§ Mr. AustinTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the cost of treating osteoporotic fractures in the last 12 months. [37321]
§ Mr. GalbraithNo estimate has been made of the cost of treating osteoporotic fractures in the last 12 months.
§ Mr. AustinTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the projected number of osteoporotic fractures in Scotland in the next 12 months and the number of(a) orthopaedic beds and (b) days of hospitalisation required to treat them. [37333]
§ Mr. GalbraithIt is for Health Boards to assess the needs of their resident population and to ensure that services are provided to meet these needs. The Scottish Needs Assessment Programme published a Report on Osteoporosis in April 1997 to assist Health Boards in this task.
§ Mr. AustinTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the number of visits and repeat visits to GPs in Scotland occasioned by osteoporosis. [37305]
§ Mr. GalbraithThe information is not available.
§ Mr. AustinTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage and number of(a) accidents and (b) orthopaedic hospital admissions in Scotland are directly attributable to osteoporosis. [37326]
§ Mr. GalbraithThe information requested is provided in the table.
It should be noted that the presence of osteoporosis may not always be diagnosed explicitly, since many cases are recorded as common fractures.
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Admission criteria in 1997 Accident Orthopaedics Number of admissions during 1997 68,701 76,007 Number of admission in 1997 where osteoporosis was recorded as main diagnostic condition 9 107 Percentage of admissions in 1997 where osteoporosis was recorded as main diagnostic condition 0.01 0.14 Number of admissions in 1997 where osteoporosis was recorded as any main diagnostic condition 734 372 Percentage of admissions in 1997 where osteoporosis was recorded as any main diagnostic condition 1.07 0.49
§ Mr. AustinTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many health authorities have an osteoporosis strategy in place; and if he will list them. [37309]
§ Mr. GalbraithThe information requested is not held centrally.
§ Mr. AustinTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what assessment he has made of the incidence of osteoporosis; and what estimate he has made of the cost of osteoporosis to the NHS in Scotland in the last 12 months. [37313]
§ Mr. GalbraithThe Scottish Needs Assessment Programme published a Needs Assessment Report on osteoporosis in April 1997. The Report estimated that, in Scotland, more than 40,000 men and in excess of 200,000 women aged over 50 have osteoporosis of the hip. Information of the estimated cost of osteoporosis to the NHS in Scotland in the last 12 months is not available.