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Written question asked by Lord Gove (Conservative) on Monday, 4 December 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 December 2006. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Monday, 18 December 2006 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Breast Cancer

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many breast cancer screenings took place in Surrey Heath in each year from 1997 to 2006.
Answer

The information requested is available only at primary care trust (PCT) level, and only from 2002 onwards. The following table contains details of the number of women aged between 53 and 64 screened under the breast cancer screening programme for each of the five former PCTs in Surrey from 2002 to 2005:

Breast screening programme: number of women screened aged 53 to 64 for PCTs in Surrey as at 31 March each specified year
Number
2002 2003 2004 2005
East Elmbridge and Mid Surrey 14,282 14,584 15,454 15,518
East Surrey 7,994 8,005 8,353 8,599
Guilford and Waverley 12,827 13,016 12,987 14,074
North Surrey 9,138 9,952 10,638 11,054
Woking and Surrey Heath 8,886 10,317 9,863 11,068
Notes: 1. Surrey PCT was formed in 2006 from the existing five PCTs as shown above. 2. PCT level data are unavailable previous to 2002. 3. Data are only recorded only for screening on women aged 53 to 64. Source: The Information Centre for health and social care KC53 return.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
454 c1694-5W;454 c1696-7W; 104946
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Breast cancer Screening
Link
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