Written Question · S1W-25157 · Session 1
What the average number of GP referrals to local substance misuse services is in (a) the current year and (b) each of the last three years,…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average number of GP referrals to local substance misuse services is in (a) the current year and (b) each of the last three years, broken down by NHS board area.
The answer
Information on the average number of GP referrals to local substance misuse services is not held centrally. However, the following table provides information on the source of referral recorded by new individual patients attending specialist drug services and reported to the Scottish Drug Misuse Database during 1998-99 to 2000-01. Information for 2001-02 is not yet available.Source of Referrals to Specialist Drug Services1,2,3.Years Ending 31 March.New Individual Patients/Clients Only. | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01
Number of Referrals | % of Referrals | Number of Referrals | % of Referrals | Number of Referrals | % of Referrals
Scotland | 7,413 | 100 | 8,930 | 100 | 9,170 | 100
Self | 2,514 | 34 | 2,844 | 32 | 2,944 | 32
GP | 3,207 | 43 | 4,045 | 45 | 3,902 | 43
Other4 | 1,692 | 23 | 2,041 | 23 | 2,324 | 25
Notes:1. Reports to the Scottish Drug Misuse Database, relating to new patients. "New" is defined as (a) the person is attending the particular service for the first time ever or (b) the person has attended before but not within the previous six months.2. All figures in this table exclude penal establishment inmates and information received from needle exchanges.3. Specialist Drug Services includes statutory and non-statutory services, specialist social work teams and residential rehabilitation services.4. Other includes family, friends, specialist drug services and non-specialist services.
Number of Referrals | % of Referrals | Number of Referrals | % of Referrals | Number of Referrals | % of Referrals
Scotland | 7,413 | 100 | 8,930 | 100 | 9,170 | 100
Self | 2,514 | 34 | 2,844 | 32 | 2,944 | 32
GP | 3,207 | 43 | 4,045 | 45 | 3,902 | 43
Other4 | 1,692 | 23 | 2,041 | 23 | 2,324 | 25
Notes:1. Reports to the Scottish Drug Misuse Database, relating to new patients. "New" is defined as (a) the person is attending the particular service for the first time ever or (b) the person has attended before but not within the previous six months.2. All figures in this table exclude penal establishment inmates and information received from needle exchanges.3. Specialist Drug Services includes statutory and non-statutory services, specialist social work teams and residential rehabilitation services.4. Other includes family, friends, specialist drug services and non-specialist services.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-25157 by reference.