Ross Finnie

10 Jul 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients have had organs accidentally punctured or cut during surgery in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information requested is shown in the table below.</p> <p >Acute hospital (non-obstetric, non-psychiatric) inpatient/day case discharges; number of patients¹ with a diagnosis of unintentional cut, puncture, perforation or haemorrhage<sup>2</su…

10 Jul 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients have been admitted to hospital after having objects left inside them during surgery in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information requested is shown in the following table.</p> <p >Acute NHS hospital (non-obstetric, non-psychiatric) inpatient/day case discharges; number of patients¹ with a diagnosis of foreign object accidentally left in body during surgical…

10 Jul 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients have been admitted to hospital following surgical errors in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board and type of error.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information requested is not held centrally.</p>

10 Jul 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many surgical errors have occurred in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board and type of error.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: There is no comprehensive list of diagnoses available which can reliably identify all surgical errors. The table below shows the number of cases recorded in Scotland where a diagnosis of surgical error can be inferred using available information.</p> <p >Acu…

19 Jun 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of its cancer research funding is spent on research into skin cancer.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Chief Scientist Office (CSO) within the Scottish Government has responsibility for encouraging and supporting research into health and healthcare needs in Scotland. CSO does not ring fence funds for specific areas of research but supports projects of a su…

19 Jun 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding it has made available for research into skin cancer in each of the last five years.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Chief Scientist Office (CSO) within the Scottish Government has responsibility for encouraging and supporting research into health and healthcare needs in Scotland. CSO does not ring fence funds for specific areas of research but supports projects of a su…

19 Jun 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on specialist skin cancer services in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board and type of specialist service.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This information is not held centrally. Funding of services for individuals with skin cancer is primarily the responsibility of NHS boards to plan, in the light of the needs of their resident population, from the unified budgets which are allocated to them fr…

19 Jun 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many specialist nurses dealing with skin cancer there have been in each NHS board in each of the last five years.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The most recent information held by NHS Information Services Division indicates that in 2007 NHS Lothian had one full-time equivalent specialist nurse for skin cancer and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has 0.5 whole-time equivalent skin cancer nurse. It is imp…

19 Jun 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of people in each NHS board area has (a) been diagnosed with and (b) died from (i) non- melanoma and (ii) melanoma skin cancer, compared to the national average, in each of the last five years.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: (a) Data on the percentage (expressed as crude rate: number of people per 100,000 of population) of people diagnosed with (i) malignant melanoma and (ii) non-melanoma skin cancer are available for Scotland by NHS region and NHS board, for years 1985 to 2006, …

19 Jun 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have died from (a) non-melanoma and (b) melanoma skin cancer in each of the last 10 years, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: (a) Data on the number of people who have died from non-melanoma skin cancer are available for Scotland by NHS region and NHS board, for years 1985 to 2007, on the Information Services Division website at <u><a href="http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/1048.html">…

19 Jun 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged (a) 18 and under, (b) 19 to 30, (c) 31 to 40 and (d) over 40 have been diagnosed with (i) non-melanoma and (ii) melanoma skin cancer in each of the last 10 years, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: To provide information on the age groups requested at NHS board level could lead to individuals being identified, however data on the numbers of diagnoses for people aged (a) 40 and under and (b) 41 and over, by NHS board, have been made available from the Sc…

19 Jun 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged (a) 13 and under, (b) 14 to 17 and (c) 18 and over have been admitted to hospital for mental and behavioural disorders related to alcohol in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The following tables show the number of patients in acute hospitals with a diagnosis of mental and behavioural disorders related to alcohol use, by health board of treatment and by age group.</p> <p >Table 1. Number of People Aged 13 and Under Admitted to Ho…

19 Jun 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have died from anaphylactic shock in each of the last 10 years and how many of these deaths followed an adverse reaction to a drug or medicine, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The numbers of deaths where anaphylactic shock was a contributory factor, and where this followed an adverse reaction to a drug or medicine, are shown in the following tables. The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) rules do not allow anaphylactic …

19 Jun 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been admitted to hospital with anaphylactic shock following an adverse reaction to drugs and medicines in each of the last 10 years, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Information on the number of people admitted to NHS hospitals in Scotland with a diagnosis of anaphylactic shock following an adverse reaction to drugs or medicine in each of the last 10 financial years is shown in the following table.</p> <p >Table 1. Peopl…

19 Jun 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been admitted to hospital with anaphylactic shock in each of the last 10 years, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Information on the number of people admitted to NHS hospitals in Scotland with a main diagnosis of anaphylactic shock in each of the last 10 financial years is shown in the following table.</p> <p >Table 1. People Admitted to NHS Hospitals in Scotland with a…

19 Jun 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many deaths in under-18s have been caused by the adverse effects of drugs and medicines in therapeutic use in each of the last 10 years, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Between 1999 and 2008 there was only one death in persons aged 17 or under, where the underlying cause was adverse effects of drugs and medicines in therapeutic use. This occurred in 1999 in the Grampian NHS board area.</p>

19 Jun 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many deaths have been caused by the adverse effects of drugs and medicines in therapeutic use in each of the last 10 years, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Table 1. Deaths where the Underlying Cause was the Adverse Effects of Drugs and Medicines in Therapeutic Use - by NHS Board Area and Year</p> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > <p align=center >…

21 May 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many children under 16-years-old were diagnosed with (a) gonorrhoea, (b) chlamydia, (c) syphilis, (d) herpes and (e) genital warts in each of the last five years.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The answer is shown in the following table:</p> <p >Laboratory Reports of Selected Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Persons Aged Under 16 Years, Scotland 2004-08*</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=395 > <tr > <td width=132 nowr…

19 May 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS-funded body contouring operations were performed in private hospitals in each of the last five years.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-24115 on 1 June 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at: </p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament…

19 May 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many body contouring operations were performed in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Information on the number of body contouring procedures undertaken in the last five years by NHS boards is provided in the following table. Body contouring has been defined where the main diagnosis was plastic surgery for an unacceptable cosmetic appearance a…

19 May 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS-funded apronectomy operations were performed in private hospitals in each of the last five years.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This information is not available centrally.</p> <p >For NHS patients treated by independent hospitals in Scotland, information is required to be submitted as part of standard national data returns. However, submissions for independent hospitals are known t…

19 May 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much an apronectomy costs and how many apronectomy operations were performed in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The cost of specific operations or clinical procedures such as apronectomy are not held centrally.</p> <p >Information on the number of apronectomy operations undertaken in the last five years by NHS boards is provided in the following table. Apronectomy has…

19 May 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS-funded gastric (a) band and (b) bypass operations have been performed in private hospitals in each of the last five years.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: For NHS patients treated by independent hospitals in Scotland, information is required to be submitted as part of standard national data returns (SMR). However, submissions for independent hospitals are considerably under-reported, thus figures are not routin…

19 May 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much a gastric (a) band and (b) bypass operation costs.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Information on the cost of carrying out specific operations or clinical procedures is not held centrally.</p>

19 May 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals aged (a) under 18 and (b) 18 to 30 had gastric (i) band or (ii) bypass operations in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The latest available information for patients aged up to 17 years and 18 to 30 years undergoing gastric band procedures, where there is a main diagnosis of obesity, is shown in table 1. The latest available information for patients aged up to 17 years and 18 …

19 May 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many gastric (a) band and (b) bypass operations were performed in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The latest available information for the numbers of gastric banding and gastric bypass procedures, with a main diagnosis of obesity, is shown in the following tables.</p> <p >Table 1: Gastric Banding Procedures by NHS Board of Residence 2004-08</p> <table …

18 May 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the median waiting time was for patients undergoing plastic surgery procedures in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The median waiting times for patients undergoing plastic surgery procedures in the five years to 31 March 2007 is provided in the following table.</p> <p >NHSScotland: Median* wait for Patients who Underwent Plastic Surgery Procedures in the years Ending 31 …

18 May 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many plastic surgery procedures have been carried out following an exceptional referral in each of the last five years, broken down by type of procedure and NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information requested is not available centrally.</p>

18 May 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals aged (a) 18 and under, (b) 19 to 24, (c) 25 to 34, (d) 35 to 44 and (e) 45 and over underwent plastic surgery procedures following an exceptional referral in each of the last five years, broken down by type of procedure.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information requested is not available centrally.</p>

11 May 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals aged (a) up to 70 and (b) over 70 were admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of osteoporosis in each of the last five years, broken down by gender and NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The number of hospital discharges for patients aged 70 years and under, and 70 years and over with a diagnosis of osteoporosis, by NHS board, for year end 2004 to 2008, is shown in the following table. If a patient has more than one hospital discharge in a ye…