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Reducing
under
-
age
conception
rates
was
a
Health
of
the
Nation
target
;
rates
peaked
at
over
9
per
1,000
females
aged
13
-
15
in
1990
and
again
in
1995
;
they
have
since
fallen
.
(A13)
Fertility: Conceptions
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Over
40%
of
abortions
in
1998
were
at
under
9
weeks
gestation
,
compared
with
nearly
34%
in
1986.
(A15)
Fertility: Abortions to residents
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20
&
over
(A15)
Fertility: Abortions to residents
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35
&
over
(A16)
Fertility: Contraception
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In
1998
over
70%
of
adults
aged
16
-
77
thought
their
health
was
good
or
very
good
.
(A5)
Indicators of the Nations Health: Trends in adults general health, longstanding illness and acute sickness
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Nearly
16%
of
the
population
is
aged
65
&
over
,
while
almost
23%
is
aged
under
18.
(A6)
Basic Population Data: Resident population estimates mid-year 2002, by age, persons & Department of Health Stretegic Health Authority
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The
percentage
of
adults
aged
16
and
over
who
smoke
cigarettes
fell
rapidly
during
the
late
seventies
and
early
eighties
but
has
since
levelled
out
at
29
%
-
28
%
for
men
,
and
26%
to
25%
for
women
.
(A7)
Health Related Behaviour: Prevalence of smoking cigarettes among persons aged 16 and over by gender and age
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Health
Related
Behaviour
:
Prevalence
of
smoking
cigarettes
among
persons
aged
16
and
over
by
gender
and
age
(A7)
Health Related Behaviour: Prevalence of smoking cigarettes among persons aged 16 and over by gender and age
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65
&
over
(A7)
Health Related Behaviour: Prevalence of smoking cigarettes among persons aged 16 and over by gender and age
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65
&
over
(A7)
Health Related Behaviour: Prevalence of smoking cigarettes among persons aged 16 and over by gender and age
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Health
Related
Behaviour
:
Prevalence
of
alcohol
consumption
above
21
/
14
units
a
week
for
men
/
women
aged
18
and
over
(A9)
Health Related Behaviour: Prevalence of alcohol consumption above 21/14 units a week for men/women aged 18 and over
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65
&
over
(A9)
Health Related Behaviour: Prevalence of alcohol consumption above 21/14 units a week for men/women aged 18 and over
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65
&
over
(A9)
Health Related Behaviour: Prevalence of alcohol consumption above 21/14 units a week for men/women aged 18 and over
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Maximum
daily
amount
had
drunk
last
week
,
by
persons
aged
16
and
over
,
by
gender
(A9b)
Maximum daily amount had drunk last week, by persons aged 16 and over, by gender
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Adults
65
&
over
(B10)
Community Health and Prevention: Community Dental Service activity
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Over
the
10
year
period
,
finished
consultant
episodes
have
increased
by
an
average
3
.
4
%
per
annum
.
(B11)
Hospital Inpatient Activity: Finished consultant episodes, by sector; NHS trusts
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75
&
over
(B12)
Hospital Inpatient Activity: Finished consultant episodes, by selected diagnostic group and age, year ending 31 March 1998
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65
&
over
(B14)
Hospital Inpatient Activity: Finished consultant episodes, all specialties by age group & sex, year ending 31 March
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Just
over
81%
of
patients
had
been
waiting
less
than
six
months
,
and
just
over
55%
had
been
waiting
less
than
three
months
.
(B17)
Inpatient Waiting Lists: Patients waiting for elective admission, September 2003, variation by specialty (ordinary admissions and day cases combined)
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Between
September
2002
and
September
2003,
the
number
of
patients
waiting
over
one
year
decreased
by
74,400.
(B17)
Inpatient Waiting Lists: Patients waiting for elective admission, September 2003, variation by specialty (ordinary admissions and day cases combined)
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who
waited
over
(B19)
Outpatient Waiting Times: Patients seen following GP written referral and time waited from referral to consultation - Quarter ended 30 September 2003
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65
&
over
(B24)
Mental Health & Learning Disability: Admissions to NHS hospitals under a learning disability specialty by sex and age group
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65
&
over
(B24)
Mental Health & Learning Disability: Admissions to NHS hospitals under a learning disability specialty by sex and age group
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The
highest
rates
are
for
men
aged
85
&
over
(
13
.
