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• Cerebrovascular disease develops as a result of problems with the blood vessels supplying the brain. The incidence rate for cerebrovascular disease decreased over the last decade by 9.1%. Incidence rates were consistently higher in males than females.
• In the last decade, the mortality rate for cerebrovascular disease decreased by 35.1%.
• The mortality rate for cerebrovascular disease in the most deprived areas was 39.5% higher than in the least deprived areas in 2016.
• The percentage of people surviving 30 days or more following their first emergency admission to hospital with a stroke improved slightly over the last ten years from 81.5% in 2007/08 to 85.3% in 2016/17.
• The number of prescriptions for drugs to treat diseases of the circulation increased by 3.5% in the last ten years. Despite this increase, the cost of prescriptions dispensed for these drugs has fallen by 37.7% over the last ten years to £124.0 million in 2016/17, reflecting falls in drug prices for these conditions.

• There has been a steady downward trend in deaths from coronary heart disease in Scotland and the rest of the UK over the last ten years. In Scotland, the mortality rate fell by 39.6% between 2007 and 2016. However, coronary heart disease is still a leading cause of death and a national clinical priority for Scotland.
• The incidence rate for coronary heart disease decreased over the past decade by 26.7%. Incidence rates for coronary heart disease remain consistently higher in males than females.
• The reduction in all-age mortality rates for coronary heart disease was seen in both the most and least deprived communities. The percentage reduction in deaths in the most deprived category (36.1%) over the last ten years was larger than that in the least deprived category (31.7%).
• For an individual admitted to hospital as an emergency with their first heart attack, their chances of surviving at least 30 days improved over the last ten years from 86.0% to 92.9%.
• The number of prescriptions for drugs to treat diseases of the circulation increased by 3.5% in the last ten years. Despite this, the cost of prescriptions dispensed for these drugs has fallen by 37.7% over the last ten years to £124.0 million in 2016/17, reflecting falls in drug prices for these conditions.

• The total cost of provision of General Dental Services and Public Dental Services increased by £2.8 million (0.5%) compared to 2015/16.
• £354.9 million was paid to dentists, compared to £349.5 million in the previous year.
• The total value of allowance payments increased by £1.2m (2.1%) compared to 2015/16.

During the week ending 21 January 2018:

• There were 22,963 attendances at Emergency Departments across Scotland.
• 86.6% of people attending Emergency Departments were seen and subsequently admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours.
• 445 (1.9%) patients spent more than 8 hours in an Emergency Department.
• 95 (0.4%) patients spent more than 12 hours in an Emergency Department.The information from this publication is included in NHS Performs.

Registration

• 92.5% of the Scottish population of 5.4 million is registered with an NHS dentist as at 30 September 2017.
• Children are more likely to be registered with an NHS dentist than adults (93.8% and 92.2% respectively).
• 96.0% of adults living in the most deprived areas are registered with an NHS dentist compared to 86.5% in the least deprived areas.
• Registration rates between children living in the most and least deprived areas are similar.

Contact with a Dentist (Participation)

• As at 30 September 2017, 7 out of 10 registered patients (3.5 million) had seen an NHS dentist within the last two years.
• Children are more likely than adults to have seen an NHS dentist within the last two years (84.5% compared to 67.4%).
• Children and adults from the most deprived areas were less likely to have seen their dentist within the last two years than those from the least deprived areas (80.5% compared to 89.5% of children and 62.9% compared to 73.5% of adults).

During the week ending 14 January 2018:

• There were 22,883 attendances at Emergency Departments across Scotland.
• 85.8% of people attending Emergency Departments were admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours.
• 552 (2.4%) patients spent more than 8 hours in an Emergency Department.
• 118 (0.5%) patients spent more than 12 hours in an Emergency Department.

The information from this publication is included in NHS Performs.

The data extract is presented as downloadable text (.csv) file and covers practice level prescribing for the month of October 2017. A dashboard will also be available to enable preview the data without downloading the large file. The data extract will also feed into existing dashboards which present historical data already published elsewhere on the ISD website (in the December 2017 Summary stats dashboard).

• In November 2017, 41,104 days were spent in hospital by people whose discharge was delayed. This is a decrease of 10% compared with 45,639 days in November 2016.
• The average number of beds occupied per day in November 2017 was 1,370. In October, the daily average was 1,399.
• At the November 2017 census point, there were 1,413 people delayed. This is a decrease of 6% compared with 1,509 people delayed at the census point in November 2016.
• Of those delayed at the November 2017 census point, 1,155 were delayed more than three days. The most common reason for delays over three days was health and social care reasons (866), followed by complex needs (258) then patient and family-related reasons (31).

During the week ending 07 January 2018:

• There were 25,280 attendances at Emergency Departments across Scotland.
• 77.9% of people attending Emergency Departments were seen and subsequently admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours.
• 1449 (5.7%) patients spent more than 8 hours in an Emergency Department.
• 470 (1.9%) patients spent more than 12 hours in an Emergency Department.

The information from this publication is included in NHS Performs.

During the week ending 31 December 2017:

• There were 25,865 attendances at Emergency Departments across Scotland.
• 78.0% of people attending Emergency Departments were seen and subsequently admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours.
• 1156 (4.5%) patients spent more than 8 hours in an Emergency Department.
• 272 (1.1%) patients spent more than 12 hours in an Emergency Department.

The information from this publication is included in NHS Performs.

• The total number of planned operations across NHSScotland during November 2017 was 30,820, a decrease of 2.9% from 31,730 during November 2016.
• 2,720 operations (8.8% of planned operations) were cancelled in November 2017, ranging from 5.4% to 15.3% across individual NHS Boards. This compares to 2,871 (9.0%) in November 2016.
• Of all planned operations: 977 (3.2%) were cancelled by the patient; 995 (3.2%) were cancelled by the hospital based on clinical reasons; 664 (2.2%) were cancelled by the hospital due to capacity or non-clinical reasons; 84 (0.3%) were cancelled due to other reasons.

During November 2017:

• There were 132,218 attendances at A&E services in Scotland.93.3% of attendances at A&E services were seen and resulted in a subsequent admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours
• 929 (0.7%) patients spent more than 8 hours in an A&E department
• 218 (0.2%) patients spent more than 12 hours in an A&E department
• 25.6% of attendances led to an admission to hospital

During the week ending 24 December 2017:

• There were 26,569 attendances at Emergency Departments across Scotland.
• 83.3% of people attending Emergency Departments were seen and subsequently admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours.
• 606 (2.3%) patients spent more than 8 hours in an Emergency Department.
• 95 (0.4%) patients spent more than 12 hours in an Emergency Department.

The information from this publication is included in NHS Performs.