Scottish Government

Health Improvement Targets for 2011/12

• Achieve agreed number of screenings using the setting-appropriate screening tool and appropriate alcohol brief intervention, in line with SIGN 74 guidelines during 2011/12.
• Achieve agreed number of inequalities targeted cardiovascular Health Checks during 2011/12.
• Reduce suicide rate between 2002 and 2013 by 20%.
• Achieve agreed completion rates for child healthy weight intervention programme over the three years ending March 2014.
• NHSScotland to deliver universal smoking cessation services to achieve at least 80,000 successful quits (at one month post quit) including 48,000 in the 40% most-deprived within-Board SIMD areas over the three years ending March 2014.
• At least 60% of 3 and 4 year olds in each SIMD quintile to have fluoride varnishing twice a year by March 2014.

Health Improvement Targets for 2010/11

• Achieve agreed completion rates for child healthy weight intervention programme by 2010/11.
• Achieve agreed number of screenings using the setting-appropriate screening tool and appropriate alcohol brief intervention, in line with SIGN 74 guidelines by 2010/11.
• Reduce suicide rate between 2002 and 2013 by 20%, supported by 50% of key frontline staff in mental health and substance misuse services, primary care, and accident and emergency being educated and trained in using suicide assessment tools/ suicide prevention training programmes by 2010.
• Through smoking cessation services, support 8% of your Board's smoking population in successfully quitting (at one month post quit) over the period 2008/9 - 2010/11.
• Increase the proportion of new-born children exclusively breastfed at 6-8 weeks from 26.6% in 2006/07 to 33.3% in 2010/11.
• Achieve agreed number of inequalities targeted cardiovascular Health Checks during 2010/11.
• At least 60% of 3 and 4 year olds in each SIMD quintile to have fluoride varnishing twice a year by March 2014.

Health Improvement Targets for 2009/10

• 80% of all three to five year old children to be registered with an NHS dentist by 2010/11.
• Achieve agreed completion rates for child healthy weight intervention programme by 2010/11.
• Achieve agreed number of screenings using the setting-appropriate screening tool and appropriate alcohol brief intervention, in line with SIGN 74 guidelines by 2010/11.
• Reduce suicide rate between 2002 and 2013 by 20%, supported by 50% of key frontline staff in mental health and substance misuse services, primary care, and accident and emergency being educated and trained in using suicide assessment tools/ suicide prevention training programmes by 2010.
• Through smoking cessation services, support 8% of your Board's smoking population in successfully quitting (at one month post quit) over the period 2008/9 - 2010/11.
• Increase the proportion of new-born children exclusively breastfed at 6-8 weeks from 26.6% in 2006/07 to 33.3% in 2010/11.
• Achieve agreed number of inequalities targeted cardiovascular Health Checks during 2009-10.

Health Improvement Targets for 2008/09

• Reduce mortality from Coronary Heart Disease among the under 75s in deprived areas.
• 80% of all three to five year old children to be registered with an NHS dentist by 2010/11.
• Achieve agreed completion rates for child healthy weight intervention programme by 2010/11.
• Achieve agreed number of screenings using the setting-appropriate screening tool and appropriate alcohol brief intervention, in line with SIGN 74 guidelines by 2010/11.
• Reduce suicide rate between 2002 and 2013 by 20%, supported by 50% of key frontline staff in mental health and substance misuse services, primary care, and accident and emergency being educated and trained in using suicide assessment tools/ suicide prevention training programmes by 2010.
• Through smoking cessation services, support 8% of your Board's smoking population in successfully quitting (at one month post quit) over the period 2008/9 - 2010/11.
• Increase the proportion of new-born children exclusively breastfed at 6-8 weeks from 26.6% in 2006/07 to 33.3% in 2010/11.

Health Improvement Targets for 2007/08

• Reduce health inequalities by increasing the rate of improvement for the most deprived communities by 15% across a range of indicators including; CHD, cancer, adult smoking, smoking during pregnancy, teenage pregnancy and suicides in young people: target date 2008.
• To reduce adult (16+) smoking rates from 26.5% (2004) to 22.0% (2010).
• 95% uptake target for all childhood vaccinations (ongoing).
• Reduce suicide rate between 2002 and 2013 by 20%
• Reduce by 20% the pregnancy rate (per 1000 population) in 13-15 year olds from 8.5 in 1995 to 6.8 by 2010
• 60% of 5 year old primary children (primary 1) will have no signs of dental disease by 2010.

Health Improvement Targets for 2006/07

• Reduce health inequalities by increasing the rate of improvement for the most deprived communities by 15% across a range of indicators including; CHD, cancer, adult smoking, smoking during pregnancy, teenage pregnancy and suicides in young people: target date 2008.
• To reduce adult (16+) smoking rates from 26.5% (2004) to 22.0% (2010).
• 95% uptake target for all childhood vaccinations (ongoing)
• Reduce suicide rate between 2002 and 2013 by 20%