2
per
1,000
population
in
2000
-
01
)
.
(B25)
Mental Health & Learning Disability: Admissions to NHS hospitals under mental illness specialties by sex and age group
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85
&
over
(B25)
Mental Health & Learning Disability: Admissions to NHS hospitals under mental illness specialties by sex and age group
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85
&
over
(B25)
Mental Health & Learning Disability: Admissions to NHS hospitals under mental illness specialties by sex and age group
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617
million
prescription
items
were
dispensed
in
2002,
an
increase
of
23%
over
1997.
(B4)
Pharmaceutical Services: Prescription items dispensed in the community
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The
net
ingredient
cost
of
all
prescription
items
in
2002
was
£
6
,
847
million
,
an
increase
of
57%
or
38%
in
real
terms
over
1997.
(B4)
Pharmaceutical Services: Prescription items dispensed in the community
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The
average
net
ingredient
cost
per
prescription
item
was
£
11
.
10
,
an
increase
of
27%
or
12%
in
real
terms
over
1997.
(B4)
Pharmaceutical Services: Prescription items dispensed in the community
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16
&
over
(B9)
Community Health and Prevention: Vaccination and immunisation
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16
&
over
(C1)
Children: Looked after by local authorities at 31 March
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16
&
over
(C3)
Children: Adoptions from care
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3
years
&
over
(C3)
Children: Adoptions from care
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in
1999
/
2000
,
45%
of
young
people
leaving
care
aged
16
or
over
had
been
living
in
foster
placements
,
and
a
further
19%
in
childrens
homes
and
hostels
.
(C4)
Children: Aged 16 and over who ceased to be looked after by a local authority
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Half
of
care
leavers
aged
16
or
over
had
been
looked
after
continuously
for
more
than
two
years
,
although
a
quarter
had
been
looked
after
more
less
than
six
months
.
(C4)
Children: Aged 16 and over who ceased to be looked after by a local authority
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The
number
of
care
leavers
aged
16
or
over
has
been
falling
since
1994
/
95
.
(C4)
Children: Aged 16 and over who ceased to be looked after by a local authority
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Children
:
Aged
16
and
over
who
ceased
to
be
looked
after
by
a
local
authority
(C4)
Children: Aged 16 and over who ceased to be looked after by a local authority
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Although
the
number
of
households
receiving
services
has
decreased
over
the
period
1997
-
2002
,
the
number
of
contact
hours
increased
showing
increasing
intensity
of
service
.
(C6)
Adults: Home help and home care trends (all sectors)
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People
aged
65
and
over
(C7)
Adults: Local authority supported residents in staffed residential and nursing care at 31 March
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Over
7%
of
NHS
directly
employed
non
-
medical
staff
are
from
ethnic
minority
groups
-
broadly
in
line
with
the
working
population
of
England
.
(D4)
NHS Hospital and Community Health Services: Directly employed staff by ethnic group at 30 September 2002
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There
has
been
a
9%
fall
in
the
number
of
staff
working
in
local
authority
social
services
departments
over
the
last
5
years
.
(D8)
Staff of local authority social services departments at 30 September
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There
has
been
a
21%
fall
in
the
number
of
staff
working
in
local
authority
residential
care
over
the
same
period
.
(D8)
Staff of local authority social services departments at 30 September
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Around
30
major
publicly
funded
capital
schemes
,
each
with
a
total
cost
over
£
2
.
5
million
,
were
completed
on
site
during
2002
-
2003
.
(E3)
Analysis of strategic health authority, NHS trust and primary care trust expenditure (year end 31 March)
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Over
the
ten
year
period
from
1990
-
91
,
gross
expenditure
doubled
in
real
terms
.
(E4)
Historical trend in local authority personal social services expenditure
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