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Written question asked by Andrew Stephenson (Conservative) on Friday, 8 July 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 12 July 2011. It was answered by Anne Milton (Conservative) on Monday, 18 July 2011 on behalf of the Department of Health.

HIV Infection: Pendle

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in Pendle were diagnosed with HIV in each of the last five years.
Answer

The information is not available in the format requested. The available information is shown in the following table.Individuals newly diagnosed with HIV in East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; New HIV diagnoses by year of diagnosis, 2006-2010.

Year of diagnosis
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
HIV diagnoses 11 14 21 23 17
Notes:
1. These data represent new HIV diagnoses made in East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust which includes but is not limited to the borough of Pendle. It is not possible to present new HIV diagnosis data at local authority level. The geographical region presented relates to area of diagnosis and does not necessarily reflect patient residence.
2. Patients may live with HIV for many years before they are diagnosed. Therefore new diagnosis data do not necessarily reflect recently acquired infections. Diagnoses are from reports received to end December 2010. Numbers will rise as further reports are received.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
65827; 531 c644-5W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
HIV/AIDS Lancashire Pendle
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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