Chamber and committees

The Scottish Government does not routinely monitor the take-up of the model tenancy agreement developed by the Advisory Committee on Scotland''s Travelling People.

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) inspects the housing and homeless services of local authorities. The SHR always assess landlords'' approaches to diversity and equality on inspections and through a range of other regulatory engagements. The SHR undertook a thematic study in 2002 and 2006 to assess how well social landlords promote equal opportunities and take into account the requirements of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001. The SHR also undertook a thematic study into services for Gypsies/Travellers in 2002 and 2006.

The SHR considers the need for thematic inspections on an annual basis from emerging policies and priorities and will consider the need for a future thematic inspection of services for Gypsies/Travellers on this basis.

According to the 2008 Scottish Health Survey, 10% of men and 13% of women reported that they have never drunk alcohol or no longer drink alcohol.

Data on consumption of pure alcohol are not available. Data on alcohol sales are often used as a proxy for consumption but it should be noted that this does not necessarily measure the same thing.

The following table provides data on annual sales of pure alcohol, calculated as litres per head of population aged 16+. Further age and gender breakdowns are not available. Scottish data are only currently available from 2005 onwards.

Sales of Pure Alcohol, Litres per Head of Population Aged 16+, Scotland

Year1	2005	2006	2007	2008	2008X3	2009X2,4
Litres of pure alcohol per head of population aged 16+	11.9	11.8	11.9	11.6	11.7	11.8

Source: NHS Health Scotland (data supplied from the Nielsen Company).

Notes:

1. Data relate to calendar years.

2. Data for 2009 are currently only available up to end September 2009 for on sales and week ending 3 October 2009 for off sales. The figures for 2009X therefore represent the 12 month period to end September 2009 for on sales and week ending 3 October 2009 for off sales.

3. A comparable period has been provided for 2008 (column titled 2008X) which covers the 12 month period to end September 2008 for on sales and week ending 4 October 2008 for off sales.

4. The 2009 population figure is based on a projection as the mid-year estimate has not been published yet.

The Scottish Government Race Equality Statement, published in December 2008, highlights the needs of Gypsies/Travellers as a priority in race equality work.

We are working to make sure that the policies we develop and the activities we undertake can be of benefit across all our communities. To achieve this we are committed to mainstreaming equality across all that we do “ by integrating equality considerations into our everyday work. Tools such as Equality Impact Assessment ensure that the impact on different groups - including Gypsies/Travellers - is considered.

The appointment of Gypsy/Traveller Liaison Officers is the responsibility of individual local authorities and the Scottish Government does not routinely monitor this.

The Scottish Government and COSLA will jointly review each local housing strategy and, as part of the review, will examine whether there is evidence that equalities issues have been addressed, including the specific housing needs of Gypsies/Travellers.

The revenue outturn and percentage change of NHS Tayside since 2001, expressed in absolute and real terms has been:

			Real Terms
	Revenue Outturn (£000)	% Change	Revenue Outturn (£000)	% Change
2001-02	419,287		506,000
2002-03	438,846	4.7%	513,054	1.4%
2003-04	468,457	6.7%	532,658	3.8%
2004-05	543,669	16.1%	601,457	12.9%
2005-06	576,009	5.9%	625,560	4.0%
2006-07	599,490	4.1%	632,353	1.1%
2007-08	633,061	5.6%	649,034	2.6%
2008-09	655,804	3.6%	655,804	1.0%

 

The capital outturn and percentage change of NHS Tayside since 2001, expressed in absolute and real terms has been:

			Real Terms
	Capital Outturn (£000)	% Change	Capital Outturn (£000)	% Change
2001-02	6,699		8,084
2002-03	6,845	2.2%	8,002	-1.0%
2003-04	4,472	-34.7%	5,085	-36.5%
2004-05	7,689	71.9%	8,506	67.3%
2005-06	11,689	52.0%	12,695	49.2%
2006-07	17,342	48.4%	18,293	44.1%
2007-08	42,520	145.2%	43,593	138.3%
2008-09	33,320	-21.6%	33,320	-23.6%

 

Separate GVA (gross value added) estimates are not available for Angus and Dundee City. The regional GVA estimates published by the Office for National Statistics are available at the NUTS 3 level, which gives a combined figure for Angus and Dundee City in current basic prices.

The latest three years available are 2005, 2006 and 2007, for which the total GVA was £3,890 million, £4,107 million and £4,369 million respectively. GVA per head for the region was £15,491 in 2005, £16,331 in 2006 and £17,335 in 2007. These figures are updated annually in December and are available at http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=14650.

The Scottish HAI Point Prevalence Survey (PPS) published in July 2007, estimated that, on average, it costs an additional £2,105 to treat a patient with a healthcare associated infection (HAI) in an acute hospital and that the annual cost of HAI in acute hospitals in Scotland, in terms of both harm to patients and consumption of healthcare resources, is estimated to be around £183 million per year.

The PPS provides a more detailed breakdown of hospital costs in chapter 6.13 of the PPS. The PPS can be found at:

http://www.documents.hps.scot.nhs.uk/hai/sshaip/publications/national-prevalence-study/report/full-report.pdf

The estimates provided above should be treated with some caution. It is not possible to provide any accurate figure of the cost of treating a case of healthcare associated infection in Scotland as the actual cost in each case would vary, depending on the underlying medical condition of the patient, their age, their length of stay and the medicines required to treat them.