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Question reference: S3W-39924

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made by NHS boards in the delivery of the 18-week referral-to-treatment target for audiology services.

Question reference: S3W-39886

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the percentage rate in the uptake of women aged 20 to 24 attending cervical screening has been in NHS Grampian in each of the last four years for which information is available and how these figures compare with the overall average of all age groups attending.

The percentage uptake¹ of females who had a record of a previous screening test taken within the last 3.5 years, by five year age group is in the following table.

NHS Grampian, 1 January 2006 to 31 March 2010

Age Group	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10
Age Group	% Uptake	% Uptake	% Uptake	% Uptake
20-24	57.0	51.6	57.6	57.3
25-29	74.5	64.8	69.4	70.7
30-34	81.3	70.9	75.6	77.0
35-39	83.4	75.9	79.9	80.4
40-44	85.4	78.1	81.3	81.9
45-49	85.8	79.3	81.8	82.2
50-54	85.9	79.6	80.6	80.3
55-59	83.9	78.3	80.1	79.2
60-64	64.1	73.4	68.2	59.3
20-60	79.7	72.2	75.7	76.1
Total (All Ages)	48.1	71.9	74.8	74.2

The percentage uptake¹ of females who had a record of a previous screening test taken within the last 5.5 years, by five year age group is in the following table.

Age Group	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10
Age Group	% Uptake	% Uptake	% Uptake	% Uptake
20-24	57.4	54.2	59.0	58.5
25-29	79.3	73.9	75.3	75.9
30-34	86.4	79.5	81.3	82.2
35-39	89.0	84.1	85.4	85.5
40-44	90.8	85.9	87.1	87.5
45-49	91.2	87.2	88.0	88.2
50-54	91.3	87.3	87.2	86.4
55-59	89.2	85.2	86.5	85.4
60-64	81.0	83.1	81.8	79.5
20-60	84.3	79.6	81.2	81.1
Total (All Ages)	52.2	79.3	80.7	80.4

Source: ISD(D)4 Legacy application for 2006-07 data.

Source: ISD(D)4 SCCRS for 2007-08 data onwards.

Ref: IR2011-00573.

Notes:

1. Based on adjusted Community Health Index (CHI) population denominator (excluding medically ineligible women) for 2006-07. Based on Scottish Cervical Call-Recall System population denominator (excluding medically ineligible women) for years 2007-08 to 2009-10.

Cervical Screening year runs from 1 April to 31 March.

Question reference: S3W-39888

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost has been for drugs prescribed for diabetes treatment in NHS Orkney in each of the last four years for which information is available.

The following table shows the gross ingredient cost for drugs defined by the British National Formulary as involved in the treatment of diabetes dispensed in the community-by-community pharmacists and dispensing doctors for the financial years ended 31 March 2007 to 2010 for NHS Orkney. The data exclude the direct supply of medicines to patients from hospitals and hospital-based clinics.

Financial Year	Gross Ingredient Cost (£)
2006-07	140,736
2007-08	145,558
2008-09	150,501
2009-10	156,756

Notes: The data are based on British National Formulary subsections 6.1.1 and 6.1.2.

Gross ingredient cost is the cost of an item before any discounts are applied. It excludes adjustments and broken bulk fees.

The information in the table has been provided by NHS National Services Scotland. Further information on prescribing can be found at www.isdscotland.org/prescribing.

Question reference: S3W-39889

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost has been for drugs prescribed for diabetes treatment in NHS Shetland in each of the last four years for which information is available.

The following table shows the gross ingredient cost for drugs defined by the British National Formulary as involved in the treatment of diabetes dispensed in the community by community pharmacists and dispensing doctors for the financial years ended 31 March 2007 to 2010 for NHS Shetland. The data exclude the direct supply of medicines to patients from hospitals and hospital-based clinics.

Financial Year	Gross Ingredient Cost (£)
2006-07	141,214
2007-08	149,573
2008-09	148,523
2009-10	158,133

Notes: The data are based on British National Formulary subsections 6.1.1 and 6.1.2.

Gross ingredient cost is the cost of an item before any discounts are applied. It excludes adjustments and broken bulk fees.

The information in the table has been provided by NHS National Services Scotland. Further information on prescribing can be found at www.isdscotland.org/prescribing.

Question reference: S3W-39891

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost has been for drugs prescribed for diabetes treatment in NHS Grampian in each of the last four years for which information is available.

The following table shows the gross ingredient cost for drugs defined by the British National Formulary as involved in the treatment of diabetes dispensed in the community by community pharmacists and dispensing doctors for the financial years ended 31 March 2007 to 2010 for NHS Grampian. The data exclude the direct supply of medicines to patients from hospitals and hospital-based clinics.

Financial Year	Gross Ingredient Cost (£)
2006-07	3,779,874
2007-08	4,001,780
2008-09	3,961,375
2009-10	4,224,740

Notes:

The data are based on British National Formulary subsections 6.1.1 and 6.1.2.

Gross ingredient cost is the cost of an item before any discounts are applied. It excludes adjustments and broken bulk fees.

The information in the table has been provided by NHS National Services Scotland. Further information on prescribing can be found at www.isdscotland.org/prescribing.

Question reference: S3W-39896

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the expenditure on hospital drugs has been in NHS Grampian in each of the last four years for which information is available.

Question reference: S3W-39892

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the expenditure on hospital drugs has been in NHS Highland in each of the last four years for which information is available.

The hospital services drug expenditure for the last four years at NHS Highland:

Year	Amount (£ million)
2009-10	11.9
2008-09	10.4
2007-08	9.0
2006-07	9.5

Source: ISD Scotland costs book.

Question reference: S3W-39893

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the expenditure on hospital drugs has been in NHS Orkney in each of the last four years for which information is available.

The hospital services drug expenditure for the last four years at NHS Orkney:

Year	Amount (£ million)
2009-10	0.3
2008-09	0.3
2007-08	0.3
2006-07	0.3

Source: ISD Scotland costs book.

Question reference: S3W-39895

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the expenditure on hospital drugs has been in NHS Western Isles in each of the last four years for which information is available.

The hospital services drug expenditure for the last four years at NHS Western Isles:

Year	Amount (£ million)
2009-10	0.8
2008-09	0.7
2007-08	0.7
2006-07	0.6

Source: ISD Scotland costs book.

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Question reference: S3W-39894

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the expenditure on hospital drugs has been in NHS Shetland in each of the last four years for which information is available.

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