Questions and answers

Question reference: S3W-34986

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 July 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentages of P7 schoolchildren would be recorded in the National Dental Inspection Programme with no obvious decay experience in their permanent dentition in each report since 2007 if the figures for each NHS board were expressed by community health partnership area.

The percentages of P7 schoolchildren recorded in the National Dental Inspection Programme with no obvious decay experience in their permanent dentition, by community health partnership area, are not held centrally for 2007. Table 1 shows, by community health partnership area, the percentage of P7 children inspected in the National Dental Inspection Programme of 2009 with no obvious decay experience in their permanent dentition.

Table1: Percentage of P7 schoolchildren with no obvious decay experience in permanent dentition, as recorded in the National Dental Inspection Programme of 2009; by community health partnership area.

Percentage with no Obvious Decay Experience in Permanent Dentition

Community Health Partnership Area
East Ayrshire Community Health Partnership	69.6
North Ayrshire Community Health Partnership	67.7
South Ayrshire Community Health Partnership	72.4
Scottish Borders Community Health and Care Partnership	70.9
Dumfries and Galloway Community Health Partnership	57.8
Dunfermline and West Fife Community Health Partnership	67.2
Glenrothes and North East Fife Community Health Partnership	67.2
Kirkcaldy and Levenmouth Community Health Partnership	67.2
Clackmannanshire Community Health Partnership	68.7
Falkirk Community Health Partnership	68.7
Stirling Community Health Partnership	68.7
Aberdeen City Community Health Partnership	63.7
Aberdeenshire Community Health Partnership	63.7
Moray Community Health and Social Care Partnership	63.7
East Dunbartonshire Community Health Partnership	61.3
East Glasgow Community Health and Care Partnership	51.1
East Renfrewshire Community Health and Care Partnership	73.0
Inverclyde Community Health Partnership	54.9
North Glasgow Community Health and Care Partnership	49.5
Renfrewshire Community Health Partnership	57.8
South East Glasgow Community Health and Care Partnership	67.6
South West Glasgow Community Health and Care Partnership	52.2
West Dunbartonshire Community Health Partnership	56.6
West Glasgow Community Health and Care Partnership	52.3
Argyll and Bute Community Health Partnership	65.8
Mid Highland Community Health Partnership	76.6
North Highland Community Health Partnership	57.2
South East Highland Community Health Partnership	68.9
North Lanarkshire Community Health Partnership	55.8
South Lanarkshire Community Health Partnership	58.6
East Lothian Community Health Partnership	71.1
Edinburgh Community Health Partnership	75.6
Midlothian Community Health Partnership	61.1
West Lothian Community Health and Care Partnership	54.9
Orkney Community Health Partnership	67.9
Shetland Community Health Partnership	76.2
Angus Community Health Partnership	67.0
Dundee Community Health Partnership	67.0
Perth and Kinross Community Health Partnership	67.0
Western Isles Community Health and Social Care Partnership	55.5

Source: ISD Scotland, Ref: IR2010-01820.

Question reference: S3W-34989

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 July 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated expenditure by Dundee City Council was on (a) care at home, (b) care homes and (c) day care for people aged 65 or over in the last year for which information is available.

The information requested is given in the table below:

Dundee City Council - Net Expenditure on Older People Services 2008-09

	Net Expenditure (£000)
(a) Care at Home	12,323
(b) Care Homes	18,039
(c) Day Care	1,314

Source: Local Government Finance LFR3 return.

Question reference: S3W-34993

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 14 July 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the population was of working age in Dundee in the last year for which information is available and what that percentage will be in 2033 if current proposals to increase the pensionable age are implemented.

Question reference: S3W-34611

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 29 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) claimant count number and (b) claimant count unemployment rate has been in each ward of (i) Dundee City and (ii) Angus Council in the most recent month for which figures are available.

Claimant Counts and rates are not yet available for the new wards as used in the 2007 Scottish parliamentary elections. However, data is available for the 2003 CAS Wards. Tables 1 and 2 contain claimant counts and rates for each ward within Dundee City and Angus councils respectively.

