Written question asked by Audrey Wise (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 March 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 March 2000. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 March 2000 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 14th February, Official Report, 344 c387W, what information is recorded by general practitioners on claims submitted to health authorities for fees for giving care to women who have miscarried; and what statistics are derived from this information by (a) health authorities and (b) his Department.

Answer: Audrey Wise: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 14 February 2000, Official Report, column 387W, what information is recorded by general practitioners on claims submitted to health authorities for fees for giving care to women who have miscarried; and what statistics are derived from this information by (a) health authorities and (b) his Department. [113092] Yvette Cooper: General practitioners record on fee claim forms the following information relating to miscarriage services: patient name (except in cases for emergency treatment where the doctor decides not to ask for the patient's name) date, expected date of confinement, place of treatment or whether the patient was transferred to hospital, date of discharge from hospital, and date of last service provided by the doctor. The Department does not routinely collect data on miscarriage statistics from health authorities. Health authorities make their own arrangements for reviewing miscarriage statistics where appropriate.

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