§ Ms. Harmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many female sterilisations were performed in each regional health authority in England in each of the last five years; how many and what percentage were day cases; how many and what percentage were in conjunction with abortion; how many and what percentage were on medical grounds; and how many and what percentage were carried out (1) on the National Health Service (2) privately, and (3) as agency agreement.
§ Mr. NewtonI regret I cannot give the hon. Member all the information she seeks. The information so far as it is available centrally, is given in the tables.
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The Number of Female Sterilisations Performed in NHS Hospitals, by Region of Residence, England, 1981 Interval sterilisations Sterilisations associated with abortions1 2 In-patients Day cases Sterilisations associated with delivery Total sterilisations other than associated with abortion Day cases as a percentage of column D Performed in NHS hospitals Performed in private hospitals A B C D E Northern 4,020 350 n/a — — 412 6 Yorks 3,750 1,770 n/a — — 471 64 Trent 6,680 390 n/a — — 849 39 East Anglian 2,860 310 n/a — — 521 20 North West Thames 3,720 140 n/a — — 465 66 North East Thames 3,250 60 n/a — — 595 204 South East Thames 3,880 540 n/a — — 569 374 South West Thames 3,330 180 n/a — — 234 8 Wessex 3,370 630 n/a — — 501 4 Oxford 3,380 390 n/a — — 388 20 South Western 3,970 260 n/a — — 402 55 West Midlands 5,030 580 n/a — — 522 299 Mersey 1,660 110 n/a — — 243 103 North Western 5,150 70 n/a — — 716 64 England3 54,040 5,770 n/a — — 6,888 1,306 1 Analysed by region of treatment. 2 Includes day cases, if any. 3 England totals may not equal sum of regions due to roundings. n/a Not available.
The number of female sterilisations performed in NHS hospitals, by region of residence, England, 19824 Interval Sterilisations Sterilisations associated with abortions1 2 In-patients Day cases Sterilisations associated with delivery Total sterilisations other than associated with abortion Day cases as a percentage of column D Performed in NHS hospitals Performed in private hospitals A B C D E Northern 2,210 370 787 3,367 10.9 417 3 Yorks 2,490 470 723 3,683 12.8 444 39 Trent 5,200 100 1,445 6,745 1.5 817 33 East Anglian 2,050 260 334 2,644 9.8 435 22 North West Thames 3,350 40 518 3,908 1.0 412 52 North East Thames 3,190 130 744 4,064 3.2 588 240 South East Thames 3,450 520 690 4,660 11.2 479 326 South West Thames 2,650 150 453 3,253 4.6 226 24 Wessex 2,960 460 388 3,808 12.1 415 68 Oxford 2,880 190 604 3,674 5.2 334 20 South Western 3,050 50 572 3,672 1.4 390 54 West Midlands 4,170 350 938 5,458 6.4 494 347 Mersey 1,720 60 636 2,416 2.5 181 88 North Western 4,210 50 1,370 5,630 0.9 661 64 England3 5 43,620 3,210 10,303 57,133 5.6 6,293 1,380 1 Analysed by region of treatment. 2 Include day cases, if any. 3 England totals may not equal sum of regions due to roundings. 4 Surgical activity in NHS depressed in 1982 due to industrial action. 5 Includes 40 cases region not known.
