Chamber and committees

The following table shows thenumber of prescription items and cost for prescription items issued by General Practitionersin NHS Tayside during the financial years ending 31 March 2004 to 2006 inclusive.Data given refer to prescriptions dispensed in the community, but do not take intoaccount medicines dispensed by hospitals or hospital based clinics. The totalcost given is that before addition of any pharmacy fees and deduction of any discountand patient charges.

Health Board	Financial Year	Number of Prescription Items	Gross Ingredient Cost (£)
NHS Tayside	2003-04	5,372,173	72,010,934
NHS Tayside	2004-05	5,565,798	73,590,268
NHS Tayside	2005-06	5,757,661	76,568,748

 

The following table shows expenditureon medicines in hospitals in NHS Tayside for the latest three years for whichfigures are available. The figures include expenditure on drugs for hospitaluse (excluding radio-diagnostic x-ray drugs) and hospital prescriptionsdispensed by community pharmacists.

NHS Board	Financial Year	£000
NHS Tayside	2002-03	14,876
NHS Tayside	2003-04	15,187
NHS Tayside	2004-05	16,723

 

The formula capital allocationto NHS Tayside in each year since 2003-04 is as shown in the following table. Theformula capital allocations have been deflated to show what they would have beenif held at 2003-04 prices and these are as shown in the column of the table headed“Expressed at 2003-04 Constant Prices”. The GDP deflator which is produced by HMTreasury from dataprovided by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) was used in the calculation.

Year	Capital Allocation (£000)	Expressed at 2003-04 Constant Prices (£000)
2003-04	14,240	14,240
2004-05	15,445	15,113
2005-06	16,906	16,204
2006-07	20,276	18,971
2007-08	24,347	22,190

 

This information is not heldcentrally.

The following tables show theemployment, unemployment and further study/training rates for full-time higher educationstudents from the UK or the EU six months after graduation from Scottish institutionsin the following subjects, for each of the last three years for which we have information.

The employment rates in the followingtables are calculated as those entering any type of employment (permanent UK, temporaryUK or overseas employment) within each subject group as a proportion of all thosewithin the subject group who responded to the survey.

 (a) English

Academic Year	Graduate Destinations
	Total	Employment Rate	Further Study/Training	Believed Unemployed	Other
2001-02	100.0%	55.4%	26.0%	8.1%	10.5%
2002-03	100.0%	53.7%	28.7%	8.5%	9.1%
2003-04	100.0%	53.9%	29.6%	6.3%	10.2%

 Sources: Higher Education StatisticsAgency (HESA) and Scottish Funding Council (SFC)

“Other” destinations includethose unable to work, looking after the home or family, taking time out in orderto travel, etc.

(b) Mathematics

Academic Year	Graduate Destinations
	Total	Employment Rate	Further Study/Training	Believed Unemployed	Other
2001-02	100.0%	58.2%	28.1%	5.0%	8.8%
2002-03	100.0%	59.6%	24.7%	9.3%	6.4%
2003-04	100.0%	58.2%	25.3%	8.4%	8.1%

 Sources: Higher Education StatisticsAgency (HESA) and Scottish Funding Council (SFC).

“Other” destinations includethose unable to work, looking after the home or family, taking time out in orderto travel, etc.

(c) Science

Academic Year	Graduate Destinations
	Total	Employment Rate	Further Study/Training	Believed Unemployed	Other
2001-02	100.0%	51.1%	32.7%	6.6%	9.6%
2002-03	100.0%	53.5%	30.2%	7.9%	8.4%
2003-04	100.0%	53.4%	31.9%	6.8%	7.8%

Sources: Higher Education StatisticsAgency (HESA) and Scottish Funding Council (SFC).

“Other” destinations includethose unable to work, looking after the home or family, taking time out in orderto travel, etc.

Note: In this table, sciencestudents include all students of the biological sciences and physical sciences (e.g.Chemistry and Physics).

(d) Psychology

Academic Year	Graduate Destinations
	Total	Employment Rate	Further Study/Training	Believed Unemployed	Other
2001-02	100.0%	60.9%	20.0%	5.3%	13.9%
2002-03	100.0%	65.6%	19.9%	6.0%	8.5%
2003-04	100.0%	58.3%	27.4%	5.8%	8.5%

Sources: Higher Education StatisticsAgency (HESA) and Scottish Funding Council (SFC).

