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Estimates of the population, numbers and percentages, usually resident in each NHS board area as at 30 June 2011 are shown in the following tables.

Table A

Table B

Estimates of the population by sex and single year of age are published annually by National Records of Scotland and are available for NHS boards and other geographies on their website at:

http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/theme/population/estimates/index.html

The information requested will be available from Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) under (Bib. number 54676).

The tables provide information on the number and percentage of adults (18 years old and over) who have had one or more dental examinations in the last 6, 12, 18 and 24 months by NHS board, gender and age group.

National Services Scotland (NSS) extract this information from the NHS general dental services payment system (MIDAS). Since no fee is payable for routine examinations for children, information on examinations for children is not recorded in the MIDAS system (and a claim for such cannot be made by the dentist) unless the examination has been carried out specifically for orthodontic purposes or has been necessitated by trauma.

Therefore, routine child examinations are not covered by this data system and are not collected centrally. Dentists are expected to provide the full range of treatment available for children under capitation arrangements, and there is only a small number of items of service for children for which dentists make individual and specific claims through MIDAS (as is required for adults).

For the reason stated above, the information previously provided in the answer to question S4W-11148 on 22 November 2012 has been amended to include only information on the number and percentage of adults (18 years old and over) who have had two or more dental examinations in each of the last three years by NHS board, gender and age group and this will also be available from SPICe (Bib. number 54501).

The next set of National Statistics on Registration and Participation which provides an overview of the proportion of children and adults registered with dentists – but not frequency of treatment – is scheduled for publication by NSS in March 2013.

Information on the prescribing of fracture preventing medications has been provided in the following tables.

The data provided is based on prescribing and dispensing within primary care.

2009-10

Data Source: Prescribing Information System, ISD Scotland (Extracted 09/01/2013).

Notes:

1. Where There Are Less Than five Patients This Is Denoted As An Asterix In Order To Protect Patient Confidentiality.

2. Individual Patients Can Only Be Identified From Prescriptions That Include A Valid Community Health Index Number.

2010-11

Data source: Prescribing Information System, ISD Scotland (extracted 09/01/2013).

Notes:

1. Where there are less than five patients this is denoted as an asterix in order to protect patient confidentiality.

2. Individual patients can only be identified from prescriptions that include a valid Community Health Index number.

2011-12

Data source: Prescribing Information System, ISD Scotland (extracted 09/01/2013).

Notes:

1. Where there are less than 5 patients this is denoted as an asterix in order to protect patient confidentiality.

2. Individual patients can only be identified from prescriptions that include a valid Community Health Index number.

The National Osteoporosis Service in Scotland continues to work with clinicians within NHS boards, including fracture liaison nurses, to deliver education sessions for people with recently diagnosed osteoporosis. These sessions include the provision of information about the benefits of fracture preventing medications and provides an opportunity for attendees to ask questions.

The decision whether to prescribe a specific drug for a patient’s condition is based on individual patient need and is a matter for the clinical judgement of the clinician, in consultation with the patient, informed by advice and guidance about the drug.

Whilst vertebral fractures are one of the most common fracture types related to osteoporosis, a significant proportion do not come to clinical attention on account of several factors, including:

• The nature of the clinical presentation of vertebral fracture (around 50% are pain free; many are not related to trauma including falls);

• Vertebral fractures are not always consistently identified on X-Rays;

• The clinical relevance of vertebral fracture may be overlooked.

Fracture Liaison Services and Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) Services in some NHS boards are using DXA to identify vertebral fractures. In addition, the Scottish Government’s Scottish Orthopaedic Services Development Group is taking forward wider work to redesign pathways for patients with non-operative fractures.

The report ‘Religiously aggravated offending in Scotland 2011-12 was published on 23 November 2012 and presented information on the number of religious aggravation charges (from section 74 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003) that were reported to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) by the police in 2011-12.

The following table shows religious aggravation charges that were reported to COPFS in 2011-12 for conduct which was derogatory to each religion. The final column presents the number of charges per 1,000 members of each, as recorded in the 2001 census. It is important to note that reported charges only contain information about the nature of the offensive conduct and not about the religious affiliation of the victims of incidents.

Table: Religious aggravation charges derogatory to religions in Scotland in 2011-12 per 1,000 members.

Table notes:

Information on religious aggravations is taken from Religiously Aggravated Offending in Scotland 2011-12, Scottish Government, available online at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/11/7685

² The number of charges refers to the religion that the conduct was derogatory towards and not the number of charges where victims had the relevant affiliation. Information about victims’ religious affiliations are not recorded by the police.

³ There were 876 section 74 charges reported to COPFS in 2011-12 but some charges referred to conduct that was derogatory to more than one religious affiliation.

⁴ Religious group membership information data are taken from the 2001 census. Available online at: http://scotland.gov.uk/publications/2005/02/20757/53570

⁵ There are three charges included in the 865 total which referred to conduct which was offensive to Christianity in general and were not directed towards Protestantism or Roman Catholicism.

⁶ Religious group membership data is based on self-reported affiliation in the 2001 census. Christian denominations are presented in the census under three categories: ‘Roman Catholic’, ‘Church of Scotland’ and ‘other Christian.’ For the purpose of this table only ‘Church of Scotland’ membership has been attributed as ‘Protestant’ because ‘other Christian’ may include a mixture of Protestant and non-Protestant denominations. As a consequence this may lead to an under-reporting of the ‘charges per 1,000 members’ in the Protestant category.

The Scottish Government has been investing to tackle religious intolerance across Scotland, funding the national Scottish Interfaith Council to promote inter faith dialogue and specific communities, such as the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities, to address the specific needs of these communities. Over 2012-15, the Scottish Government will continue such investment, committing over £5 million from the Equality Fund to organisations tackling racism and religious intolerance and £9 million to tackle sectarianism in our communities.