ended 31 March 2007 to 2010 for NHS Orkney. The data exclude the direct supply of medicines to patients from hospitals and hospital-based clinics.
| Financial Year | Gross Ingredient Cost (£) |
| 2006-07 | 140,736 |
| 2007-08 | 145,558 |
| 2008-09 | 150,501 |
| 2009-10 | 156,756 |
Notes: The data are based on British National Formulary subsections 6.1.1 and 6.1.2.
Gross ingredient cost is the cost of an item before any discounts are applied. It excludes adjustments and broken bulk fees.
The information in the table has been provided by NHS National Services Scotland. Further information on prescribing can be found at www.isdscotland.org/prescribing.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many newly qualified nurses were recruited in NHS Western Isles in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009 and (d) 2010 and how many have been recruited in 2011 to date.
Answer
The number of newly-qualified nurses employed in NHS Western Isles since 2007 is as follows
2007 “ 1
2008 “ 3
2009 “ 1
2010 “ 6
2011 “ 0.
Recruitment of newly-qualified nurses and midwives in 2011 is on-going.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many newly qualified doctors were recruited in NHS Highland in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009, (d) 2010 and how many have been recruited in 2011 to date.
Answer
Recruitment of newly qualified doctors into Foundation Programmes in NHSScotland is managed centrally by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) which liaises with individual health boards about where those junior doctors should be placed.
The following table provides the information requested showing numbers recruited by NHS Highland and the other NHS boards covered by the North of Scotland Deanery.
| | NHS Grampian | NHS Highland | NHS Orkney | NHS Shetland | NHS Western Isles |
| 2007 | 100 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 92 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 88 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 97 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 (to date) | 102 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Source: NHS Education for Scotland.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 9 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what the percentage rate in the uptake of women aged 20 to 24 attending cervical screening has been in NHS Orkney in each of the last four years for which information is available and how these figures compare with the overall average of all age groups attending.
Answer
The percentage uptake¹ of females who had a record of a previous screening test taken within the last 3.5 years, by five year age group is in the following table.
NHS Orkney, 1 January 2006 to 31 March 2010
| Age Group | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
| % Uptake | % Uptake | % Uptake | % Uptake |
| 20-24 | 60.5 | 53.8 | 59.9 | 61.5 |
| 25-29 | 80.6 | 69.3 | 72.0 | 74.3 |
| 30-34 | 84.8 | 72.0 | 77.5 | 76.2 |
| 35-39 | 83.5 | 76.1 | 82.8 | 82.4 |
| 40-44 | 86.0 | 79.1 | 82.6 | 83.3 |
| 45-49 | 90.0 | 80.9 | 83.7 | 84.2 |
| 50-54 | 87.3 | 82.0 | 82.5 | 81.8 |
| 55-59 | 83.8 | 81.0 | 81.4 | 81.9 |
| 60-64 | 63.7 | 74.6 | 72.7 | 60.7 |
| 20-60 | 83.4 | 75.7 | 79.0 | 79.3 |
| Total (All Ages) | 46.9 | 75.3 | 78.1 | 77.3 |
The percentage uptake¹ of females who had a record of a previous screening test taken within the last 5.5 years, by five year age group is in the following table.
| Age Group | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
| % Uptake | % Uptake | % Uptake | % Uptake |
| 20-24 | 60.8 | 57.5 | 61.5 | 63.0 |
| 25-29 | 86.0 | 79.5 | 80.1 | 77.5 |
| 30-34 | 89.9 | 81.3 | 82.6 | 82.0 |
| 35-39 | 89.2 | 84.3 | 86.8 | 86.3 |
| 40-44 | 90.7 | 85.8 | 86.5 | 87.2 |
| 45-49 | 93.3 | 87.0 | 88.7 | 88.4 |
| 50-54 | 92.6 | 88.1 | 86.7 | 86.6 |
| 55-59 | 89.8 | 86.6 | 86.4 | 86.2 |
| 60-64 | 80.6 | 83.3 | 84.3 | 81.7 |
| 20-60 | 88.0 | 82.6 | 83.6 | 83.4 |
| Total (All Ages) | 51.1 | 82.4 | 83.3 | 82.9 |
Source: ISD(D)4 Legacy application for 2006-07 data.
Source: ISD(D)4 Scottish Cervical Call-Recall System (SCCRS) for 2007-08 data onwards.
Ref: IR2011-00573.
Notes:
1. Based on adjusted Community Health Index (CHI) population denominator (excluding medically ineligible women) for 2006-07. Based on SCCRS population denominator (excluding medically ineligible women) for years 2007-08 to 2009-10.
Cervical Screening year runs from 1 April to 31 March.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 9 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what the percentage rate in the uptake of women aged 20 to 24 attending cervical screening has been in NHS Western Isles in each of the last four years for which information is available and how these figures compare with the overall average of all age groups attending.
