Chamber and committees

The number of social care workers registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) in Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Angus in 2007 are as follows.

Aberdeen City: 531

Aberdeenshire: 382

Angus: 212.

The number of recorded crimes of speeding by police force area is included in table 4a of the Recorded Crime in Scotland statistical bulletin, copies of which are available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (2003 “ Bib. number 33018, 2004-05 “ Bib. number 37835, 2005-06 “ Bib. number 40365, 2006-07 “ Bib. number 43510).

Over the next three years we are investing an additional £85 million to increase access to early intervention and treatment for people with alcohol problems. The majority of the funding will be allocated either directly to the NHS or for services commissioned by Alcohol and Drug Action Teams, in line with local need.

We will write to NHS boards shortly to give details of allocations.

NHS boards are responsible for onward distribution to Alcohol and Drug Action Teams (ADATs) of Scottish Government funding to tackle alcohol misuse.

The following table sets out the funding for Grampian Health Board (covering Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray ADATs), and Tayside Health Board (covering Angus, Dundee and Perth and Kinross ADATs) from 2004-05 to 2007-08. Note there was no specific alcohol allocation prior to 2004-05.

NHS Board	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
Grampian	£212,000	£699,000	£699,000	£715,077
Tayside	£168,000	£556,000	£556,000	£568,788

 

Some further detailed information may be available in the individual ADATs Corporate Action Plans through the attached link http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/dat/cap/0708.htm.

Information on the number of 999 calls responded to by Tayside Fire and Rescue Service and Tayside Police is not held centrally. However, information on the number of calls handled by Tayside Fire and Rescue and the number of 999 calls handled by Tayside Police is published on the Performance Information section of the Audit Scotland website, at the following web addresses:

http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/performance/fire/.

http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/performance/police/.

The number of 999 calls responded to by the Scottish Ambulance Service in the NHS Tayside Board area are shown in the following table.

Number of 999 Calls Responded to by the Scottish Ambulance Service in the NHS Tayside Board Area

Board	Year
	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
NHS Tayside	22,940	24,129	25,485	27,822	28,454

 

One of the key actions in the Diabetes Action Plan is to improve communication and dissemination of information about diabetes in Scotland. The plan identifies two of the main mechanisms as clinical guidelines and clinical standards.

The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) is reviewing its existing Guideline 51 (2001) on the management of diabetes, and will produce a version of the Guideline suitable for lay readership. NHS Quality Improvement Scotland and Diabetes UK Scotland are about to publish the results of a follow-up review of performance against the diabetes clinical standards. Again, the document is intended to be accessible to a non-clinical readership.

Through the Scottish Diabetes Group, a single national online portal is being developed to address the needs of people with diabetes for accessible information of high quality. It can be viewed at:

www.mydiabetesmyway.org.uk.

The Scottish Government welcomes the information on the causes and symptoms of diabetes produced by Diabetes UK Scotland. This supports an integral part of the government''s approach to encouraging the self-management of long-term conditions, which is that people should be made aware of the information and support available through voluntary sector organisations.

The information requested is given in the following tables for 1999 to 2006. It uses a definition of alcohol-related deaths agreed with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in 2006 following wide consultation. Figures only include cases where the selected causes were the main cause of death. Figures for 2007 will be available in August 2008.

(a) Alcohol-Related Deaths ¹ in NHS Grampian Hospitals, 1999-2006

Year		Age group
	All ages	Under 18	18-29	30-55	over 55
1999	47	-	-	19	28
2000	49	-	-	17	32
2001	55	-	-	22	33
2002	43	-	-	20	23
2003	56	-	-	24	32
2004	59	-	-	24	35
2005	53	-	-	21	32
2006	47	-	-	16	31

 

(b) Alcohol-Related Deaths ¹ in NHS Tayside Hospitals, 1999-2006

Year	All Ages	Age group
		Under 18	18-29	30-55	over 55
1999	40		-	22	18
2000	46		1	19	26
2001	51		1	29	21
2002	62		1	23	38
2003	74		1	26	47
2004	60		1	27	32
2005	58		2	22	34
2006	62		-	24	38

Source: General Register Office for Scotland.

Note: 1. 1996-99: ICD9 codes: 291, 303, 305.0, 425.5, 571.0-571.5, 571.8-571.9, E860  2000-06: ICD10 codes: F10, G31.2, G62.1, I42.6, K29.2, K70, K73, K74 (excl. K74.3-K74.5), K86.0, X45, X65, Y15.

The Scottish Government is currently updating its approach to protecting and supporting children affected by parental substance misuse, building on the work done through Hidden Harm in the context of its early intervention agenda. Actions to support children affected by substance misuse will focus on prevention, support for families and strengthening systems to protect children from harm and embed the principles of Getting it Right for Every Child. They will also be fully integrated with wider government work on drugs and alcohol and in the development of the early years framework.

The information requested is given in the following tables for 1999 to 2006. The definition of drug-related deaths which was used to produce these figures is described in an annual paper entitled Drug-related Deaths in Scotland, which can be found on the website of the General Register Office for Scotland, at:

http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/drug-related-deaths/drug-related-deaths-in-scotland-2006/index.html.

Figures for 2007 will be available in August 2008.

Drug-Related Deaths in NHS Grampian Hospitals, 1999-2006

Year	All Ages	Age Group
		Under 18	18-29	30-55	over 55
1999	6	-	1	5	-
2000	2	-	-	2	-
2001	11	1	5	5	-
2002	1	-	1	-	-
2003	1	-	-	1	-
2004	5	-	3	2	-
2005	2	-	-	2	-
2006	3	-	2	1	-

 

Drug-Related Deaths in NHS Tayside Hospitals, 1999-2006

Year		Age Group
	All Ages	Under 18	18-29	30-55	over 55
1999	2	-	-	2	-
2000	3	-	-	2	1
2001	4	1	-	2	1
2002	4	-	1	3	-
2003	2	-	1	1	-
2004	4	-	2	1	1
2005	2	-	-	2	-
2006	5	-	3	2	-

Source: General Register Office for Scotland.

Information on the number of 999 calls responded to by Grampian Fire and Rescue Service and Grampian Police is not held centrally. However, information on the number of calls handled by Grampian Fire and Rescue and the number of 999 calls handled by Grampian Police is published on the Performance Information section of the Audit Scotland website, at the following web addresses:

http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/performance/fire/.

http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/performance/police/.

The number of 999 calls responded to by the Scottish Ambulance Service in the NHS Grampian Board area are shown in the following table.

Number of 999 Calls Responded to by the Scottish Ambulance Service in the NHS Grampian Board Area

Board	Year
	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
NHS Grampian	26,526	26,792	27,272	32,249	34,166