§ Mr. Terry DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) National Health Service family planning clinics and (b) general practitioner health centres are designated as training centres for family planning in the United Kingdom for 1987 and 1988.
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§ Mr. FreemanThe following information is recorded by the joint committee on contraception which is concerned with family planning training for doctors and on which the Department of Health is one of several bodies represented. The figures refer to the number of approved premises for family planning training.
United Kingdom Totals at 30 September 1987 1988 Community and hospital clinics 1,065 1,092 General Practitioners' premises 32 32
§ Mr. Terry DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will give a breakdown of the numbers of individuals receiving contraceptive advice and treatment by contraceptive method(a) through National Health Service family planning clinics in England for the year 1987 and 1988 and (b) from general practitioners in England for the years 1987 and 1988.
§ Mr. FreemanThe available information is contained in the tables. Community and hospital clinic figures for 1988–89 are not yet available. A detailed analysis of contraceptive services provided by general medical practitioners is not held centrally.
Health authority family planning services—community and hospital clinics in England Number of patients by primary birth control method chosen or in use at first visit in the year: 1987–88 Method Numbers (Thousands) Total 1,339.1 Oral contraceptives 677.1 IUD 168.9 Cap/Diaphragm 114.1 Sheath 208.7 Chemicals 9.6 Rhythm 0.3 Female sterilisation 2.1 Vasectomy 12.3 Other 21.0 None 125.0
End of year figures for contraceptive services provided by general medical practitioners in England 1987 1988 Total number of patients 2,554,900 2,634,600 Fitting IUD 101,700 91,200 Other than IUD 2,453,200 2,543,400
§ Mr. Terry DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the number of family planning clinics and family planning clinic sessions in each regional health authority in England for 1987 and 1988.
§ Mr. FreemanInformation is not available centrally in precisely the form requested. The number of premises in regular use for family planning sessions and the number of sessions, by regional health authority, are shown in the table. Figures for 1988–89 are not yet available.
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Family Planning Clinic Services Number of premises in regular use for family planning sessions Total premises 1987–88 Number of sessions held 1987–88 England 1,754 190,935 Northern 132 10,667 Yorkshire 149 11,952
Total premises 1987–88 Number of sessions held 1987–88 Trent 129 14,019 East Anglia 51 5,428 North West Thames 145 17,704 North East Thames 197 21,962 South East Thames 129 17,994 South West Thames 118 15,154 Wessex 87 10,511 Oxford 59 8,357 South Western 113 10,036 West Midlands 172 21,135 Mersey 103 9,857 North Western 170 16,159