§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many laboratories in the United Kingdom deal with cervical cancer smear tests; and what are their locations.
§ Mrs. Currie[holding answer 22 February 1988]: The available information for NHS laboratories in England is given in the table. Figures for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are the responsibility of my right hon. and learned Friend, the Secretary of State for Scotland and my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Wales and for Northern Ireland.
ENGLAND—TOTAL 196
Northern Regional Health Authority
- Hartlepool General Hospital
- North Tees General Hospital
- Middlesbrough General Hospital
- Cumberland Infirmary
- West Cumberland Hospital
- Darlington Memorial Hospital
- Shotley Bridge General Hospital
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead
- Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Newcastle General Hospital
- Sunderland District General Hospital
Yorkshire Regional Health Authority
- Castle Hill Hospital
- Grimsby District General Hospital
- Scunthorpe General Hospital
- Northallerton Maternity Hospital
- York New District General Hospital
- Scarborough Hospital
- New Harrogate District Hospital
- St. Lukes Hospital, Bradford
- Royal Halifax Infirmary
- Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
- General Hospital (Dewsbury)
- Wharfedale Hospital (Otley)
- Clarendon Wing General Infirmary Leeds
- St. James Hospital
- Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield
- Pontefract General Infirmary
Trent Regional Health Authority
- Chesterfield & North Derbyshire Royal Hospital
- Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby
- The Leicester Royal Infirmary
- Lincoln County Hospital
- Pilgrim Hospital, Boston
- Victoria Hospital, Worksop
- Kings Mill Hospital, Sutton-in-Ashfield
- Nottingham City Hospital
- Barnsley District General Hospital
- Doncaster Royal Infirmary
- Rotherham District General Hospital
- Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
- The Jessop Hospital for Women, Sheffield
East Anglia Regional Health Authority
- Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge
- Peterborough District Hospital
- West Suffolk General Hospital, Bury St. Edmunds
- Ipswich Hospital, Heath Road Wing
184 - Norfolk and Norwich Hospital
- The James Paget Hospital, Great Yarmouth
- Queen Elizabeth District General Hospital, Kings Lynn
North West Thames Regional Health Authority
- Bedford General Hospital (North and South Wings)
- Luton and Dunstable Hospital
- Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City
- Watford General Hospital-Shrodells Wing
- Barnet General Hospital
- Edgware General Hospital
- Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow
- Hillingdon Hospital
- Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood
- West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth
- Ashford Hospital
- Ealing Hospital-General Wing
- Central Middlesex Hospital, London NW10
- St. Marys Hospital, London W2
- Charing Cross Hospital, London W6
- Westminster Hospital, London SW1
- St. Stephens Hospital, London SW10
North East Thames Regional Health Authority
- St. Andrews Hospital, Billericay
- Chelmsford and Essex Hospital, Chelmsford
- Essex County Hospital, Colchester
- Herts and Essex General Hospital, Bishops Stortford
- Southend General Hospital
- Oldchurch Hospital, Romford
- Harold Wood Hospital
- University College Hospital, London WC1
- Middlesex Hospital, London W1
- St. Pauls, London WC2
- Royal Northern Hospital, Londn N7
- St. Bartholomews Hospital, London EC1
- St. Andrews Hospital, London E3
- London Hospital Whitechapel, London El
- Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield
- North Middlesex Hospital, London N18
- King George Hospital, Ilford
- Whipps Cross Hospital, London E11
South East Thames Regional Health Authority
- Brighton General Hospital
- Eastbourne District General Hospital
- Royal East Sussex Hospital, Hastings
- William Harvey Hospital, Willesborough, Ashford
- Kent and Canterbury Hospital
- Joyce Green Hospital, Dartford
- All Saints Hospital, Chatham
- Pembury Hospital, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells
- Queen Marys Hospital, Sidcup
- Greenwich District Hospital
- Brook General Hospital, London SE18
- Orpington Hospital, Orpington, Kent
- St. Thomas' Hospital, London SE1
- King's College Hospital, London SE5
- Guy's Hospital, London SE1
- Lewisham Hospital
South West Thames Regional Health Authority
- St. Peter's Hospital, Chertsey
- Friary Park Hospital, Camberley
- New Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford
