PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Cervical Cancer: Screening (6 September 2018)
Question Asked
Asked by:
Dame Angela Eagle (Labour)
Answer
The most recent quarterly data (quarter three) on coverage for women aged 25-49 years and 50- 64 years is from December 2017 and is calculated by clinical commissioning group (CCG) and general practice. This data is available at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cervical-screening-coverage-and-data
It is reported that Wirral CCG, which covers Wallasey, obtained a coverage rate of 70.43% for women aged 25- 49 years (at a 3.5 year coverage) and 73.19% for women aged 50-64 years (at a 5.5 year coverage).
Coverage data for the North West region is available in the following table.
Data prior to 2015/16 are not available in the format requested.
Age appropriate coverage for women aged 25-64 years
England regions, 31 March 2016 and 2017 percentages age appropriate coverage | ||
(Less than 3.5 / 5.5 years since last adequate test) | ||
Region | 2016 | 2017 |
North East | 75.2 | 74.7 |
Yorkshire and the Humber | 75.4 | 74.9 |
North West | 72.3 | 72.0 |
East Midlands | 75.9 | 75.4 |
West Midlands | 71.8 | 71.4 |
East of England | 73.9 | 73.3 |
London | 66.7 | 65.7 |
South East | 74.3 | 73.5 |
South West | 74.8 | 74.1 |
Source: NHS Digital: https://files.digital.nhs.uk/pdf/t/b/cervical_bulletin_report_2016-17_-_final.pdf
Answered by:
Steve Brine (Conservative)
11 September 2018
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