§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what was (i) the annual running cost, (ii) the staff complement and (iii) the number of cervical cytology688W smear results processed in the cervical cytology laboratories in (a) Warrington and (b) Macclesfield in the latest available year.
§ Mrs. CurrieSuch information as is available is set out in the table. Details of the annual running costs of laboratories are not held centrally and my hon. Friend may care to contact the district health authority chairmen for the information.
1986 Macclesfield Warrington Number of cases examined 15,909 10,600 Of those examined number diagnosed as positive 172 98 Trained staff in post at 31 December 1986 (whole-time equivalent) 3.2 4.0 Source: DHSS form SBH140.
Notes:
1. A woman who was tested more than once was counted on each occasion, but where more than one smear was taken from the same patient at the same session, they were counted as one test.
2. Staffing levels relate to fully trained staff with a whole-time equivalent being calculated for staff employed part-time. The following staff are included in the figures: Pathologists and other medically qualified staff, medical laboratory scientific officers, scientific officers and laboratory cythology screeners. We do not hold details of staff complement.