§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many surgical procedures to remove unwanted tattoos on(a) women and (b) men were carried out by the NHS; and at what cost in each year since 1997. [1990]
§ Yvette CooperThe table shows data for in-patient episodes for minor skin procedures, such as for the removal of tattoos and port wine stains, in national health service hospitals in England from 1997–98 to 1999–2000. This is the most recent information available. Information on the cost of these episodes is not collected centrally.
1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 Male 77 40 40 Female 96 58 49 Unknown 2 0 0 Total 175 98 89 Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics