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The Scottish Executive does not collect information on obesity and overweight in the age bands specified. Information on rates of overweight and obesity amongst children is collected through the Child Health Surveillance Programmes for school-aged and pre-school aged children. Information is collected for school-aged children in Primary 1 (four to five years), Primary 7 (11 to 12 years) and S3 (14 to 15 years). Pre-school information is collected during the 39 to 42 month child health review when children are approximately three to three and a half years old. This information is provided below. These systems are not yet fully implemented across Scotland and so data is provided for the ten NHS board areas currently available.

The most reliable figures on adult obesity are published in the Scottish Health Survey. Surveys have been conducted in 1995, 1998 and 2003. The most recent figures from the 2003 Scottish Health Survey are provided at Table 3.

(i) Table 1a shows, for those ten NHS board areas available, the levels of overweight and obesity in children who have received a 39 to 42 month pre-school review (aged approximately three and a half years).

Table 1a: Percentage of Overweight and Obese Children (for those Receiving a 39 to 42 Month Pre-School Review)

Year of Birth	No. of Children Reviewed	% Obese1	% Overweight2
1997	35,492	7.7	19.9
1998	35,592	8.2	20.9
1999	34,653	8.0	20.8
2000	32,378	8.1	20.2
2001P	29,617	8.6	20.7

Source: CHSP-PS, ISD Scotland.

^PProvisional.

Notes:

1. Includes obese and severely obese children (i.e. all children >= 95th centile).

2. Includes overweight, obese and severely obese children (i.e. all children >= 85th centile).

Table 1b shows, for those NHS board areas available, the levels of overweight and obesity amongst those children who have received a Primary 1 and Primary 7 review (aged approximately four to five and 11 to 12 years respectively).

Table 1b: Percentage of Overweight and Obese Children (for those Receiving a Primary 1 and Primary 7 Review)

School Year	Primary 1			Primary 7
	No. of Children Reviewed	% Obese1	% Overweight2	No. of Children Reviewed	% Obese1	% Overweight2
2000-01	12,753	8.0	19.7	13,480	16.6	30.4
2001-02	12,850	8.5	21.0	14,085	17.5	32.5
2002-03	16,273	8.8	21.8	15,020	17.5	32.5
2003-04	16,761	9.0	21.8	13,979	18.2	32.5
2004-05	21,609	9.0	21.5	13,874	19.4	34.1

Source: CHSP-PS, ISD Scotland.

Notes:

1. Includes obese and severely obese children (i.e. all children >= 95th centile).

2. Includes overweight, obese and severely obese children (i.e. all children >= 85th centile).

(ii) Table 2 shows, for those NHS board areas available, the levels of overweight and obesity amongst those children who have received a Secondary 3 (aged approximately 14 to 15 years).

Table 2: Percentage of Overweight and Obese Children (for those Receiving a Secondary 3 review)

School Year	No. of Children Reviewed	% Obese1	% Overweight2
2000-01	10,342	14.8	28.4
2001-02	9,952	16.1	30.2
2002-03	9,155	16.4	31.0
2003-04	9,624	16.7	30.9
2004-05	9,270	16.5	31.3

Source: CHSP-PS, ISD Scotland.

Notes:

1. Includes obese and severely obese children (i.e. all children >= 95^th centile).

2. Includes overweight, obese and severely obese children (i.e. all children >= 85^th centile).

Notes relating to tables 1 and 2:

1. Data presented were extracted from the Child Health Surveillance Programmes – Pre School (CHSP-S) and School systems.

2. The CHSP-PS system was introduced in 1991 and now covers 10 NHS boards (Argyll and Clyde, Ayrshire and Arran, Borders, Dumfries and Galloway, Fife, Forth Valley, Greater Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Lothian and Tayside).

3. The CHSP-S system was introduced in 1995 and now covers 10 NHS Boards (Argyll and Clyde, Borders, Dumfries and Galloway, Fife, Forth Valley, Grampian, Lanarkshire, Lothian, Tayside and Western Isles). However, some have been introduced to the system fairly recently and therefore this analysis has concentrated on Argyll and Clyde, Borders, Fife, Lanarkshire, West Lothian NHS Trust and Tayside.

4. The surveillance systems routinely collect data on height and weight. These data can be used to calculate body mass index (BMI) and estimate the prevalence of over and under-nutrition in Scottish children.

5. BMI is a simple ratio of weight adjusted for height (weight(kg)/height(m)²) which provides an index of fatness or thinness. The prevalence of over and under-nutrition in a population of children relative to the UK 1990 population can be estimated by comparing the distribution of this ratio.

6. For the purposes of this analysis, those children who are on and above the 85th centile are defined as overweight. Those on or above the 95th centile are defined as obese.

(iii) Table 3 shows rates of overweight and obesity in Scottish adults based on data from the 2003 Scottish Health Survey.

Table 3: Prevalence (%) of Overweight and Obesity in 1998 and 2003, Scotland, ages 16 to 64¹

	Overweight, Obese and Morbidly Obese	Obese and Morbidly Obese
Males 1998	61.0	18.8
2003	64.0	22.0
Females 1998	52.2	20.9
2003	57.3	23.8

Note: 1. Excerpt from Scottish Health Survey 2003, Table 5.7:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/17861/10352.

The Scottish Executive figures showing average body mass index in NHS board areas are derived from the Scottish Health Survey as the most reliable and accurate source of this information. Scottish Health Surveys have taken place in 1995, 1998 and 2003 and so there are no figures for 1999, nor are there annual figures.

Table 1 Shows the Average Body Mass Index (BMI (kg/m²) in each NHS board area from the 2003 Scottish Health Survey.

Table 1: Average Body Mass Index in 2003, by NHS Board, ages 16+¹

	Average Body Mass Index2
Argyll and Clyde	27.3
Ayrshire and Arran	27.3
Borders	27.1
Dumfries and Galloway	27.6
Fife	27.1
Forth Valley	26.8
Grampian	26.9
Greater Glasgow	26.7
Highland	27.4
Lanarkshire	27.5
Lothian	27.0
Orkney, Shetland, Western Isles	27.7
Tayside	27.2
Scotland	27.1

Notes:

1. Extract from Scottish Health Survey 2003, Health Board Tables:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/76169/0019728.xls.

2. Some of these estimates are based on small samples.

The 1998 Scottish Health Survey reported average Body Mass Index, but not in a comparable format to that available for the 2003 Scottish Health Survey. Sex and region-specific estimates for the age range 16 to 74 years in 1998 are shown in table 2.

Table 2: Average Body Mass Index in 1998, by Region, ages 16 to 74¹

	Males2	Females2
Highlands and Islands	26.8	26.4
Grampian, Tayside	26.5	26.7
Lothian, Fife	26.6	26.2
Borders, Dumfries and Galloway	26.2	27.0
Greater Glasgow	26.2	26.1
Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and Arran	26.7	26.8
Forth Valley, Argyll and Clyde	26.7	26.5
Scotland	26.5	26.5

Notes:

1. Extract from Scottish Health Survey 1998, Table 13.15:

http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/scottishhealthsurvey/.

2. Some of these estimates are based on small samples.

The Scottish Executive collects snapshot data on the number of households in temporary accommodation at the end of each quarter, including information on households in bed and breakfast. Information distinguishing households with dependent children, including number of children, has been collected since March 2001. Data for the quarters from December 2001 are available on-line in the publications section of the housing statistics branch reference site http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/housing/hsbref.

Information on numbers in temporary accommodation at 31 December 2005 will be supplied to the Executive by councils as part of the quarterly homelessness summary return (HL2 return) for quarter 4 2005.

A table providing the available information for each local authority for each quarter from 31 March 1999 to 31 December 2001 will be placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 38352).

Details of the average costs of treating patients in each NHS board area are available in Scottish Health Service Costs (The Costs Book) produced by the Information Services Division of NHS National Services Scotland (ISD) at www.isdscotland.org/isd/.

The Costs Book is produced each year and paper copies are available for years prior to 2000 from ISD, contact information is provided on the website.

Information on treatment costs in England is available from the Department of Health website at www.dh.gov.uk.

Data on the waiting times of breast cancer patients between GP urgent referral and first treatment is collated to report performance against the national cancer waiting times target that by December 2005 the maximum wait from urgent referral to treatment for all cancers will be two months.

In the period July to September 2004, new systems were piloted in breast cancer to monitor compliance against the national cancer waiting times target. Data on breast cancer for July to September 2004 are less robust than for later periods. Information for earlier periods is not available. The following tables show the number of patients, median and maximum waiting time and the 90th percentile waiting time.

Table 1: Median, Maximum and 90th Percentile Waiting Time for Breast Cancer Patients Between GP Urgent Referral and First Treatment for the Period July to December 2004

	Number of Patients1	Median Wait (Days)	Maximum Wait (Days)	90th Percentile (Days)
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen	28	71	153	110
Dr Gray's Hospital, Elgin	8	80	121	n/a
Lawson Memorial Hospital, Golspie	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
Raigmore Hospital, Inverness	26	40	78	61
Belford Hospital, Fort William	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ninewells Hospital, Dundee	63	54	184	83
Perth Royal Infirmary, Perth	25	64	134	91
Western Isles Hospital, Stornoway	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
Borders General Hospital, Melrose	20	29	61	47
Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries	33	25	49	38
Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline	42	42	61	57
Western General Hospital, Edinburgh	115	52	224	69
St John's Hospital, Livingston	27	36	78	55
Vale of Leven District General Hospital, Alexandria	4	23	64	n/a
Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock	9	14	35	n/a
Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley	15	24	49	46
Crosshouse Hospital , Kilmarnock	31	41	82	55
Ayr Hospital, Ayr	10	27	88	61
Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary, Falkirk	11	29	50	48
Stirling Royal Infirmary, Stirling	12	21	64	59
Monklands Hospital, Airdrie	13	25	70	36
Wishaw Hospital, Wishaw	38	23	51	44
Hairmyres Hospital, Carluke	22	30	62	38
Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow	41	33	126	42
Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow	23	54	300	107
Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow	39	34	75	48
Southern General Hospital, Glasgow	27	21	57	34
Western Infirmary, Glasgow	69	30	111	66
Scotland	759	37	300	70

Notes:

n/a : Not applicable due to small numbers.

1. Exclusions categories are patient died prior to receiving treatment, refused treatment, patient induced non-clinical delay and co-morbidities.

Table 2: Median, Maximum and 90th Percentile Waiting Time for Breast Cancer Patients Between GP Urgent Referral and First Treatment for the Period January To July 2005

	Number of patients1	Median wait (days)	Maximum wait (days)	90th Percentile (days)
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen	61	64	276	102
Dr Gray's Hospital, Elgin	11	108	197	150
Caithness General Hospital, Wick	3	42	48	n/a
Lawson Memorial Hospital, Golspie	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
Raigmore Hospital, Inverness	27	40	66	56
Belford Hospital, Fort Willian	3	73	90	n/a
Balfour Hospital, Kirkwall	3	3	29	n/a
Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ninewells Hospital, Dundee	61	41	104	72
Perth Royal Infirmary, Perth	34	45	82	71
Western Isles Hospital, Stornoway	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
Borders General Hospital, Melrose	21	26	62	41
Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries	36	21	59	35
Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline	48	55	114	75
Western General Hospital, Edinburgh	111	48	88	60
St John's Hospital, Livingston	31	39	94	56
Vale of Leven District General Hospital, Alexandria	12	21	53	28
Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock	13	14	40	23
Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley	18	16	35	27
Crosshouse Hospital , Kilmarnock	29	40	104	69
Ayr Hospital, Ayr	17	28	54	40
Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary, Falkirk	8	29	43	n/a
Stirling Royal Infirmary, Stirling	9	37	71	n/a
Monklands Hospital, Airdrie	15	21	140	48
Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride	18	27	39	35
Wishaw General Hospital, Carluke	39	28	85	53
Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow	38	35	54	46
Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow	21	43	78	72
Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow	18	40	128	52
Southern General Hospital, Glasgow	18	20	36	34
Western Infirmary, Glasgow	55	28	81	48
Scotland	784	38	276	69

Notes:

n/a: Not applicable due to small numbers.

1. Exclusions categories are patient died prior to receiving treatment, refused treatment, patient induced non-clinical delay and co-morbidities.

Operations are carried out within NHSScotland in a wide range of settings dependent on a number of factors including the complexity of the operation and the clinical and personal needs of the patient.

The information requested is given in the table Principal Operations carried out in NHSScotland by hospital, 1998 - 2005. A copy of which has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 38279).

The table shows trend data on the number of principal procedures carried out on patients admitted as inpatients or day cases to Scottish NHS hospitals.

In addition many operations are performed in out-patient clinics. The ISD website provides details of available national figures. Currently it is difficult to describe and quantify accurately the level of operations carried out in outpatients. ISD have been working with NHS boards to capture this information. Emerging findings are published in ISD’s “data developments” web pages at:

http://www.isdscotland.org/data_development.

Also, as a result of the development of new medical technology, changes in practice due to service re-design, more effective drug treatments and enhanced use of the skills of health care staff, patient care in NHSScotland is now undertaken by a variety of healthcare professionals in a range of care settings, including primary care and community locations.

The traditional activity figures focus on the hospital-provided services only. Those figures do not reflect the increasing amount of treatment that was formerly provided in hospitals but is now provided in local settings like GP surgeries and health centres.

Around 5.4 million patients were seen by hospital-based allied health professionals and “other technical departments” in the year ending 31 March 2005. In the same time period, there were over 1 million attendances at nurse-led clinics.

Data shows that despite rising breast cancer incidence survival is improving with 80% of women now alive more than five years after diagnosis, up from 60% in 1981.

Data on newly diagnosed cancers in Scotland are recorded on the Scottish Cancer Registry. The most recent year of data currently available is 2002. Data on deaths in Scotland are recorded by the General Register Office for Scotland. The most recent year of data currently available is 2004.

More comprehensive data on breast cancer can be found on the Scottish Health Statistics website at www.isdscotland.org\cancer_information.

(a) (i) Incidence (number of registrations) of female breast cancer (ICD-10 C50) by NHS Board Area of Residence, 1998-2002

	Year of Diagnosis
NHS Board Area	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Argyll and Clyde	275	301	336	294	328
Ayrshire and Arran	318	261	261	302	273
Borders	68	134	72	79	132
Dumfries and Galloway	107	112	128	128	129
Fife	196	214	327	190	215
Forth Valley	235	203	159	224	178
Grampian	317	390	373	345	414
Greater Glasgow	651	607	672	559	616
Highland	167	150	166	158	129
Lanarkshire	374	422	375	374	362
Lothian	549	548	499	566	590
Orkney	4	15	21	7	8
Shetland	26	8	7	20	5
Tayside	298	285	287	312	259
Western Isles	14	27	13	21	30
Scotland	3599	3677	3696	3579	3669

Source: Scottish Cancer Registry, Date extracted: November 2005.

(a) (ii) Incidence (Number of Registrations) of Female Breast Cancer (ICD-10 C50) by Scottish Parliamentary Constituency of Residence, 1998-2002

