How many babies have been treated for congenital heart disease in each NHS board in each of the last five years.

Data for babies treated for congenital heart disease are available from a number of different sources. National data on babies born with congenital anomalies are collected centrally in Scotland and these data are believed to provide the best estimate of the birth prevalence of congenital heart disease as they include babies who have a congenital anomaly of the heart detected at birth or within one year of birth. However, some babies who present with a congenital anomaly on death are included in the figures but may not have been treated prior to detection/death. Also any baby with an incidental mention of congenital heart disease whilst being treated for another related condition will also be included.
Data included below refer to single births only, congenital anomalies of the heart and exclude anomalies affecting the great vessels. To allow follow up during infancy a period of one year from birth must elapse therefore the latest year of available data is 2009.
Table 1
- the number of babies born in Scotland detected with congenital heart anomalies at birth or during infancy by NHS board of residence for the years 2005 to 2009:
Numbers
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Scotland
295
270
306
287
304
Ayrshire and Arran
32
16
26
27
25
Borders
*
6
*
5
*
Dumfries and Galloway
7
8
*
8
*
Fife
21
17
24
16
31
Forth Valley
14
13
15
10
12
Grampian
54
37
41
38
40
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
59
51
54
64
55
Highland
34
42
36
32
54
Lanarkshire
18
25
29
30
24
Lothian
33
32
51
38
29
Tayside
14
18
15
13
19
Island NHS Boards
*
5
9
6
6
Source – ISD Scotland.
Data are also collected centrally on the numbers of paediatric cardiac treatments carried out in children aged 0 to 16.
Table 2
- the Numbers of Paediatric Cardiac Treatments Undertaken in the Years 2004-05 to 2010-11 by NHS Board**
NHS Board
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
Scotland
509
545
525
507
532
558
Argyll and Clyde
49
50

Ayrshire and Arran
45
49
30
36
38
54
Borders
9
10
8
7
7
7
Dumfries and Galloway
22
14
22
13
15
10
Fife
27
32
29
43
41
41
Forth Valley
21
43
44
32
29
33
Grampian
23
33
39
39
37
59
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
115
113
144
143
168
161
Highland
23
22
33
22
12
19
Lanarkshire
72
77
79
64
69
64
Lothian
66
69
52
66
63
59
Tayside
33
28
41
34
49
47
Island NHS Boards
*
5
*
8
*
*
Source: National Services Division.
Notes:
*Indicates a value that has been suppressed due to the potential risk of disclosure and to help maintain patient confidentiality.
**Numbers include children aged 0 to 16 years and both cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology procedures.