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Dept of Health

Answer

Mr. Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cervical cancer screening tests were carried out in each health authority area since 1990, indicating in each case the percentage of cases requiring follow-up. [501] Mr. Horam: Information on cervical screening tests is collected from pathology laboratories and is not held at district health authority level. The number of adequate smears examined by pathology laboratories in England in years 1990-91 to 1994-95 is shown by region in the table. Questions relating to cervical screening in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Wales and Scotland and my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Number of adequate smears examined by pathology laboratories in England 1990-91 to 1994-95 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 Total Percent of Total Percent of Total Percent of Total Percent of Total Percent of adequate results adequate results adequate results adequate results adequate results smears{1} requiring smears{1} requiring smears{1} requiring smears{1} requiring smears{1} requiring (thousands follow (thousands follow (thousands follow (thousands follow (thousands follow ) up{2} ) up{2} ) up{2} ) up{2} ) up{2} England 3949.2 7.0 4252.0 7.1 4055.0 7.1 4131.0 7.9 4150.2 8.5 Regional health authority Northern 296.2 6.3 302.0 5.7 306.7 6.2 274.2 6.5 287.1 8.2 Yorkshire 227.0 6.2 271.9 5.4 265.3 4.8 302.1 6.4 326.3 7.3 Trent 419.2 5.5 418.2 5.7 398.6 5.8 300.9 7.2 416.0 8.0 East Anglia 134.3 5.5 163.2 5.6 167.6 5.7 174.7 6.3 177.9 8.1 North West 236.0 4.7 321.7 7.3 292.7 6.5 434.7 7.0 302.7 7.9 Thames North East 340.0 9.4 350.0 8.9 329.6 6.4 348.0 7.2 324.8 7.9 Thames South East 261.4 7.1 299.8 7.4 299.7 7.5 286.0 7.2 300.5 7.2 Thames South West 236.2 6.3 250.5 6.1 243.3 6.1 267.5 7.7 291.5 8.3 Thames Wessex 193.0 5.4 243.7 6.4 239.4 6.3 265.8 8.8 244.6 9.2 Oxford 244.6 11.9 237.9 8.3 223.3 7.4 228.9 7.0 228.2 8.2 South 254.2 8.3 306.6 7.5 222.4 7.7 233.1 10.2 239.8 9.5 Western West 483.8 6.8 494.2 7.9 491.0 8.4 436.9 8.5 422.3 8.6 Midlands Mersey 223.1 8.0 208.8 8.0 201.4 8.0 170.2 8.1 219.3 8.4 North 400.2 5.1 383.4 11.2 373.9 12.2 407.9 11.6 369.5 11.6 Midlands _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Excludes smears found to be inadequate {2} Includes all smears tested found to be positive or abnormal. The information is obtained from the central return KC61 which collects information about cervical smears examined by pathology laboratories. The date inlcude all cervical smears examined for whatever reason ie symptomatic as well as screening programme smears.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

501; 284 c38W

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Cervical cancer Health authorities Screening

Contains statistics

Yes