Scottish Parliamentary Constituency	Year of Diagnosis
	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Aberdeen Central	39	46	39	34	49
Aberdeen North	37	40	42	51	43
Aberdeen South	56	81	50	62	61
Airdrie and Shotts	44	41	67	49	44
Angus	52	82	59	49	71
Argyll and Bute	46	52	63	55	40
Ayr	82	54	42	59	73
Banff and Buchan	55	41	70	33	59
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	53	40	55	47	33
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley	78	66	43	80	56
Central Fife	33	47	80	29	45
Clydebank and Milngavie	66	44	66	54	27
Clydesdale	47	71	69	50	72
Coatbridge and Chryston	32	43	59	39	35
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth	39	42	55	39	34
Cunninghame North	61	57	48	74	64
Cunninghame South	41	36	51	35	39
Dumbarton	40	45	56	52	39
Dumfries	60	59	63	78	64
Dundee East	54	51	58	50	48
Dundee West	50	40	43	43	58
Dunfermline East	36	44	54	31	44
Dunfermline West	47	34	48	52	40
East Kilbride	74	53	45	76	42
East Lothian	61	55	86	38	66
Eastwood	58	60	96	52	71
Edinburgh Central	50	42	46	54	54
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh	51	62	60	61	61
Edinburgh North and Leith	49	65	58	57	57
Edinburgh Pentlands	47	47	43	69	43
Edinburgh South	64	57	45	68	50
Edinburgh West	57	70	58	69	76
Falkirk East	66	41	52	62	27
Falkirk West	53	63	45	45	48
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale	47	53	65	50	65
Glasgow Anniesland	52	68	48	38	52
Glasgow Baillieston	45	54	38	37	50
Glasgow Cathcart	60	37	46	39	38
Glasgow Govan	38	38	37	40	53
Glasgow Kelvin	39	29	28	29	43
Glasgow Maryhill	48	47	52	33	31
Glasgow Pollock	40	40	49	39	46
Glasgow Rutherglen	66	61	48	45	66
Glasgow Shettleston	40	32	50	49	40
Glasgow Springburn	45	46	47	52	47
Gordon	42	55	39	72	54
Greenock and Inverclyde	59	42	39	41	36
Hamilton North and Bellshill	56	58	30	44	55
Hamilton South	52	44	27	65	19
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber	72	59	49	64	60
Kilmarnock and Loudoun	56	48	77	53	41
Kirkcaldy	33	39	60	34	42
Linlithgow	60	46	32	46	51
Livingston	60	38	27	62	42
Midlothian	40	50	33	34	72
Moray	53	72	52	45	89
Motherwell and Wishaw	37	86	37	27	78
North East Fife	47	50	85	44	44
North Tayside	53	64	47	66	46
Ochil	64	46	43	72	49
Orkney Islands	4	15	21	7	8
Paisley North	36	43	49	40	62
Paisley South	40	36	50	50	59
Perth	79	42	69	97	31
Ross, Skye and Inverness West	42	51	62	46	35
Roxburgh and Berwickshire	41	70	33	40	68
Shetland Islands	26	8	7	20	5
Stirling	62	58	30	53	60
Strathkelvin and Bearsden	58	49	89	50	59
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale	37	79	47	46	81
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine	35	55	81	48	59
West Renfrewshire	43	65	41	41	67
Western Isles	14	27	13	21	30
Scotland	3599	3677	3696	3579	3669

Source: Scottish Cancer Registry, Date extracted: November 2005.

(b) (i) Mortality (Number of Death Registrations) from Female Breast Cancer (ICD‑10 C50) by NHS Board Area of Residence, 2000-04

NHS Board Area	Year of Death Registration
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Argyll and Clyde	91	97	80	97	118
Ayrshire and Arran	84	97	82	105	82
Borders	28	23	33	25	18
Dumfries and Galloway	41	35	28	40	45
Fife	86	66	76	76	72
Forth Valley	59	74	64	70	60
Grampian	95	116	95	102	98
Greater Glasgow	169	176	193	210	176
Highland	45	71	54	46	46
Lanarkshire	135	122	122	118	123
Lothian	164	147	155	141	124
Orkney	4	6	2	2	5
Shetland	4	4	5	4	2
Tayside	101	99	107	95	107
Western Isles	10	10	9	7	6
Scotland	1,116	1,143	1,105	1,138	1,082

Source: General Register Office for Scotland, Date extracted: November 2005.

(b) (ii) Mortality (Number of Death Registrations) from Female Breast Cancer (ICD-10 C50) by Scottish Parliamentary Constituency of Residence, 2000-04

Scottish Parliamentary Constituency	Year of Death Registration
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Aberdeen Central	9	15	9	14	8
Aberdeen North	19	9	7	11	20
Aberdeen South	16	19	15	17	8
Airdrie and Shotts	21	24	22	15	18
Angus	17	25	22	23	25
Argyll and Bute	16	18	13	20	22
Ayr	18	27	10	19	23
Banff and Buchan	11	18	11	13	17
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	7	20	14	14	16
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley	20	15	21	22	13
Central Fife	19	15	10	16	14
Clydebank and Milngavie	14	27	11	17	11
Clydesdale	16	22	21	23	21
Coatbridge and Chryston	13	13	16	15	10
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth	13	15	10	17	13
Cunninghame North	15	18	21	24	18
Cunninghame South	8	16	11	14	10
Dumbarton	13	11	10	9	14
Dumfries	23	17	15	21	26
Dundee East	25	21	14	17	20
Dundee West	21	7	20	14	21
Dunfermline East	16	12	14	11	12
Dunfermline West	17	11	17	10	17
East Kilbride	15	10	13	13	12
East Lothian	13	18	20	18	11
Eastwood	17	20	15	24	30
Edinburgh Central	23	9	12	15	11
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh	20	17	16	10	17
Edinburgh North and Leith	15	15	13	15	9
Edinburgh Pentlands	13	12	15	14	10
Edinburgh South	23	20	12	11	19
Edinburgh West	21	16	21	18	19
Falkirk East	16	19	15	20	19
Falkirk West	15	22	16	25	18
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale	18	17	12	18	19
Glasgow Anniesland	18	12	14	14	9
Glasgow Baillieston	10	9	13	7	12
Glasgow Cathcart	11	12	18	16	13
Glasgow Govan	10	12	14	11	11
Glasgow Kelvin	10	7	14	12	7
Glasgow Maryhill	12	12	14	9	8
Glasgow Pollock	14	18	16	21	14
Glasgow Rutherglen	19	12	14	24	15
Glasgow Shettleston	6	9	14	18	10
Glasgow Springburn	18	14	14	21	22
Gordon	7	12	15	14	13
Greenock and Inverclyde	18	15	9	16	14
Hamilton North and Bellshill	19	12	17	15	18
Hamilton South	15	10	14	7	10
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber	24	24	19	15	17
Kilmarnock and Loudoun	23	21	18	26	18
Kirkcaldy	15	12	13	15	14
Linlithgow	13	14	14	12	9
Livingston	7	10	9	15	8
Midlothian	13	11	18	9	8
Moray	19	21	19	11	19
Motherwell and Wishaw	26	17	16	15	24
North East Fife	19	16	22	24	15
North Tayside	19	18	23	16	17
Ochil	14	24	17	12	13
Orkney Islands	4	6	2	2	5
Paisley North	8	13	11	15	14
Paisley South	19	22	20	17	25
Perth	17	23	24	24	21
Ross, Skye and Inverness West	15	27	20	17	13
Roxburgh and Berwickshire	16	15	20	11	7
Shetland Islands	4	4	5	4	2
Stirling	15	12	19	14	11
Strathkelvin and Bearsden	9	14	17	17	23
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale	15	12	17	14	14
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine	14	21	19	21	12
West Renfrewshire	13	12	12	16	17
Western Isles	10	10	9	7	6
Scotland	1,116	1,143	1,105	1,138	1,082

Source: General Register Office for Scotland, Date extracted: November 2005.

The information is shown in the following table.

Patients Admitted to Acute Hospitals with a Diagnosis of Coronary Heart Disease, Year Ending December 1997-2004

Year Ending December	Number of Patients
1997	30,495
1998	30,710
1999	29,699
2000	28,900
2001	28,362
2002	28,510
2003	27,777
2004	26,634

Notes:

1. Up to six diagnoses (one main, five secondary) are recorded on SMR01 returns. Only main diagnosis has been used to select admissions for coronary heart disease. The International Classification of Diseases (ICD10) codes I20 to I25 have been used to identify admissions for coronary heart disease.

2. Includes areas of residence outside Scotland, No fixed abode and unknown.

The information requested is not held centrally.

The total cost to the NHS ofproviding private patients with care in NHS hospitals is recharged to these patientsby the hospitals responsible. The income recorded by NHS Scotland bodies from privatepatients in each of the last 10 years is as follows.

Year	£000
1995-96	3,234
1996-97	3,604
1997-98	4,410
1998-99	5,780
1999-2000	4,487
2000-01	4,467
2001-02	4,511
2002-03	5,499
2003-04	6,803
2004-05	7,291