HC Deb 28 October 1987 vol 121 c301W
Ms. Harman

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what is the number of community clinic sessions, (family planning) in (a) Camberwell district health authority and (b) Lewisham and North Southwark district health authority in 1985 and 1986;

(2) what was the number of registered patients, (family planning) in (a) Camberwell district health authority and (b) Lewisham and North Southwark district health authority for 1985 and 1986.

Mr. Newton

The available information is given in the table.

Information has been provided on the number of patients seen which will not equal the number of registered patients as not every registered patient will be seen in a particular year. Information on the number of registered patients is not held centrally.

Family planning services
1985
Camberwell DHA Lewisham and North Southwark DHA
Number of family planning clinic sessions 2,689 4,326
Patients seen1 13,472 27,395
1 Includes those patients seen by the family planning domiciliary service.