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The number of Scottish domiciled enrolments at Scottish Higher Education Institutions studying health professional courses are included in the following table.

Scottish Government is continuing discussions with Information Services Division regarding further IVF data collection, including third cycle data, within the confines of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act.

Information on the number of people who have been referred to private weight management programmes in each NHS board area in each year since 2007 is not held centrally.

The Scottish Government and NHSScotland are fully committed to ensuring that the values of equality and diversity are respected by, and reflected in, our policies and practice. We work with a number of organisations to support health boards to embed the principles articulated in our national Partnership Information Network (PIN) policy: “Embracing Equality, Diversity and Human Rights in NHSScotland”, accessible at: .

The PIN policy includes specific provisions outlining the content of mandatory diversity training for all NHS Scotland employees. Additionally, through our national partnership with Stonewall Scotland, and through our membership of the Business Disability Forum, health boards can access consultative advice and support in order to promote best practice in the delivery of local equality training.

NHS Scotland health boards, as employers, are responsible for the delivery and monitoring of equality training provided to employees. Our national Partnership Information Network (PIN) policy: “Embracing Equality, Diversity and Human Rights in NHSScotland, accessible at: explicitly requires that all staff are provided with equality training and outlines a number of the common and core principles that should inform the content of that training. The PIN policy further includes specific guidance on monitoring the impact of local activity against health boards’ legislative responsibilities flowing from the Public Sector Equality Duty.

To ensure that local equality training is relevant and effective, health board human resources and equality leads are required to develop and deliver training in partnership with professional organisation representatives, trade unions and staff. Boards are also able to consult with the professional organisations with which we retain national membership/partnership arrangements, including Stonewall Scotland and the Business Disability Forum.

The Scottish Government recognises the importance of horse racing to rural economies and communities and has a good relationship and holds regular meetings with Scottish Racing to examine ways to expand its reach and impact. Scottish Racing’s annual review assess the economic impact of the sector and detailed that racing in Scotland generated £302 million of revenues and sustained 3,430 jobs in 2016.

Visit Scotland works closely with Scottish Racing to promote Scottish race courses and their events with free business listings via VisitScotland.com. Visit Scotland also produced a blog in conjunction with Scottish Racing that has featured prominently on the Visit Scotland website since its publication in June. The blog promotes Scottish Racing as a great family day out.

The information requested is not held centrally by the Scottish Government.

Excessive drinking over a period of years may lead to a condition known as alcohol-related brain damage. This condition can cause problems with memory, learning and other cognitive skills. The Scottish Government provides funding to NHS Boards to work with Integration Authorities to provide services that meet the health needs of the local population, including people with alcohol-related brain injury. We expect alcohol services, mental health services and social services to work jointly and in a holistic way, so that people with alcohol-related brain injury receive the help they need to recover and any underlying mental health issues are addressed.

In financial year 2016-17 there were 661 Scottish residents who had at least one admission to a general acute hospital with a diagnosis of alcohol-related brain damage. See following table for breakdown of numbers at NHS Board level across financial years 2007-08 to 2016-17.

Table: Number of people with at least one hospital admission with diagnosis of alcohol-related brain damage;

2007-08 - 2016-17

This is a matter for the Health Boards. This information is not held centrally by the Scottish Government.

The specific information requested is not available centrally. Cancelled operations data has only been available centrally from May 2015 and provides the number of operations cancelled on the day before of the day of surgery. Information is also available on the number of operations cancelled due capacity or non-clinical reason, but does not specifically identify the many cause of the cancellation such as due to lack of sterile equipment. Cancelled operations information can be accessed at the following link: