NHS Board Summary for NHS Highlands: Data for 2010/11

Indicator / Performance / Data source / Notes on data / Publications
QIS Sexual Health Standards – Self Assessment
6.170% of women seeking termination of pregnancy undergo the procedure at 9 weeks gestation or earlier. / 65.0%
(53.3% in 2009) / Notifications (to Chief Medical Officer for Scotland) of abortions performed under the Abortion Act 1967 / Data for 2010
It is not possible to report on terminations performed exactly 9 weeks gestation therefore the indicator refers to those performed at under 63 days gestation. / Routine ISD Termination of Pregnancy update on 2010 data.
Termination of Pregnancy Key Clinical Indicator report on 2010 data.
8.260 or more females per 1000 females of reproductive age per year are prescribed intrauterine and implantable contraceptives. / 79.4 per 1,000
(64.8 per 1,000 in 2009/10) / Primary care:
Prescribing Information System, ISD Scotland
Acute dispensing:
Data submitted by individual NHS health boards on proforma. / Data for financial year 2010/11
Data is taken from dispensing and supply figures which are accepted as a measure of uptake however may indicate a level of stock retention.
Very long lasting methods only included (Implanon, Mirena and IUDs). / Long Acting Reversible Methods of Contraception Key Clinical Indicator report on 2010/11 data
QIS Sexual Health Standards – Not included in self-assessment
3.1 60% of chlamydia tests per year are taken from males and females aged under 25 years. / Men – 43.5%
(41.4% in 2009)
Women – 47.5%
(45.3% in 2009) / Proforma was sent to each of the NHS laboratories that perform chlamydia testing in Scotland by Health Protection Scotland (HPS). / Data for 2010
The data are presented by NHS board area of testing and not by NHS board of residence of those undergoing chlamydia testing. / Chlamydia Key Clinical Indicator report on 2010 data
3.2 The annual rate of chlamydia tests performed in the NHS board area is greater than 100 per 1000 males aged 15-24 years. / 62 per 1000
(57 in 2009) / Proforma was sent to each of the NHS laboratories that perform chlamydia testing in Scotland by Health Protection Scotland (HPS). / Data for 2010 / Chlamydia Key Clinical Indicator report on 2010 data
3.3 The annual rate of chlamydia tests performed in the NHS board area is greater than 300 per 1000 females aged 15-24 years. / 220 per 1000
(227 in 2009) / Proforma was sent to each of the NHS laboratories that perform chlamydia testing in Scotland by Health Protection Scotland (HPS). / Data for 2010 / Chlamydia Key Clinical Indicator report on 2010 data
Non QIS Sexual Health Indicators – Based on population sub-groups featured in Scotland’s Sexual Health Information report
Teenage pregnancy (rate per 1000) for <16 year olds / 5.2 per 1000
(5.6 in 2008) / Notifications (to Chief Medical Officer for Scotland) of abortions performed under the Abortion Act 1967
Birth registrations / Data for 2009
Denominator is female population aged 13-15 / Routine ISD Teenage Pregnancy update on 2009 data
Teenage pregnancy (rate per 1000) for <20 year olds / 48.0 per 1000
(49.8 in 2008) / Notifications (to Chief Medical Officer for Scotland) of abortions performed under the Abortion Act 1967
Birth registrations / Data for 2009
Denominator is female population aged 15-19 / Routine ISD Teenage Pregnancy update on 2009 data
Rate of abortion (rate per 1000) for <25 year olds / 18.6 per 1000
(16.3 in 2009) / Notifications (to Chief Medical Officer for Scotland) of abortions performed under the Abortion Act 1967 / Data for 2010
Denominator is female population aged 15-24 / Routine ISD Termination of Pregnancy update on 2010 data.
Rate of abortion (rate per 1000) for 25-44 year olds / 7.1 per 1000
(5.6 in 2009) / Notifications (to Chief Medical Officer for Scotland) of abortions performed under the Abortion Act 1967 / Data for 2010
Denominator is female population aged 25-44 / Routine ISD Termination of Pregnancy update on 2010 data.