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Question reference: S4W-01608

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 08 July 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 4 August 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) partial and (b) full hand amputations have taken place in each of the last eight years; what the age ranges were of the patients, and what the primary reason was for each operation.

The number of a) partial and b) full hand amputations that have taken place in each of the last eight years by age band are provided in Tables 1 and 2.

Table 1: Number of inpatient and day case full hand amputations¹ performed in NHS Scotland, financial years ending 31 March 2003 to 2010 by age band.

Age Band	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10
0 to 24	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
25 to 44	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
45 to 64	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-
65+	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	1
All Ages	2	1	4	1	-	1	-	1

Table 2: Number of inpatient and day case partial hand amputations¹ performed in NHS Scotland, financial years ending 31 March 2003 to 2010 by age band.

Age Band	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10
0 to 24	129	113	120	121	133	125	128	117
25 to 44	125	123	144	128	119	102	124	116
45 to 64	151	150	151	148	151	158	140	166
65+	103	94	92	86	84	92	76	96
All Ages	508	480	507	483	487	477	468	495

Notes:

1. Up to four procedures (one main and three other) are recorded on SMR01 returns. All four procedure positions have been used to identify full and partial hand amputations. The following OPCS4 codes have been used to identify the required procedures:

Partial Amputation

- X08.1 Amputation of hand at wrist with a supplementary procedure code of Y05.2 (no cases)

- X08.2 Amputation of thumb

- X08.3 Amputation of phalanx of finger

- X08.4 Amputation of finger NEC

- X08.8 Other specified amputation of hand

- X08.9 Unspecified amputation of hand

- X21.5 Amputation of duplicate thumb

- X21.6 Amputation of supernumerary finger

Full Amputation

- X08.1 Amputation of hand at wrist

Table 3 lists the main diagnosis for each SMR01 return which contains a full hand amputation procedure.

Table 3: Main Diagnosis for Inpatient and Day case episodes with a full hand amputation recorded in any procedure position. Financial Years 2002-03 to 2009-10 combined.

ICD10 Code	ICD10 Description
A41	Other septicaemia
C44	Other malignant neoplasms of skin
M79	Other soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified
Q81	Epidermolysis bullosa
R02	Gangrene, not elsewhere classified
S62	Fracture at wrist and hand level
S69	Other and unspecified injuries of wrist and hand
T87	Complications peculiar to reattachment and amputation

Table 4 lists the top 10 main diagnoses for each SMR01 return which contains a partial hand amputation procedure for financial year 2009-10. The order of the top 10 main diagnoses across financial years 2002-03 to 2009-10 is similar each year. In 2009-10, the 10 listed diagnoses represent 78% of all main diagnosis recorded.

Table 4: Top 10 Main Diagnoses for Inpatient and Day case episodes with a partial hand amputation recorded in any procedure position. Financial Year 2009-10.

No. of Inpatient and Day Case Partial Hand Amputations

ICD10 Code	ICD10 Description
S68	Traumatic amputation of wrist and hand	157
Q69	Polydactyly	67
S61	Open wound of wrist and hand	49
M72	Fibroblastic disorders	30
S67	Crushing injury of wrist and hand	25
S62	Fracture at wrist and hand level	21
R02	Gangrene, not elsewhere classified	11
S69	Other and unspecified injuries of wrist and hand	11
M20	Acquired deformities of fingers and toes	9
Z42	Follow-up care involving plastic surgery	9

Source ISD SMR01.

Question reference: S4W-01376

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 27 July 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what marketing awards VisitScotland has received in the last year.

VisitScotland’s marketing activities consistently win various highly-acclaimed marketing industry awards. VisitScotland has achieved awards across 9 categories at the Marketing Society in 2010 and 6 categories in 2011. 2011 awards include Gold in the Tourism and Leisure Category for the Meet the Scots campaign and Silver Star Marketing Team Award. In 2011 the effectiveness of VisitScotland’s Winter White 2010 campaign won over the judges of the Institute of Promotional Marketing awards. VisitScotland won 8 of these awards including their Grand Prix Award. These awards pay tribute to the effectiveness of VisitScotland’s campaigns in generating additional revenue for Scotland’s tourism industry and contributing to our international image.

Question reference: S4W-01069

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 1 July 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many times rail services have been affected by cabling theft in each of the last four years.

Question reference: S4W-00736

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 24 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many modern apprenticeship places have been agreed in each sector for 2011-12.

Question reference: S4W-00734

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 24 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how much Inverclyde Council will pay for schools built under PPP/PFI.

Question reference: S4W-00735

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 24 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many modern apprenticeship places have been agreed in each local authority area for 2011-12.

Question reference: S4O-00072

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment will introduce to help the Scottish Government achieve its 100% renewable electricity target by 2020.

Question reference: S4O-00020

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 9 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to improve governance in the further education sector.

Question reference: S4O-00029

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what support is available to members of the public who are unable to obtain legal representation in a civil law case.

Question reference: S4W-00323

Current Status: Withdrawn