Table 1: JSA Claimant Count Unemployment Number and Rate¹ for Wards² in Dundee City Council, May 2010

	Claimant Count	Claimant Count Rate (%)
Ardler	142	6.8
Balgay	116	3.9
Balgillo	92	2.3
Balgowan	176	5.3
Barnhill	49	1.7
Baxter Park	168	5.3
Bowbridge	203	7.1
Brackens	172	5.0
Broughty Ferry	62	2.1
Camperdown	252	8.0
Claverhouse	167	5.5
Craigiebank	96	4.4
Douglas	267	8.3
East Port	250	7.8
Fairmuir	177	6.8
Hilltown	232	6.4
Law	237	6.8
Lochee East	152	5.9
Lochee West	201	8.1
Logie	128	4.2
Longhaugh	280	7.9
Ninewells	153	4.8
Pitkerro	302	9.0
Riverside	58	1.6
Stobswell	233	8.1
Strathmartine	116	3.9
Tay Bridges	172	3.2
West Ferry	35	1.3
Whitfield	183	8.0
Dundee City	4,871	5.4

Source: Office for National Statistics.

Notes:

1. Rates for wards are calculated using the claimant count unemployment level as the numerator, and a measure of economically active residents as the denominator.

2. 2003 CAS Wards.

Table 2: JSA Claimant Count Unemployment Number and Rate¹ for Wards² in Angus Council, May 2010

	Claimant Count	Claimant Count Rate (%)
Arbirlot and Hospitalfield	79	3.6
Arbroath North	55	2.0
Brechin North Esk	68	2.9
Brechin South Esk	133	7.7
Brechin West	52	2.1
Brothock	143	6.7
Carnoustie Central	56	2.8
Carnoustie East	27	1.1
Carnoustie West	89	3.5
Cliffburn	107	5.2
Forfar Central	74	3.3
Forfar East	74	3.6
Forfar South	78	4.2
Forfar West	69	3.5
Harbour	138	6.8
Hayshead and Lunan	67	3.0
Keptie	67	3.1
Kirriemuir East	72	3.2
Kirriemuir West	45	1.9
Letham and Friockheim	47	1.8
Monifieth Central	32	1.7
Monifieth West	36	1.5
Montrose Central	80	4.0
Montrose Ferryden	104	4.5
Montrose Hillside	54	2.2
Montrose West	62	2.7
Sidlaw East and Ashludie	64	2.7
Sidlaw West	43	1.6
Westfield and Dean	51	1.9
Angus	2,066	3.2

Source: Office for National Statistics

Notes:

1. Rates for wards are calculated using the claimant count unemployment level as the numerator, and a measure of economically active residents as the denominator.

2. 2003 CAS Wards.

Question reference: S3W-34093

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-33655 by Shona Robison on 1 June 2010, what the (a) number and (b) rate per 1,000 of population has been of hospital admissions for diabetes by primary or secondary diagnosis in (i) Dundee and (ii) Angus in the last four years for which information is available, broken down by intermediate geographical zone.

The information requested is provided in the following tables:

Table 1: Acute hospital admissions with a primary or secondary diagnosis of diabetes (and rates per 1,000 population) for Dundee Community Health Partnership and its intermediate geography zones:

Financial Year	2005-06		2006-07		2007-08		2008-09
	No of Admissions	Rate per 1000 pop	No of Admissions	Rate per 1000 pop	No of Admissions	Rate per 1000 pop	No of Admissions	Rate per 1000 pop
Dundee CHP	2,012	14.1	2,046	14.4	2,416	17.0	2,260	15.9
Perth Road	44	8.2	25	4.6	43	7.7	37	6.5
Westend	30	4.7	33	5.2	43	7.0	52	8.5
City Centre	32	5.9	47	8.6	53	9.4	52	8.9
Logie and Blackness	49	9.7	100	19.3	82	15.7	56	10.8
Docks and Wellgate	58	12.6	56	11.9	82	17.7	48	10.0
Balgay	73	17.6	66	16.0	47	11.5	60	15.1
Menzieshill	118	25.1	75	16.9	96	22.3	70	16.8
Broughty Ferry Wes	63	12.2	56	10.9	99	19.4	99	19.7
Craigie and Craigiebank	94	22.7	112	27.1	100	24.0	83	19.8
Stobswell	70	13.8	44	8.6	50	9.8	87	17.0
Law	75	20.5	145	39.3	108	29.1	110	29.7
West Ferry	52	16.2	34	10.7	61	19.2	41	13.1
Hilltown	63	10.9	76	13.4	95	17.0	95	17.4
Barnhill	45	9.0	83	16.7	74	14.9	51	10.2
Broughty Ferry East	58	15.1	46	12.1	51	13.6	60	16.2
Lochee	99	18.3	94	17.5	120	22.4	108	20.4
Baxter Park	63	19.0	36	11.1	49	15.7	26	8.5
Charleston	46	11.4	67	17.4	84	21.6	65	16.5
The Glens	120	25.9	110	23.9	115	25.0	124	27.3
Douglas East	63	18.5	50	15.0	94	27.8	76	22.3
Fairmuir	80	18.1	77	17.6	91	21.2	83	19.3
Western Edge	18	5.8	15	4.8	23	7.0	15	4.3
Linlathen and Midcraigie	83	16.1	93	18.2	104	20.6	124	24.2
Douglas West	105	25.2	90	21.8	89	21.8	112	27.3
Caird Park	45	13.3	49	14.6	62	18.8	51	15.3
West Pitkerro	22	4.9	46	10.1	54	11.5	40	8.1
Ardler and St Marys	102	19.0	78	14.0	148	26.3	107	19.0
Whitfield	54	9.8	56	9.9	54	9.5	75	13.3
Downfield	46	9.2	68	13.6	88	17.8	76	15.6
Kirkton	79	20.2	65	17.0	50	13.1	81	21.0
Fintry	63	11.6	54	9.7	107	18.3	96	16.4

