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The specific information is not available centrally as outpatient waiting times information is collected at specialty level only. I understand that patients with suspected psoriatic arthritis are mostly likely to be referred to a dermatologist. The following tables provides information on the waiting time for a dermatology outpatient consultation for each year from June 1999 to June 2016.

It should be noted that due to data collection changes data has been provided from two different data collection systems and data from June 2009 is not directly comparable with earlier years median waits.

NHSScotland: Median Waiting Time For A First Outpatient Dermatology Consultation: June 1999 to June 2003

Source ISD: SMR(00)

NHSScotland: Median Waiting Time For A First Outpatient Dermatology Consultation: June 2004 to June 2008

Source ISD: SMR(00)

NHSScotland: Median Waiting Time For A First Outpatient Dermatology Consultation: June 2009 to June 2012

Source; ISD New Ways Data Warehouse

NHSScotland: Median Waiting Time For A First Outpatient Dermatology Consultation: June 2013 to June 2016

Source; ISD New Ways Data Warehouse

Evaluation is an important part of our campaigns and is undertaken in a variety of ways according to the scale and nature of the campaign, the target audience and has been proportionate to the budget for each campaign. Where relevant, new campaigns are tested before launch to evaluate their appeal to the target audience. At the end of campaigns, we measure the level of audience reach, awareness, understanding of campaign messages and / or behaviour change. The results of such evaluation are used to inform future campaigns.

For example, the recent ‘Eat Better, Feel Better’ campaign evaluation consisted of a survey with the target audience, analysis of digital analytics and evaluation of partnership activity. The Scottish Government Communications Plan 2016-17 contains a case study about this campaign: http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0050/00508199.pdf.

The Scottish Government provides policies, frameworks and resources to NHS Boards to allow them to deliver services that meet the needs of their local populations.

Within this context, the actual provision of healthcare services, including (a) a dedicated psoriatic arthritis integrated clinic and (b) the provision of mobile MRI and ultrasound scanners to treat people with psoriatic arthritis in Lothian region is a matter for Lothian Health Board, taking into account national guidance, local service needs and priorities for investment.

The number of people diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis in each NHS Board is not held centrally. The following table shows patients who have been admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of Psoriatic Arthritis in each calendar year since 1999. However this is likely to underestimate the total number since many cases will be treated in a primary care setting only.

Source: SMR01,ISD Scotland

*Following ISD Statistical Disclosure Control Protocol, any cells with count values of 4 or less have been suppressed in order to protect the confidentiality of potentially personally identifiable information.

1. A full list of the ICD10 diagnosis codes used to identify patients can be found in the attached notes.

Notes:

1. Up to six diagnoses (one principal diagnosis and five secondary diagnoses) may be recorded per hospital episode, using the International Classification of Disease Codes, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). All six diagnostic positions were used to identify the relevant cases.

2. The primary diagnosis is defined as the main condition treated or investigated during the relevant episode of healthcare. The five secondary diagnoses describe other conditions which the patient may have.

3. The following paired ICD10 codes were used to identify the relevant cases 'L40.5 D' + any of the following:

'M07.0 A'

'M07.1 A'

'M07.2 A'

'M07.3 A'

'M09.0 A' (Juvenile)

I refer the member to the Scottish Government website where marketing spend for 2014-15 and 2015-16 was published on 1 November 2016. Please see the following links:

https://beta.gov.scot/publications/advertising-spend-2015-2016/

https://beta.gov.scot/publications/advertising-spend-2014-2015/

The Scottish Government’s award-winning marketing promotes Scotland around the world as a modern, creative and dynamic nation; and helps people in Scotland make informed choices, improve their opportunities and understand the positive role of public services in their lives.

Our marketing work is an integral part of our life-saving and improving campaigns. For example, our Detect Cancer Early campaign resulted in an 8% increase in early stage diagnosis of breast, lung and colorectal cancers from baseline and a 35.6% increase in proportion of lung cancers diagnosed at the earliest stage, alongside a 50% increase in women consulting their GP with breast symptoms and increased uptake of the national bowel screening programme.

However, we continue to pursue cost-effective means of public engagement, and have cut marketing costs by 12% in the last year.

Information collected by National Records of Scotland is set out in the following table.

Deaths where Alcoholic Liver Disease [1] was the underlying cause, Scotland, 1999 to 2015

[1] Deaths classified under the International Classification of Diseases. 1999 figures based on the 9^th revision (ICD-9) using codes 571.0 to 571.3. 2000 figures onwards based on 10^th revision (ICD-10) using code K70.

[2] Deaths registered during the calendar year.

We will be considering any funding implications as part of the development and delivery of our strategic approach to social isolation. No decisions on funding for the Social Isolation and Loneliness Fund have been made beyond 2016-17.

Scottish Government analysts have been working with NHS Health Scotland on a review of evidence on social isolation and loneliness. This will help identify the adequacy of data collection in this area and will feed into our strategic approach to social isolation, which will be developed over 2017. We plan to consult with stakeholders in early 2017.

Following on from the Programme for Government, we committed in the Fairer Scotland Action Plan, to developing a new approach to social isolation over 2017. We intend that this will build on existing work, that it will draw on the findings of the previous Parliament’s Equal Opportunities Committee’s Inquiry into Social Isolation and Loneliness as well as the Befriending Networks Summit held in September 2016 and that it will be informed by the best available evidence and research. We will engage with partners and a wide range of interests in the development of our approach.

NHS Scotland operates independently from the rest of the UK and does not refer to Never Events for data capturing purposes.