HC Deb 07 February 1995 vol 254 cc237-8W
Mr. Chisholm

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of operations for breast cancer in 1993–94 were performed in hospitals where(a) more than 100 such operations took place, (b) between 50 and 100 took place and (c) fewer than 50 took place.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

[holding answer 6 February 1995]The estimated number of discharges from Scottish NHS hospitals in 1993–94 following an operation for breast cancer is given in the following table.

Estimated discharges from Scottish hospitals following an operation for breast cancer for the financial year ending March 19941
Frequency percentage of total cases
Female Breast Cancer
Hospitals with frequency over 100 cases 3,996 75
Hospitals with frequency between 50 and 100 929 18
Hospitals with frequency between 0 and 49 370 7
Total cases 5,295 100
Male Breast Cancer
Hospitals with frequency between 0 and 49 31 100
1 1994 Dates are provisional.