- Epsom District Hospital
- New East Surrey Hospital, Redhill
- Royal West Sussex, Chichester
- Cuckfield Hospital
- Worthing Hospital
- Kingston Hospital
- Queen Mary's Hospital, London SW15
- St. George's Hospital, London SW17
- Reg Cell Path Unit Merton and Sutton
Wessex
- Christchurch Hospital
- Poole General Hospital
- Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester
185 - St. Mary's General Hospital, Portsmouth
- Southampton General Hospital
- Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester
- Salisbury General Hospital
- Princess Margaret Hospital, Swindon
- Royal United Hospital, Bath
- Royal Isle of Wight County Hospital, Ryde
Oxford
- Wexham Park Hospital, Slough
- Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading
- Stoke Mandeville Hospital
- Wycombe General Hospital
- Kettering and District General Hospital
- Northampton General Hospital
- Churchill Hospital, Oxford
South Western Regional Health Authority
- Bristol Maternity Hospital
- Southmead Hospital
- Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske)
- Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Heavitree
- Derriford Hospital, Plymouth Torbay Hospital
- Cheltenham General Hospital
- Gloucester Royal Hospital
- Taunton and Somerset Hospital, Musgrove Park Branch
- Yeovil General Hospital
West Midlands Regional Health Authority
- Bromsgrove General Hospital
- Hereford County Hospital
- Worcester Royal Infirmary (Castle Street Branch)
- Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
- Staffordshire General Hospital, Stafford
- Central Outpatients Department, Stoke
- Burton General Hospital, Burton-upon-Trent
- St. Cross Hospital, Rugby
- George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton
- Warwick General Hospital
- Birmingham and Midland Hospital for Women
- Birmingham Maternity Hospital
- Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield
- Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham B29
- Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham B18
- Walsgrave General Hospital, Coventry
- Russells Hall District General Hospital, Dudley
- Sandwell District General Hospital, West Bromwich
- Solihull Hospital
- Walsall Manor Hospital
- The Royal Hospital, Wolverhampton
Mersey Regional Health Authority
- The Countess of Cheshire Hospital, Chester
- Leighton Hospital, Crewe
- Halton General Hospital, Runcorn
- Macclesfield D.G.H.
- Warrington District General Hospital
- The Womens Hospital, Liverpool 8
- Royal Liverpool Hospital
- Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool L14
- Whiston Hospital, Prescot
- St. Helens Hospital (including Peasley Cross)
- Southport General Infirmary
- Walton Hospital, Liverpool 9
- Fazakerley Hospital, Liverpool 9
- Arrowe Park District General Hospital, Wirral
- Clatterbridge Hospital, Wirral
North Western Regional Health Authority
- Lancaster Moor Hospital
- Blackpool Victoria Hospital
186 - Royal Preston Hospital
- Blackburn Royal Infirmary
- Burnley General Hospital
- Ormskirk and District General Hospital
- Bolton General Hospital
- Bury General Hospital
- North Manchester General Hospital, Crumpsall
- St. Mary's Hospital, Manchester 13
- Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester 23
- Christie Hospital and Holt Radium Institute, Manchester 20
- Oldham and District General Hospital
- Birch Hill Hospital, Rochdale
- Hope Hospital, Salford
- Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport
- Tameside General Hospital, Ashton-under-Lyne
- Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan
Special Health Authorities
- The Royal Marsden Hospital Fulham Road
- Hammersmith Hospital
- Queen Charlottes Maternity Hospital
- Chelsea Hospital for Women
§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average period of time which each laboratory in the United Kingdom takes to send the results of cervical cancer smear tests back to patients.
§ Mrs. Currie[holding answer 22 February 1988]: I regret that this information is not held centrally in the form requested. According to Health Circular (88)1 published on 12 January, the target for laboratories is that they should aim to send the result of a cervical smear to the doctor who submitted it within a maximum of one month of receiving it. Health authorities in England reported that in December laboratories serving 56 out of 191 districts were not achieving the target. The average processing time for these 56 districts was seven weeks. Where backlogs do exist they are being tackled mainly by the recruitment and training of more staff, by the use of other laboratories and by overtime working.