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The number of female sterlisations performed in National Health Service hospitals, by region of residence, England, 1983 Interval Sterilisations Sterilisations associated with abortions1 2 In-patients Day cases Sterilisations associated with delivery Total sterilisations other than associated with abortion Day cases as a percentage of column D Performed in NHS hospitals Performed in private hospitals A B C D E Northern 3,980 520 1,062 5,562 9.3 379 2 Yorkshire 3,750 1,210 788 5,748 21.1 413 107 Trent 7,010 290 1,205 8,505 3.4 695 79 East Anglian 3,070 510 307 3,887 13.1 449 11 North West Thames 3,330 60 613 4,003 1.5 357 23
Interval sterilisations Sterlisations associated with abortions1 2 In-patients Day cases Sterlisations associated with delivery Total sterlisations other than associated with abortion Day cases as a percentage of column D Performed in NHS hospitals Performed in private hospitals A B C D E North East Thames 3,140 100 723 3,963 2.5 443 258 South East Thames 3,230 480 493 4,203 11.4 412 292 South West Thames 3,010 230 471 3,711 6.2 204 44 Wessex 2,750 170 372 3,292 5.2 362 64 Oxford 2,640 460 493 3,593 12.8 354 17 South Western 3,620 310 559 4,489 6.9 392 36 West Midlands 4,650 420 1,029 6,099 6.9 419 368 Mersey 2,400 40 591 3,031 1.3 199 90 North Western 5,110 110 1,336 6,556 1.7 600 52 England3 51,670 4,910 10,042 66,622 7.4 5,678 1,443 1 Analysed by region of treatment. 2 Includes day cases, if any. 3 England totals may not equal sum of regions due to roundings.
The number of female sterilisations performed in NHS hospitals, by region of residence, England, 1984 Interval sterilisations Sterlisations associated with abortions1 2 In-patients Day cases Sterlisations associated with delivery Total sterlisations other than associated with abortion Day cases as a percentage of column D Performed in NHS hospitals Performed in private hospitals A B C D E Northern 3,060 330 739 4,129 7.9 407 2 Yorks 3,540 840 1,032 5,412 15.5 373 177 Trent 6,500 380 1,347 8,227 4.6 663 94 East Anglian 3,140 830 272 4,242 19.5 462 14 North West Thames 3,920 140 522 4,582 3.1 376 32 North East Thames 3,580 90 750 4,420 2.0 459 315 South East Thames 4,070 550 489 5,109 10.8 359 281 South West Thames 2,750 310 380 3,440 9.0 223 82 Wessex 3,810 480 206 4,496 10.7 353 92 Oxford 2,460 420 543 3,423 12.3 339 20 South Western 4,120 290 380 4,790 6.1 345 20 West Midlands 4,380 270 1,195 5,845 4.6 393 433 Mersey 1,730 90 717 2,537 3.5 128 93 North Western 5,280 150 1,293 6,723 2.2 599 94 England3 4 52,340 5,170 9,865 67,375 7.7 5,479 1,749 1 Analysed by region of treatment. 2 Includes day cases, if any. 3 England totals may not equal sum of regions due to roundings. 4 Includes estimated 20 cases, region not known.
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The number of female sterilisations performed in National Health Service hospitals, by region of residence, England, 1985 Interval sterilisations Sterlisations associated with abortions 2 3 In-patients Day cases Sterlisations associated with delivery1 Total sterlisations other than associated with abortion Day cases as a percentage of column D Performed in NHS hospitals Performed in private hospitals A B C D E Northern 3,200 n.a. 849 — — 301 6 Yorkshire 3,550 n.a. 1,121 — — 400 154 Trent 6,360 n.a. 1,372 — — 608 69 East Anglian 2,700 n.a. 196 — — 420 15 North West Thames 3,810 n.a. 653 — — 315 32 North East Thames 2,880 n.a. 719 — — 490 291 South East Thames 3,300 n.a. 555 — — 279 322 South West Thames 2,770 n.a. 435 — — 190 75 Wessex 3,350 n.a. 327 — — 295 99 Oxford 3,110 n.a. 468 — — 319 13 South Western 3,210 n.a. 392 — — 350 13 West Midlands 4,960 n.a. 1,110 — — 360 443 Mersey 1,790 n.a. 664 — — 145 93 North Western 4,910 n.a. 1,110 — — 552 69 England4 5 49,910 n.a. 9,972 — — 5,024 1,694 1 Provisional.
2 Analysed by region of treatment.
3 Includes day cases, if any.
4 England totals may not equal sum of regions due to roundings.
5 Includes estimated 10 cases region not known.
n.a.—Not available.