Written Question · S1W-19626 · Session 1
How many people have been diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis since 1995 broken down by health board area, year and gender.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis since 1995 broken down by health board area, year and gender.
The answer
The information requested is not available centrally. However, estimated all-Scotland figures for patients seen by general practitioners for myalgic encephalomyelitis, based on a sample of Scottish general practices participating in the Continuous Morbidity Recording System for the years from 1999, are given in the table. Due to differences in code descriptors it is not possible to provide information for myalgic encephalomyelitis prior to 1999. Estimated number of patients seen by GPs for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
Year | January-December | January-July
1999 | 5,800 |
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2000 | 8,000 |
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2001 |
- | 5,400
Year | January-December | January-July
1999 | 5,800 |
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2000 | 8,000 |
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2001 |
- | 5,400
In the Official Report
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