How many deaths in (a) NHS Grampian and (b) NHS Tayside hospitals from 1999 to 2007 were drug-related and, of these, how many were individu…

Answered Asked by Richard Baker Lab Lodged 19 Feb 2008

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many deaths in (a) NHS Grampian and (b) NHS Tayside hospitals from 1999 to 2007 were drug-related and, of these, how many were individuals aged (i) under 18, (ii) 18 to 29, (iii) 30 to 55 and (iv) over 55.

The answer

Answered by Shona Robison on 29 Feb 2008 · 10 days after it was lodged, on time

The information requested is given in the following tables for 1999 to 2006. The definition of drug-related deaths which was used to produce these figures is described in an annual paper entitled Drug-related Deaths in Scotland, which can be found on the website of the General Register Office for Scotland, at:
http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/drug-related-deaths/drug-related-deaths-in-scotland-2006/index.html.
Figures for 2007 will be available in August 2008.
Drug-Related Deaths in NHS Grampian Hospitals, 1999-2006
Year
| All Ages
| Age Group

Under 18
| 18-29
| 30-55
| over 55

1999
| 6
|
-
| 1
| 5
|
-

2000
| 2
|
-
|
-
| 2
|
-

2001
| 11
| 1
| 5
| 5
|
-

2002
| 1
|
-
| 1
|
-
|
-

2003
| 1
|
-
|
-
| 1
|
-

2004
| 5
|
-
| 3
| 2
|

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-10012 by reference.