How many patients in each NHS board area with type 1 diabetes began insulin pump therapy in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009 and (d) 2010 and h…

Information on the percentage of people with type 1 diabetes on insulin pump therapy, in each NHS board, between 2007 and 2009 was provided in the answer to question S3W-21510 on 10 March 2009.
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Data on insulin pump provision in each NHS board is included in both the 2009 and 2010 Diabetes Surveys. These can be accessed at:
http://www.diabetesinscotland.org.uk/Publications.aspx?catId=3
This information is set out within the following table:
INSULIN PUMP PROVISION IN SCOTLAND 2009 – 2010 BROKEN DOWN BY NHS BOARD
NHS BOARD
TYPE 1 POPULATION 2009
NUMBER OF PUMPS 2009
PERCENTAGE
2009
TYPE 1 POPULATION 2010
NUMBER OF PUMPS 2010
PERCENTAGE 2010
Ayrshire & Arran
2,234
9
0.40%
2,238
18
0.80%
Borders
596
23
3.90%
601
29
4.80%
Dumfries & Galloway
871
12
1.40%
888
20
2.30%
Fife
1,896
83
4.40%
1,911
113
5.90%
Forth Valley
1,526
24
1.60%
1,568
40
2.60%
Grampian
2,976
59
2.00%
3,045
63
2.10%
Greater Glasgow & Clyde
5,923
56
0.90%
6,115
67
1.10%
Highland
1,688
19
1.10%
1,706
18
1.10%
Lanarkshire
3,454
38
1.10%
3,480
45
1.30%
Lothian
4,019
142
3.50%
4,109
173
4.20%
Orkney
118
3
2.50%
116
3
2.60%
Shetland
114
2
1.80%
119
2
1.70%
Tayside
1,771
82
4.60%
1,837
104
5.70%
Western Isles
181
1
0.60%
177
1
0.60%
Scotland
27,367
553
2.00%
27,910
696
2.50%
Data on insulin pump provision in each NHS board for 2011 is not yet centrally held but will be included in the Diabetes Survey 2011 when it is published next year.