Written Question · S4W-26693 · Session 4
How many people (a) up to and (b) over 18 years of age have been discharged from psychiatric hospitals with a principal diagnosis of learni…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government how many people (a) up to and (b) over 18 years of age have been discharged from psychiatric hospitals with a principal diagnosis of learning disability in each year since 2010, broken down by NHS board.
The answer
Information on psychiatric inpatients and day case discharges is recorded in Scottish morbidity record 04 (SMR04). Data on SMR04 is routinely published by financial year and 2013-14 is the latest year for which information is available.
Due to the small number of patients, an NHS board breakdown is not possible for those aged 17 or under.
Table 1: The number of patients aged 18 or over1 discharged from psychiatric hospitals in Scotland2,3, with a main diagnosis of learning disability4,5, 2010-11 to 2013-14, by NHS board of treatment6,7,8.
NHS board of treatment
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
Ayrshire and Arran
29
27
29
38
Borders
*
7
8
*
Dumfries and Galloway
25
22
20
19
Fife
*
32
31
28
Forth Valley
18
18
29
26
Grampian
20
22
37
24
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
53
39
68
49
Highland
14
7
14
*
Lanarkshire
15
23
19
18
Lothian
47
44
50
42
Tayside
52
43
40
39
Western Isles
*
0
0
*
Scotland
288
284
345
303
Table 2: The number of patients aged 17 or under1 discharged from psychiatric hospitals in Scotland2,3, with a main diagnosis of learning disability4,5, 2010-11 to 2013-14, Scotland total.
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
Scotland
72
69
63
63
* Indicates values that have been suppressed due to the potential risk of disclosure.
1. Age on discharge from facility.
2. Psychiatric inpatient and day case activity is recorded in Scottish morbidity record 04 (SMR04).
3. Data from the State Hospital (Carstairs) have been excluded.
4. In order to define learning disability the following ICD-10 codes have been used – F70-F89. The SMR04 dataset has space to record a main discharge diagnosis and up to five secondary discharge diagnoses, this analysis looks at the main diagnosis position only. For SMR04 records, diagnosis is recorded on admission and discharge. For this analysis, only diagnosis on discharge has been used.
5. Some board areas record admissions for respite care as SMR04 returns whereas others do not. This is due to differences in models of service delivery.
6. Where the data was assigned to a non-NHS provider, patients were allocated to an NHS board based on the location of the facility they were treated in.
7. Orkney and Shetland are not included in the table as there are no SMR04 hospitals in these NHS boards.
8. Patients are only counted once in each year under the first NHS board in which they were discharged.
Due to the small number of patients, an NHS board breakdown is not possible for those aged 17 or under.
Table 1: The number of patients aged 18 or over1 discharged from psychiatric hospitals in Scotland2,3, with a main diagnosis of learning disability4,5, 2010-11 to 2013-14, by NHS board of treatment6,7,8.
NHS board of treatment
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
Ayrshire and Arran
29
27
29
38
Borders
*
7
8
*
Dumfries and Galloway
25
22
20
19
Fife
*
32
31
28
Forth Valley
18
18
29
26
Grampian
20
22
37
24
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
53
39
68
49
Highland
14
7
14
*
Lanarkshire
15
23
19
18
Lothian
47
44
50
42
Tayside
52
43
40
39
Western Isles
*
0
0
*
Scotland
288
284
345
303
Table 2: The number of patients aged 17 or under1 discharged from psychiatric hospitals in Scotland2,3, with a main diagnosis of learning disability4,5, 2010-11 to 2013-14, Scotland total.
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
Scotland
72
69
63
63
* Indicates values that have been suppressed due to the potential risk of disclosure.
1. Age on discharge from facility.
2. Psychiatric inpatient and day case activity is recorded in Scottish morbidity record 04 (SMR04).
3. Data from the State Hospital (Carstairs) have been excluded.
4. In order to define learning disability the following ICD-10 codes have been used – F70-F89. The SMR04 dataset has space to record a main discharge diagnosis and up to five secondary discharge diagnoses, this analysis looks at the main diagnosis position only. For SMR04 records, diagnosis is recorded on admission and discharge. For this analysis, only diagnosis on discharge has been used.
5. Some board areas record admissions for respite care as SMR04 returns whereas others do not. This is due to differences in models of service delivery.
6. Where the data was assigned to a non-NHS provider, patients were allocated to an NHS board based on the location of the facility they were treated in.
7. Orkney and Shetland are not included in the table as there are no SMR04 hospitals in these NHS boards.
8. Patients are only counted once in each year under the first NHS board in which they were discharged.
In the Official Report
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