§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many breast implants have been carried out in each year since 1985 on the national health service; and how many have leaked. [16902]
§ Mr. HoramThe available data on the number of primary operations carried out in national health service hospitals covering the years 1989–90 to 1994–95 are shown in the table. Information on the number of implants that have leaked is not available centrally.
Year Total 1989–90 3,080 1990–91 3,342 1991–92 4,300 1992–93 5,360 1993–94 4,781 1994–95 5,478 Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics, Operation Code B30 and B31.