- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 9 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 Highland 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.
Answer
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 Highland, 1 January 2006 to 31 March 2010
| Age Group | 2006-07 | 2007-8 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
| % Uptake | % Uptake | % Uptake | % Uptake |
| 20-24 | 56.7 | 51.7 | 58.3 | 58.1 |
| 25-29 | 74.8 | 62.7 | 68.9 | 70.6 |
| 30-34 | 82.4 | 67.6 | 73.5 | 75.6 |
| 35-39 | 85.7 | 72.1 | 78.0 | 79.3 |
| 40-44 | 86.8 | 76.0 | 80.4 | 81.4 |
| 45-49 | 87.8 | 78.3 | 81.8 | 82.1 |
| 50-54 | 85.9 | 78.0 | 80.2 | 80.6 |
| 55-59 | 83.8 | 76.4 | 77.5 | 77.4 |
| 60-64 | 62.1 | 69.5 | 66.1 | 57.3 |
| 20-60 | 81.7 | 71.4 | 75.8 | 76.5 |
| Total (All Ages) | 46.9 | 70.8 | 74.4 | 74.0 |
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 | 2007-8 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
| % Uptake | % Uptake | % Uptake | % Uptake |
| 20-24 | 57.3 | 54.6 | 59.5 | 59.6 |
| 25-29 | 79.6 | 72.8 | 75.3 | 76.3 |
| 30-34 | 87.5 | 76.9 | 79.7 | 81.9 |
| 35-39 | 90.7 | 81.6 | 84.4 | 86.0 |
| 40-44 | 91.7 | 84.6 | 86.8 | 87.5 |
| 45-49 | 93.2 | 86.4 | 87.8 | 88.3 |
| 50-54 | 91.0 | 85.6 | 86.5 | 87.1 |
| 55-59 | 88.6 | 83.5 | 83.9 | 84.2 |
| 60-64 | 81.1 | 79.4 | 79.9 | 78.4 |
| 20-60 | 86.3 | 79.5 | 81.6 | 82.4 |
| Total (All Ages) | 51.3 | 79.0 | 80.8 | 81.3 |
Source: ISD(D)4 Legacy application for 2006-07 data.
Source: ISD(D)4 Scottish Cervical Call-Recall System (SCCRS) for 2007-08 data onwards.
Ref: IR2011-00573.
Notes:
*Important: These data are based on the pre-2006 health board configuration (former Argyll and Clyde). Figures for NHS Highland do not include the Argyll and Bute area.
1. Based on adjusted Community Health Index (CHI) population denominator: 20 to 60 years (excluding medically ineligible women) for 2006-07. Based on SCCRS population denominator (excluding medically ineligible women) for years 2007-08 to 2009-10.
Cervical Screening year runs from 1 April to 31 March.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many newly qualified midwives were recruited in NHS Shetland in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009 and (d) 2010 and how many have been recruited in 2011 to date.
Answer
Since 2007, NHS Shetland has employed one newly qualified midwife and that was in 2008.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many newly qualified midwives were recruited in NHS Western Isles in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009 and (d) 2010 and how many have been recruited in 2011 to date.
Answer
Since 2007, one newly qualified midwife has been employed by NHS Western Isles.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many newly qualified midwives were recruited in NHS Orkney in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009 and (d) 2010 and how many have been recruited in 2011 to date.
Answer
There have been no newly qualified midwives employed by NHS Orkney since 2007:
It is for NHS boards to determine their workforce requirements based on the clinical needs of the population and service developments in their area.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 3 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many dental therapists were recruited and trained in NHS Highland in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009 and (d) 2010 and how many have been recruited in 2011 to date.
Answer
The information requested on the recruitment of dental therapists by NHS boards is not centrally held.
NHS boards assist with training dental hygienists/therapists through facilitating direct clinical experience with NHS patients. Information on the number of dental hygienists/therapists admitted to a course within the Highlands and Islands area is provided in the following table:
| | NHS Grampian | NHS Highland | NHS Orkney | NHS Shetland | NHS Western Isles |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Source: NHS Education for Scotland.
NHS Highland assists with the delivery of a University of Highlands and Islands (UHI) course. The UHI dental school opened in 2008 and has not yet matriculated students in 2011. There is an intake of eight students per year for this course based in Inverness.
NHS Western Isles has a new dental centre in Stornoway, which, opened this month. This centre hosts two students undertaking the UHI course, which are in addition to the eight based in Inverness.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 3 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many dental therapists were recruited and trained in NHS Grampian in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009 and (d) 2010 and how many have been recruited in 2011 to date.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-39899 on 3 March 2011. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www:scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 3 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many dental therapists were (a) recruited and (b) trained in NHS Western Isles in (i) 2007, (ii) 2008, (iii) 2009 and (iv) 2010 and how many have been recruited in 2011 to date.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-39899 on 3 March 2011. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www:scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 3 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many dental therapists were (a) recruited and (b) trained in NHS Orkney in (i) 2007, (ii) 2008, (iii) 2009 and (iv) 2010 and how many have been recruited in 2011 to date.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-39899 on 3 March 2011. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www:scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 3 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many dental therapists were (a) recruited and (b) trained in NHS Shetland in (i) 2007, (ii) 2008, (iii) 2009 and (iv) 2010 and how many have been recruited in 2011 to date.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-39899 on 3 March 2011. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www:scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 1 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what the budget for rural home ownership grants was in 2009-10 and has been in 2010-11.
Answer
The budget for rural home ownership grants in 2009-10 was £1.002 million and the budget for 2010-11 is £0.742 million.