Answer
The percentage uptake¹ of females who had a record of a previous screening test taken within the last 3.5 years, by five year age group is in the following table.
NHS Western Isles, 1 January 2006 to 31 March 2010
| Age Group | 2006-07 | 2007-8 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
| % Uptake | % Uptake | % Uptake | % Uptake |
| 20-24 | 54.3 | 46.3 | 54.5 | 55.8 |
| 25-29 | 75.2 | 65.1 | 69.5 | 69.5 |
| 30-34 | 81.0 | 65.7 | 72.0 | 71.8 |
| 35-39 | 84.7 | 71.9 | 76.3 | 77.4 |
| 40-44 | 85.5 | 75.3 | 77.8 | 80.6 |
| 45-49 | 83.9 | 78.1 | 80.6 | 80.5 |
| 50-54 | 81.2 | 76.2 | 74.9 | 75.5 |
| 55-59 | 79.6 | 74.4 | 75.8 | 77.4 |
| 60-64 | 61.5 | 56.2 | 54.1 | 50.7 |
| 20-60 | 79.8 | 70.8 | 74.0 | 74.7 |
| Total (All Ages) | 43.1 | 65.8 | 67.8 | 68.1 |
The percentage uptake¹ of females who had a record of a previous screening test taken within the last 5.5 years, by five year age group is in the following table.
| Age Group | 2006-07 | 2007-8 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
| % Uptake | % Uptake | % Uptake | % Uptake |
| 20-24 | 54.9 | 49.8 | 57.2 | 56.4 |
| 25-29 | 79.6 | 78.1 | 79.1 | 76.8 |
| 30-34 | 86.2 | 76.5 | 78.9 | 81.3 |
| 35-39 | 88.2 | 81.1 | 82.3 | 84.0 |
| 40-44 | 89.8 | 84.3 | 85.3 | 86.3 |
| 45-49 | 89.8 | 87.7 | 88.4 | 86.8 |
| 50-54 | 88.2 | 87.3 | 85.4 | 85.7 |
| 55-59 | 86.4 | 83.9 | 84.6 | 83.9 |
| 60-64 | 78.1 | 80.3 | 78.4 | 77.7 |
| 20-60 | 84.7 | 80.3 | 81.6 | 81.5 |
| Total (All Ages) | 47.1 | 76.6 | 77.4 | 77.3 |
Source: ISD(D)4 Legacy application for 2006-07 data.
Source: ISD(D)4 Scottish Cervical Call-Recall System (SCCRS) for 2007-08 data onwards.
Ref: IR2011-00573.
Notes:
1. Based on adjusted Community Health Index (CHI) population denominator (excluding medically ineligible women) for 2006-07. Based on SCCRS population denominator (excluding medically ineligible women) for years 2007-08 to 2009-10.
Cervical Screening year runs from 1 April to 31 March.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 9 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what the percentage rate in the uptake of women aged 20 to 24 attending cervical screening has been in NHS Highland in each of the last four years for which information is available and how these figures compare with the overall average of all age groups attending.
Answer
The percentage uptake¹ of females who had a record of a previous screening test taken within the last 3.5 years, by five year age group is in the following table.
NHS Highland, 1 January 2006 to 31 March 2010
| Age Group | 2006-07 | 2007-8 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
| % Uptake | % Uptake | % Uptake | % Uptake |
| 20-24 | 56.7 | 51.7 | 58.3 | 58.1 |
| 25-29 | 74.8 | 62.7 | 68.9 | 70.6 |
| 30-34 | 82.4 | 67.6 | 73.5 | 75.6 |
| 35-39 | 85.7 | 72.1 | 78.0 | 79.3 |
| 40-44 | 86.8 | 76.0 | 80.4 | 81.4 |
| 45-49 | 87.8 | 78.3 | 81.8 | 82.1 |
| 50-54 | 85.9 | 78.0 | 80.2 | 80.6 |
| 55-59 | 83.8 | 76.4 | 77.5 | 77.4 |
| 60-64 | 62.1 | 69.5 | 66.1 | 57.3 |
| 20-60 | 81.7 | 71.4 | 75.8 | 76.5 |
| Total (All Ages) | 46.9 | 70.8 | 74.4 | 74.0 |
The percentage uptake¹ of females who had a record of a previous screening test taken within the last 5.5 years, by five year age group is in the following table.
| Age Group | 2006-07 | 2007-8 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
| % Uptake | % Uptake | % Uptake | % Uptake |
| 20-24 | 57.3 | 54.6 | 59.5 | 59.6 |
| 25-29 | 79.6 | 72.8 | 75.3 | 76.3 |
| 30-34 | 87.5 | 76.9 | 79.7 | 81.9 |
| 35-39 | 90.7 | 81.6 | 84.4 | 86.0 |
| 40-44 | 91.7 | 84.6 | 86.8 | 87.5 |
| 45-49 | 93.2 | 86.4 | 87.8 | 88.3 |
| 50-54 | 91.0 | 85.6 | 86.5 | 87.1 |
| 55-59 | 88.6 | 83.5 | 83.9 | 84.2 |
| 60-64 | 81.1 | 79.4 | 79.9 | 78.4 |
| 20-60 | 86.3 | 79.5 | 81.6 | 82.4 |
| Total (All Ages) | 51.3 | 79.0 | 80.8 | 81.3 |
Source: ISD(D)4 Legacy application for 2006-07 data.
