How many children have been recorded as being admitted to hospital with asthma symptoms in each year since 2007, broken down by NHS board.

The following table shows the number of patients aged 14 and under, who had a main diagnosis asthma recorded during a hospital admission for the financial years ending 31 March 2007 to 31 March 2010.
NHS Board of Residence
Main Diagnosis
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
NHS Ayrshire & Arran
Asthma or severe asthma
129
123
121
125
NHS Borders
Asthma or severe asthma
34
29
33
37
NHS Dumfries & Galloway
Asthma or severe asthma
59
42
62
44
NHS Fife
Asthma or severe asthma
132
98
138
112
NHS Forth Valley
Asthma or severe asthma
120
113
102
83
NHS Grampian
Asthma or severe asthma
218
152
157
136
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Asthma or severe asthma
419
332
405
413
NHS Highland
Asthma or severe asthma
129
100
113
95
NHS Lanarkshire
Asthma or severe asthma
263
208
213
196
NHS Lothian
Asthma or severe asthma
315
238
295
235
NHS Orkney Islands
Asthma or severe asthma
11
7
6
3
NHS Shetland Islands
Asthma or severe asthma
16
5
5
8
NHS Tayside
Asthma or severe asthma
223
183
204
142
NHS Western Isles
Asthma or severe asthma
12
6
5
10
Other
Asthma or severe asthma
26
21
36
19
NHS Scotland

Asthma or severe asthma
2,104
1,656
1,893
1,655
Source: ISD Scotland SMR01
Note: The main diagnosis position has been used to identify the patients with a hospital episode for asthma or acute severe asthma. The following ICD10 codes have been used:
J45.- Asthma
J46.- Acute severe asthma
NHS Board ‘Other’ includes patients resident outwith Scotland, with no fixed abode or residence unknown.