“Other” destinations includethose unable to work, looking after the home or family, taking time out in orderto travel, etc.

The data are collected by meansof a voluntary survey of students and include those graduating at sub degree, degreeor postgraduate level in the given academic year.

Tables (a) to (e) show how manyUKor EU domiciled full time higher education European language graduates from Scottishinstitutions took their first job (six months after graduation) in the specifiedindustries in the UK.

(a) European LanguageGraduates: First Destination in Business Services

Academic Year	Estimated Number of First Destinations in the Industry
2001-02	65
2002-03	45
2003-04	55

Sources: Higher Education StatisticsAgency (HESA) and Scottish Funding Council (SFC).

Note: Numbers have been roundedto the nearest five to protect confidentiality but all estimates are based on unroundedcounts.

(b) European LanguageGraduates: First Destination Wholesale and Retail

Academic Year	Estimated Number of First Destinations in the Industry
2001-02	35
2002-03	60
2003-04	65

Sources: Higher Education StatisticsAgency (HESA) and Scottish Funding Council (SFC).

Note: Numbers have been roundedto the nearest five to protect confidentiality but all estimates are based on unroundedcounts.

(c) European LanguageGraduates: First Destination Manufacturing

Academic Year	Estimated Number of First Destinations in the Industry
2001-02	30
2002-03	45
2003-04	35

Sources: Higher Education StatisticsAgency (HESA) and Scottish Funding Council (SFC)

Note: Numbers have been roundedto the nearest five to protect confidentiality but all estimates are based on unroundedcounts.

(d) European LanguageGraduates: First Destination Banking and Finance

Academic Year	Estimated Number of First Destinations in the Industry
2001-02	30
2002-03	30
2003-04	25

Sources: Higher Education StatisticsAgency (HESA) and Scottish Funding Council (SFC).

Note: Numbers have been roundedto the nearest five to protect confidentiality but all estimates are based on unroundedcounts.

(e) European Language Graduates: First Destination Transport and Communications

Academic Year	Estimated Number of First Destinations in the Industry
2001-02	10
2002-03	15
2003-04	15

Sources: Higher Education StatisticsAgency (HESA) and Scottish Funding Council (SFC).

Note: Numbers have been roundedto the nearest five to protect confidentiality but all estimates are based on unroundedcounts.

The following table indicateshow many UK or EU domiciled full time highereducation European language graduates from Scottish institutions entered employmentin the UK in all employment industries, in relation to the corresponding total numberof European language graduates in that academic year.

European Language Graduates

Academic Year	Estimated Number of Graduates in Employment in UK	Total Number of Graduates
2001-02	215	455
2002-03	265	600
2003-04	285	590

Sources: Higher Education StatisticsAgency (HESA) and Scottish Funding Council (SFC).

Note: Numbers have been roundedto the nearest five to protect confidentiality but all estimates are based on unroundedcounts.

The data from the tables includesthose graduating at sub degree, degree or postgraduate level in the given academicyear. The information provided is the latest available.

Data on first employment destinationof graduates is collected by means of a voluntary survey of UK and EU domiciledgraduates around six months after graduation. Between 73% and 82% of full-time Europeanlanguage graduates responded to the survey in the three years. The estimates aboveassume that those not responding made the same employment choices as those responding.

The following tables show theemployment, unemployment and further study/training rates for full-time higher educationstudents from the UK or the EU six months after graduation from Scottish institutionsin the following languages, for each of the last three years for which we have information.

The employment rates in the followingtables are calculated as those entering any type of employment (permanent UK, temporaryUK or overseas employment) within each language group as a proportion of all thosewithin the language group who responded to the survey.

(a) French

Academic Year	Graduate Destinations
	Total	Employment Rate	Further Study/Training	Believed Unemployed	Other
2001-02	100.0%	57.3%	23.8%	6.3%	12.6%
2002-03	100.0%	57.9%	31.1%	6.7%	4.3%
2003-04	100.0%	65.6%	22.9%	3.2%	8.3%

Sources: Higher Education StatisticsAgency (HESA) and Scottish Funding Council (SFC).

