Chamber and committees

The National Planning Framework is subject to a statutory five yearly review. There are no plans for an early revision of any aspect of the framework. The 2011 National Planning Framework Monitoring Report will address the spatial planning implications of developments in energy technologies and policy.

HMIE reports comment on the quality of the school''s approaches to promoting the overall health and wellbeing of children and young people. Reports will not usually make specific comments about a school''s progress/success in six individual organisers (mental, emotional and physical wellbeing; planning for choices and changes; physical education, physical activity and sport; food and health; substance misuse and relationships, sexual health and parenthood) that make up health and wellbeing. Only in exceptional circumstances, would there be specific reference to substance misuse or to any of the other organisers (when, for example, a school has especially strong or weak provision in a particular aspect).

HMIE include the assessment of a school''s approaches to promoting learners'' health and wellbeing in all school inspections. In doing so, HMIE talk directly to young people about how effectively the school helps them to keep themselves safe and well. This includes how they are being helped to develop their understanding on the use and misuse of substances. HMIE reports comment on the school''s overall success in promoting the health and wellbeing of children and young people.

The following table shows the number of emergency inpatient hospital admissions related to falls involving ice and snow between 1 November 2009 and 28 February 2010.

Month of Admission

Diagnosis	November 2009	December 2009	January 2010	February 2010
Fall on same level involving ice and snow	8	932	823	170

Source: ISD Scotland, SMR01.

While data on the overall number of attendances at accident and emergency departments is available for the period, it is not possible to determine the reason for these attendances as this is not routinely collected for centrally held data.

ISD is working with NHS boards to improve the central collection of data from all main accident and emergency departments in Scotland. This includes information on presenting complaint and working diagnosis which would allow this type of question to be answered in the future. A small number of hospitals have recently commenced submission of these data items, however, data is incomplete and is not suitable to answer this type of question at this stage.

While data on the overall number of attendances at accident and emergency departments is available for the period, it is not possible to determine the reason for these attendances as this is not routinely collected for centrally held data.

ISD is working with NHS boards to improve the central collection of data from all main accident and emergency departments in Scotland. This includes information on presenting complaint and working diagnosis which would allow this type of question to be answered in the future. A small number of hospitals have recently commenced submission of these data items, however, data is incomplete and is not suitable to answer this type of question at this stage.

While data on the overall number of attendances at Accident and Emergency Departments is available for the period, it is not possible to determine the reason for these attendances as this is not routinely collected for centrally held data.

ISD is working with NHS boards to improve the central collection of data from all main accident and emergency departments in Scotland. This includes information on presenting complaint and working diagnosis which would allow this type of question to be answered in the future. A small number of hospitals have recently commenced submission of these data items, however, data is incomplete and is not suitable to answer this type of question at this stage.

Tables 1a and 1b show the number of orthopaedic consultant outpatient new attendances for the months of November 2008 to February 2009 and
November 2009 to February 2010 respectively, by NHS board of treatment.

Table 1a: Number of Monthly Orthopaedic Consultant New Outpatient Attendances, November 2008 to February 2009; by NHS board of Treatment

NHS Heath Board of Treatment	November 2008	December 2008	January 2009	February 2009
NHS Scotland	15,829	15,785	15,351	15,901
Ayrshire and Arran	1,391	1,497	1,356	1,309
Borders	280	419	363	311
Dumfries and Galloway	437	414	499	469
Fife	1,236	1,266	1,208	1,316
Forth Valley	976	831	822	912
Golden Jubilee National Hospital	77	108	105	141
Grampian	1,033	990	1,236	1,349
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	4,080	4,231	3,867	4,027
Highland	819	961	814	817
Lanarkshire	1,919	1,390	1,391	1,503
Lothian	2,029	1,969	2,076	2,078
Orkney Islands	21	27	27	-
Shetland Islands	85	37	73	27
Tayside	1,332	1,547	1,410	1,516
Western Isles	114	98	104	126

Source: ISD Scotland, SMR00.

Table 1b: Number of Monthly Orthopaedic Consultant New Outpatient Attendances, November 2009 to February 2010; by NHS board of Treatment

NHS Heath Board of Treatment	November 2008	December 2008	January 2009	February 2009
NHS Scotland	16,063	16,182	15,710	14,503
Ayrshire and Arran	1,311	1,435	1,453	1,080
Borders	378	432	391	433
Dumfries and Galloway	441	457	489	515
Fife	1,261	1,328	1,226	1,192
Forth Valley	841	812	835	755
Golden Jubilee National Hospital	66	-	10	26
Grampian	984	985	976	889
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	4,368	4,468	3,894	3,804
Highland	832	779	741	766
Lanarkshire	1,716	1,871	1,726	1,480
Lothian	2,070	2,029	2,160	1,952
Orkney Islands	31	11	37	21
Shetland Islands	65	32	31	15
Tayside	1,540	1,450	1,595	1,472
Western Isles	159	93	146	103

Source: ISD Scotland, SMR00.

37 items of correspondence were received between 1 May 2007 and 5 November 2010 under the heading out-of-hours healthcare provision.

The breakdown of cases are as follows:

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing “ 2

Minister for Public Health “ 4

Other Ministers “ 31

No complaints have been recorded by the Scottish Executive regarding out-of-hours healthcare provision.