Source: ISD Scotland.

Table 2: Acute hospital admissions with a primary or secondary diagnosis of diabetes (and rates per 1000 population) for Angus Community Health Partnership and its intermediate geography zones:

Financial Year	2005-06		2006-07		2007-08		2008-09
Financial Year	No of Admissions	Rate per 1,000 pop	No of Admissions	Rate per 1,000 pop	No of Admissions	Rate per 1000 pop	No of Admissions	Rate per 1,000 pop
Angus CHP	1,261	11.6	1,275	11.7	1,509	13.7	1,611	14.6
Monifieth West	23	7.7	18	6.1	22	7.5	36	12.2
Monifieth East	63	12.9	77	16.0	88	18.5	60	12.6
Carnoustie West	45	9.7	76	15.9	68	14.3	70	14.6
Carnoustie East	54	9.6	28	5.0	38	6.9	43	7.8
Monikie	27	7.7	31	8.3	23	5.7	42	9.9
South Angus	45	7.5	47	7.6	60	9.2	72	11.0
Arbroath Keptie	39	10.9	50	13.9	57	16.0	47	13.3
Arbroath Harbour	94	22.7	87	22.0	91	22.5	99	24.2
Arbroath Kirkton	38	7.2	47	8.9	70	13.4	55	10.6
Arbroath Cliffburn	50	11.9	38	8.9	59	13.5	57	13.0
Arbroath Warddykes	85	17.4	67	14.0	80	16.9	58	12.2
Letham and Glamis	45	8.5	58	11.0	62	11.9	104	19.8
Kirriemuir Landward	48	16.9	39	13.9	43	15.1	66	23.3
Forfar West	43	8.7	72	14.4	87	17.6	58	11.9
Forfar Central	77	17.2	77	16.9	115	25.2	134	29.1
Forfar East	50	13.3	38	10.1	49	12.8	45	12.0
Lunan	29	10.3	27	9.6	52	18.1	31	10.8
Friockheim	61	9.5	47	7.3	50	7.7	72	11.0
Kirriemuir	77	13.0	71	12.0	46	7.9	87	15.1
Montrose South	77	15.2	51	9.8	90	17.5	93	17.8
Montrose North	54	11.9	72	16.0	78	17.0	83	18.2
Brechin East	47	16.8	37	13.0	40	13.7	40	13.4
Brechin West	41	11.6	35	10.0	41	11.9	68	19.7
Hillside	32	10.3	48	15.4	49	15.5	54	16.5
Angus Glens	17	4.8	37	10.4	51	14.2	37	10.3

Source: ISD Scotland.

Question reference: S3W-33856

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2010
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 8 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what the most recent estimate is of the cost to the NHS budget of treating diabetes and its complications, also expressed as a percentage.

Accurate estimates for the overall cost of treating people with diabetes are difficult to obtain, due to the complex nature of the condition and the co-morbidities and complications associated with it.

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland''s National Overview Report on Diabetes Standards, published in 2008, suggests that the overall cost of treating the disease may account for about 10% of the total NHSScotland budget.

The Scottish Diabetes Research Network Epidemiology Group has commissioned researchers at the University of Glasgow to provide estimates of the inpatient and prescription cost of diabetes in Scotland.

Question reference: S3W-33857

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2010
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 8 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in NHS Tayside are classified as having (a) type 1 and (b) type 2 diabetes and what the estimated number is of undiagnosed cases.

