Asthma: NHS board data

Routine data on asthma in primary and secondary care are available by NHS Board in Scotland.

Table 1 shows the estimated prevalence of asthma in 2007/08 by health board based on Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) figures for Scotland. Note that the data are not age-standardised (as age and sex are not available) and that some of the variation in prevalence may therefore be explained by age. Note too that the prevalence estimates for Shetland are relatively unstable, as they are based on one nGMS practice only (Shetland's practices are predominantly non-GMS).

Table 1. Prevalence of asthma based on inclusion in practice QOF asthma register; nGMS practices, Scotland, 2007/08. Source ISD Scotland.

NHS Board	Total register size	Combined list size	Crude prevalence (%)
Ayrshire & Arran	19,637	352,198	5.58
Borders	6,206	103,938	5.97
Dumfries & Galloway	8,273	147,494	5.61
Fife	18,481	325,678	5.67
Forth Valley	15,090	279,271	5.40
Grampian	25,420	449,185	5.66
Greater Glasgow & Clyde	66,455	1,260,461	5.27
Highland	17,620	307,856	5.72
Lanarkshire	31,339	549,593	5.70
Lothian	37,564	684,708	5.49
Orkney	554	9,260	5.98
Shetland	86	1,022	8.41
Tayside	22,230	411,169	5.41
Western Isles	265	5,264	5.03

Note. Further information on these figures and on data from the Quality and Outcomes Framework is available on ISD's Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) web pages.

Table 2 shows "new" admission rates (see note below table) for asthma by NHS Board in financial years 2003/04 to 2007/08. The figures for Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles are based on relatively small numbers of admissions and so should be treated with caution. Among other boards, Borders, Lanarkshire and Tayside had the highest and Grampian, Dumfries & Galloway and Fife the lowest admission rates.

Table 2. Crude incidence of hospital admission for asthma per 100,000 population by NHS Board and financial year, Scotland. Source ISD Scotland.

NHS Board	2003/04	2004/05	2005/06	2006/07	2007/08
Ayrshire & Arran	64	74	65	77	66
Borders	64	82	68	72	73
Dumfries & Galloway	51	69	62	63	60
Fife	61	70	49	62	57
Forth Valley	64	75	53	73	66
Grampian	64	66	55	69	53
Greater Glasgow & Clyde	61	66	59	72	64
Highland	66	61	61	83	65
Lanarkshire	59	75	69	81	68
Lothian	60	63	68	75	65
Orkney	62	97	41	96	86
Shetland	69	59	91	82	46
Tayside	64	82	64	73	68
Western Isles	123	99	99	102	57
All Residents in Scotland	62	69	61	74	64

Note. These figures are restricted to "new" admissions for asthma by excluding admissions where there had been an admission in the previous 10 years. Asthma was defined using ICD 10 codes J45 and J46. These figures include both elective and emergency admissions and are not adjusted for age or sex. Further information on these figures is available on the ISD inpatient, day case and outpatient activity web pages.

 

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