§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will give the number of women receiving smear tests by region for the latest available year and the percentage of those who develop carcinomas before their recall ; and what is the recall period for each region.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe number of women receiving smear tests by region for the latest available year is shown in the table. Information on interval cancers is not available centrally. District health authorities screen on at least a five yearly basis, though others screen more frequently in accordance with local health circumstances and priorities. Information on the frequency of screening by DHA is not currently routinely collected.
Response to invitations, all ages, by Regional Health Authority 1991–92 Regional Health Authority Number invited Screened England Total 2,162,443 1,030,672 Northern 168,160 97,523 Yorkshire 113,454 67,377 Trent 208,265 124,192 East Anglia 104,557 66,310 North West Thames 139,761 40,634 North East Thames 204,111 43,733 South East Thames 138,091 42,363 South West Thames 172,637 74,514 Wessex 108,242 56,165 Oxford 104,223 64,028 South Western 152,279 92,138 West Midlands 294,017 146,145 Mersey 87,631 36,862 North Western 167,015 78,688