The figures for type 1 and type 2 diabetes prevalence in NHS Tayside are summarised in the following table:

Table 1a. Diabetes Prevalence in NHS Tayside

Type 1

Type 2

Other types

of diabetes

Not Recorded

/Not Known

Total

Number

%

Number

%

1,771

9.8%

16,283

89.7%

42

61

18,157

Source: Scottish Diabetes Survey 2009.

http://www.diabetesinscotland.org.uk/Publications.aspx.

The estimated numbers of people with undiagnosed diabetes are shown in the following table:

Table 1b. Estimated¹ Numbers of Undiagnosed Diabetes in NHS Tayside

PBS Estimate

2008 (A)

Scottish Diabetes

Survey 2008 (B)

Undiagnosed Persons

(A - B)

19,769

17,311

2,458

Source: Scottish Public Health Observatory.

Note: 1. Estimated numbers of undiagnosed diabetes are produced using the Public Health Observatories/Brent/ScHARR (PBS) statistical model.

Question reference: S3W-33888

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2010
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 7 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) pre-, (b) peri- and (c) post-natal infant death rates were among (i) the Gypsy/Traveller population in Scotland, and (ii) the population as a whole in each of the last five years.

The General Register Office Scotland (GROS) publish stillbirth rates and infant death rates in table 1 of appendix 1 of Scotland''s Population. GROS also publish both those rates and the perinatal death rate in the Stillbirths and Infant Deaths section of the Vital Events Reference Tables:

http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/vital-events/vital-events-reference-tables-2008/section-4-stillbirths.html.

This information is not available or held centrally for the Gypsy/Traveller population.

Question reference: S3W-33887

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 May 2010
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 7 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what the rates of maternal (a) deaths and (b) maternal health problems were among (i) the Gypsy/Traveller population in Scotland and (ii) the population as a whole in each of the last five years.

Part (a/b) (i). The rates of maternal deaths and maternal health problems in the Gypsy/Traveller population in Scotland are not held centrally, either by the General Register Office Scotland, or by Information Services Division Scotland.

Part (a) (ii). The General Register Office Scotland (GROS) publishes data on vital events in Scotland, but does not publish figures which are described as maternal deaths, as such on a regular basis. However, a section on maternal deaths was published in 2005, in table 2.1 of Scotland''s Population 2005:

http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/annual-report-publications/rgs-annual-review-2005/annual-report-2005-tables.html.

For the purpose of the 2005 report, maternal deaths were defined as deaths for which the underlying cause was coded to International Classification of Disease 10 (ICD10) Chapter XV codes O00-O99; Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium. Each year, GROS publish the numbers of O00-O99 deaths in the Vital Events Reference Table 6.1:

http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/vital-events/vital-events-reference-tables-2008/section-6-deaths-causes.html.

This table shows that there were five deaths in 2008 and single-figure numbers in each of the previous 10 years.

Part (b) (ii). Information on severe maternal health problems are published annually by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland in The Scottish Confidential Audit of Severe Maternal Morbidity Reports.

http://www.nhshealthquality.org/nhsqis/controller?p_service=Content.show&p_applic=CCC&pMenuId=0&pElementID=0&pContentID=6088.

Question reference: S3W-33858

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2010
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 4 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many acute occupied bed days in NHS Tayside were directly connected to a diagnosis of assault by sharp object in each of the last five years for which information is available.

The number of occupied bed days in NHS Tayside where a diagnosis of assault by sharp object is recorded is presented in the following table.

Number of Acute Occupied Bed Days^1,2 in NHS Tayside Connected with an Assault by Sharp Object³, Patient Discharged during Year Ending 31 March 2005-09

Financial Years	Total Number of Bed Days⁴
2004-05	189
2005-06	91
2006-07	50
2007-08	163
2008-09	96

Source: ISD Scotland, SMR01.

Notes:

1. Hospital admission data are derived from linked records on discharges from non-obstetric and non-psychiatric hospitals (SMR01) in Scotland.

2. Bed days are calculated using the length of stay variable.

3. Assault by sharp object connected incidents are defined as ICD-10 code X99 in any secondary diagnosis positions.

4. The number of bed days can be influenced by the severity of the injury received and hence total bed day figures do not necessarily reflect the underlying number of admissions.

For information; the numbers of admissions connected to assault by a sharp object in NHS Tayside was provided in the answer to question S3W-32124 on 15 March 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

Additional data and commentary on assault by a sharp object is published as part of ISD''s Unintentional Injuries publication http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/5327.html.

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