“Other” destinations includethose unable to work, looking after the home or family, taking time out in orderto travel, etc.

(b) German

Academic Year	Graduate Destinations
	Total	Employment Rate	Further Study/Training	Believed Unemployed	Other
2001-02	100.0%	72.2%	16.7%	5.6%	5.6%
2002-03	100.0%	49.3%	27.5%	17.4%	5.8%
2003-04	100.0%	70.2%	21.3%	0.0%	8.5%

Sources: Higher Education StatisticsAgency (HESA) and Scottish Funding Council (SFC).

“Other” destinations includethose unable to work, looking after the home or family, taking time out in orderto travel, etc.

(c) Spanish

Academic Year	Graduate Destinations
	Total	Employment Rate	Further Study/Training	Believed Unemployed	Other
2001-02	100.0%	62.3%	17.4%	10.1%	10.1%
2002-03	100.0%	62.0%	25.0%	6.5%	6.5%
2003-04	100.0%	66.7%	17.1%	3.6%	12.6%

Sources: Higher Education StatisticsAgency (HESA) and Scottish Funding Council (SFC).

“Other” destinations includethose unable to work, looking after the home or family, taking time out in orderto travel, etc.

(d) Italian

Academic Year	Graduate Destinations
	Total	Employment Rate	Further Study/Training	Believed Unemployed	Other
2001-02	100.0%	59.3%	29.6%	11.1%	0.0%
2002-03	100.0%	51.4%	28.6%	14.3%	5.7%
2003-04	100.0%	54.3%	17.1%	5.7%	22.9%

Sources: Higher Education StatisticsAgency (HESA) and Scottish Funding Council (SFC).

“Other” destinations includethose unable to work, looking after the home or family, taking time out in orderto travel, etc.

(e) Other European

Academic Year	Graduate Destinations
	Total	Employment Rate	Further Study/Training	Believed Unemployed	Other
2001-02	100.0%	42.9%	40.5%	14.3%	2.4%
2002-03	100.0%	68.5%	21.5%	6.9%	3.1%
2003-04	100.0%	62.9%	19.0%	4.3%	13.8%

Sources: Higher Education StatisticsAgency (HESA) and Scottish Funding Council (SFC).

“Other” destinations includethose unable to work, looking after the home or family, taking time out in orderto travel, etc.

The data are collected by meansof a voluntary survey of UK and EU domiciled students and include those graduatingat sub-degree, degree or postgraduate level in the given academic year.

The following table shows thepercentage of drugs prescribed generically in NHS Tayside during the financial yearsending 31 March 2004 to 2006 inclusive. Data given refer to prescriptionsdispensed in the community, but do not take into account medicines dispensed byhospitals or hospital based clinics.

Health Board	Financial Year	Percentage of Drugs Prescribed Generically
NHS Tayside	2003-04	82.0%
NHS Tayside	2004-05	82.5%
NHS Tayside	2005-06	82.9%

 

The Scottish Health Survey (2003)[SHeS] has a large sample size and is the primary source of this data.

SHeS data on the proportion ofadults consuming a minimum of five portions of fruit and vegetables per day showsthat 20% of men and 22% of women consumed the recommended amount of five or moreportions per day. The average number of portions consumed per day was three formen and 3.2 for women.

The SHeS data can also be analysedto show the fruit and vegetable consumption according to socio-economic factors.Both men and women in the most deprived areas consumed an average of two portionsper day. While the daily intake in the most affluent areas was three portions formen and 3.5 portions for women.

Further comparative analysisof these figures can be found in the Scottish Health Survey which is availablefrom http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/17861/10352.

In the Scottish Health Survey(SHS) children are classed as aged 15 and under. In the most recent SHS in 2003,the percentage of boys in the 12 to 15 age range achieving the minimum recommendedlevel of physical activity of 60 minutes per day was 68%. The number of girls aged12 to 15 meeting the recommendation was 41%.Overall, the percentage of boys(aged two to 15) meeting the minimum level of activity increased from 72% in 1998to 74% in 2003. The percentage of girls (aged 12 to 15) meeting the recommendationsalso increased from 59% in 1998 to 63% in 2003. Full results from the SHS 2003 canbe viewed online at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/11/25145024/50251.