1. NHS Fife Annual Review, 2015-16
Improving
Declining
Emergency Admissions
End of Life
Cancer Mortality Rate, Under 75 Years of Age
The rate of emergency admissions has increased by 14% since 2011/12
The % of people spending the final 6 months of their lives in their home or in a homely increased between 2009/10 and 2012/13 with a slight reduction in 2013/14
Since 2006 there has been a downward trend (16%) in the rate of deaths from Cancer
Healthy Birthweight
Staff Absence
Life Expectancy
Since 2011 the % of babies born at a healthy weight has increased by around 1.5%
The staff absence rate shows sings of recovery improving in 2015/16
Life expectancy for both males and females has increased in the last 10 years, remaining above the Scottish average (figures in parentheses)
MALE FEMALE
(73.8) 79.4 (79.0)
(77.1) 81.5 (81.1)
Alcohol-related Hospital Discharges
Hospital Standardised Mortality Rate
The HSMR measured jointly at Victoria and Queen Margaret Hospitals increased during the final quarter of 2015
Adult (Age 16+) Smoking Rate
The % of adult smokers has been on a downward trend, decreasing from 31% in 2000/01 to 22.7% in 2012/13
Hospital discharges where admission was alcohol related fell slightly in 2014/15