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The requested information is not held centrally. NHS National Services Scotland, Information Services Division collect and publish sickness absence data at a national and board level once a year. Annual information from 2007 is available at the following link:

http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/2017-06-06/Sickness_Absence_M2017.xls .

Information on consultant numbers, of which consultants working in surgical specialities is a sub category, is published by ISD Scotland and is available at the following web links:

Data from 1997-2007 can be found here: https://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Historic-Data/WFB03_B04_HB_REG.xls

Data from 2007-Dec 17 can be found here: https://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/2018-03-06/Medical_Trend_D2017.xls

The Scottish Government supports development of trauma-informed services and work is underway to raise awareness of the impact of trauma and adverse childhood experiences amongst various sectors.

Education Scotland has developed a range of professional learning resources and support materials to support implementation of nurturing approaches across Scottish schools. These include the document “ Applying Nurture as a Whole School Approach ”, a framework for self-evaluation of a Nurturing approach in schools and Early Learning and Childcare settings. https://education.gov.scot/improvement/documents/inc55applyingnurturingapproaches120617.pdf . All materials complement development of trauma-informed schools, offering guidance on meeting the needs of all children and young people but particularly those who have experienced early adversity and trauma.

Education Scotland are developing additional professional learning materials which give further guidance and support for children who have experienced early adversity and trauma, and curricular materials to help children and young people develop an understanding of early adversity and trauma. It is hoped that these will be available in the academic session 2018-19.

In June 2017, a report was published by the multi-disciplinary Scottish Adverse Childhood Experiences Hub, hosted by NHS Health Scotland, to inform thinking about the impact of adverse childhood experiences within education. http://www.healthscotland.scot/media/1517/tackling-the-attainment-gap-by-preventing-and-responding-to-adverse-childhood-experiences.pdf In March 2018, a conference was held by Education Scotland, NHS Health Scotland and the Scottish Government to share best practice on addressing adverse childhood experiences in education.

http://www.healthscotland.scot/events/2018/march/relationships-and-resilience-addressing-childhood-adversity-to-support-childrens-learning-and-wellbeing

In May 2017, NHS Education for Scotland and the Scottish Government published “ Transforming Psychological Trauma: A Knowledge and Skills Framework for the Scottish workforce ”. The Reference and Implementation Group for this Framework now includes representatives of Education Scotland and it is currently developing a training plan to support the workforce to put necessary trauma training in place. This Group will consider how this work can be applied in schools, including how it fits with existing practice around nurturing approaches and development of trauma informed practices in schools.

The following table shows the numbers of deaths from (a) external causes which cause hypoxia and (b) fetal hypoxia. It is not practical to provide figures for deaths from all the other diseases in which hypoxia may play a part.

Deaths for which the underlying cause was either (a) an external cause of hypoxia or (b) fetal hypoxia, registered in Scotland from 1999 to 2016.

The Cost Recovery Scheme is administered by the DWP on behalf of the Scottish Government and all recoveries are paid directly to the Health Boards. Although the Scottish Government does not therefore hold information on the amounts recovered by Health Boards individually, total amounts recovered, by year, are detailed in the following table.

Due to developments in the NHS Research Scotland infrastructure, directly comparable data across the clinical specialties is only available from 2015-16. The following table shows patient recruitment to clinical trials by year, broken down by the 27 NHS Research Scotland clinical specialties. The 2017-18 figures are subject to final verification.

This question seeks police data, which is not held by the Scottish Government. The Government understands that complete figures may not be available for the time period requested, due to differing approaches among legacy forces.

The number of health visitors employed by NHSScotland is published quarterly by Board.

• Data from 2015 to the most recent data, published on 5 December 2017, can be found at https://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/2018-03-06/Health_Visitors_D2017.xls .

Further notes:

• Further information on the statistics, including information on how the data are collected and notes to aid interpretation, is given in the 'FAQs' section of the Workforce Statistics website at http://www.isdscotland.org/workforce/

Numbers of Consultants working in Surgical Specialities have increased by 41.7% during the lifetime of this government.

Information on consultant vacancy figures, of which consultants working in surgical specialities is a sub category, is published by ISD Scotland and is available at the following web links:

https://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/2018-03-06/Consultant_Vacancies_D2017.xls .

and

http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/2012-11-27/Consultant_Vacancies_S2012.xls?40942485 .

Information on how many NHS surgeon positions remained unfilled in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS Board, is not centrally held. Specific local information may be available from individual NHSScotland Boards.

There is currently no centrally held data for the number of people entitled to an adult respite care break. The new Carers Census will collect data from Carer's Centres and local authorities about Carers who have an adult care support plan, whether they have a need for a respite care break and whether they received a respite care break. Initial data will be available later in 2018.