Source: ISD(D)4 Scottish Cervical Call-Recall System (SCCRS) for 2007-08 data onwards.
Ref: IR2011-00573.
Notes:
*Important: These data are based on the pre-2006 health board configuration (former Argyll and Clyde). Figures for NHS Highland do not include the Argyll and Bute area.
1. Based on adjusted Community Health Index (CHI) population denominator: 20 to 60 years (excluding medically ineligible women) for 2006-07. Based on SCCRS population denominator (excluding medically ineligible women) for years 2007-08 to 2009-10.
Cervical Screening year runs from 1 April to 31 March.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 9 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what the percentage rate in the uptake of women aged 20 to 24 attending cervical screening has been in NHS Shetland in each of the last four years for which information is available and how these figures compare with the overall average of all age groups attending.
Answer
The percentage uptake¹ of females who had a record of a previous screening test taken within the last 3.5 years, by five year age group is in the following table.
NHS Shetland, 1 January 2006 to 31 March 2010
| Age Group | 2006-07 | 2007-8 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
| % Uptake | % Uptake | % Uptake | % Uptake |
| 20-24 | 64.9 | 60.6 | 64.2 | 65.3 |
| 25-29 | 80.1 | 69.9 | 77.4 | 75.0 |
| 30-34 | 87.0 | 73.4 | 80.7 | 81.3 |
| 35-39 | 87.0 | 78.4 | 83.8 | 83.6 |
| 40-44 | 90.9 | 84.2 | 85.2 | 84.9 |
| 45-49 | 89.1 | 83.3 | 85.1 | 86.9 |
| 50-54 | 91.4 | 82.1 | 84.6 | 84.7 |
| 55-59 | 88.4 | 83.7 | 82.2 | 80.1 |
| 60-64 | 72.9 | 74.6 | 72.3 | 62.4 |
| 20-60 | 85.8 | 77.9 | 81.4 | 81.0 |
| Total (All Ages) | 49.6 | 77.4 | 80.2 | 78.8 |
The percentage uptake¹ of females who had a record of a previous screening test taken within the last 5.5 years, by five year age group is in the following table.
| Age Group | 2006-07 | 2007-8 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
| % Uptake | % Uptake | % Uptake | % Uptake |
| 20-24 | 65.8 | 63.0 | 65.2 | 65.9 |
| 25-29 | 84.8 | 78.1 | 82.1 | 80.0 |
| 30-34 | 90.5 | 82.1 | 84.6 | 84.6 |
| 35-39 | 91.0 | 87.7 | 87.8 | 87.6 |
| 40-44 | 95.0 | 90.8 | 89.2 | 89.6 |
| 45-49 | 92.2 | 90.4 | 91.0 | 91.8 |
| 50-54 | 96.4 | 90.4 | 90.4 | 89.7 |
| 55-59 | 92.5 | 90.5 | 87.8 | 87.0 |
| 60-64 | 85.0 | 84.6 | 85.4 | 82.7 |
| 20-60 | 89.6 | 85.3 | 85.9 | 85.4 |
| Total (All Ages) | 53.3 | 84.9 | 85.2 | 84.5 |
Source: ISD(D)4 Legacy application for 2006-07 data.
Source: ISD(D)4 Scottish Cervical Call-Recall System (SCCRS) for 2007-08 data onwards.
Ref: IR2011-00573.
Notes:
1. Based on adjusted Community Health Index (CHI) population denominator (excluding medically ineligible women) for 2006-07. Based on SCCRS population denominator (excluding medically ineligible women) for years 2007-08 to 2009-10.
Cervical Screening year runs from 1 April to 31 March.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many newly qualified midwives were recruited in NHS Western Isles in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009 and (d) 2010 and how many have been recruited in 2011 to date.
Answer
Since 2007, one newly qualified midwife has been employed by NHS Western Isles.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many newly qualified midwives were recruited in NHS Shetland in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009 and (d) 2010 and how many have been recruited in 2011 to date.
Answer
Since 2007, NHS Shetland has employed one newly qualified midwife and that was in 2008.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many newly qualified midwives were recruited in NHS Orkney in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009 and (d) 2010 and how many have been recruited in 2011 to date.
Answer
There have been no newly qualified midwives employed by NHS Orkney since 2007:
It is for NHS boards to determine their workforce requirements based on the clinical needs of the population and service developments in their area.
