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Written Question · S3W-36268 · Session 3

What the hospital (a) admission and (b) readmission rates are for people with asthma, broken down by NHS board.

Answered Asked by Nanette Milne Con Lodged 14 Sep 2010

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the hospital (a) admission and (b) readmission rates are for people with asthma, broken down by NHS board.

The answer

Answered by Shona Robison on 27 Sep 2010 · 13 days after it was lodged, on time

The following table shows the number of hospital stays where asthma is recorded as the main diagnosis at the beginning of the hospital stay and the number of emergency readmissions for asthma within 28 days of a previous hospital stay for asthma for year ending 31 March 2010. The table also shows the admission and readmission rates per 100,000 population.
Number of Hospital Stays where Asthma is Recorded as the Main Diagnosis at the Beginning of the Hospital Stay and Number of Emergency Readmissions for Asthma within 28 days of a Previous Hospital Stay for Asthma, Year Ending 31 March 2010P
NHS Board of Residence
| Number of Asthma Hospital Stays
| Rate per 100,000 Population
| Number of Asthma Emergency Readmissions within 28 days
| Rate per 100,000 Population

NHS Ayrshire and Arran
| 520
| 141.6
| 46
| 12.5

NHS Borders
| 118
| 104.7
| 5
| 4.4

NHS Dumfries and Galloway
| 158
| 106.4
| 11
| 7.4

NHS Fife
| 417
| 114.8
| 38
| 10.5

NHS Forth Valley
| 311
| 106.7
| 33
| 11.3

NHS Grampian
| 555
| 101.8
| 44
| 8.1

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
| 1,644
| 137.1
| 97
| 8.1

NHS Highland
| 403
| 129.8
|

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