§ Mr. LilleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish figures showing the composite index for early detection of cancer in(a) 1997–98 and (b) 1998–99 for (i) England, (ii) East and North Hertfordshire, (iii) West Hertfordshire and (iv) the health authority in the prospering growth area with the (1) lowest figure and (2) highest figure. [109748]
§ Yvette CooperThe composite index for early detection of cancer consists of the combined coverage figures for the eligible populations for the National Health Service breast screening programme and the NHS cervical screening programme. For the purposes of this answer we have broken down the figures, and the information requested is in the table:
Percentage Breast screening Cervical screening Coverage at 31 March 1998 England 63.9 85.3 East and North Hertfordshire 66.2 86.6 West Hertfordshire 69.3 86.5 Buckinghamshire 77.3 89.2 Hillingdon 61.2 85.3 Cambridge and Huntingdon 66.0 89.4 South Essex 65.7 83.9 Berkshire 71.2 83.2 Coverage at 31 March 1999 England 1— 84.0 East and North Hertfordshire 1— 84.1 West Hertfordshire 1— 85.5 Buckinghamshire 1— 87.7 Hillingdon 1— 83.3 Cambridge and Huntingdon i— 87.6 South Essex 1— 83.1 Berkshire 1— 82.4 Breast screening figures at 31 March 1999 not yet available Note:
Health authorities defined as 'prospering areas: growth areas' according to the Jarman Under Privileged Areas Score.
Source:
Annual Return KC53 and KC63
At 31 March 1998, the prospering areas: growth areas Health Authority with the highest coverage of breast screening was Buckinghamshire with 77.3 per cent., and the lowest was Hillingdon with 61.2 per cent. For cervical cancer at the same point highest coverage was Cambridge and Huntingdon with 89.4 per cent. The lowest was South Essex with 83.9 per cent.
At 31 March 1999, the prospering areas: growth areas the health authority with the highest coverage of cervical screening was Buckinghamshire with 87.7 per cent. The lowest was Berkshire with 82.4 per cent.
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§ Mr. LilleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish figures showing the composite index for five year survival rates for breast and cervical cancer in(a) 1997–98 and (b) 1998–99 for (i) England, (ii) East and North Hertfordshire, (iii) West Hertfordshire and (iv) the health authority in the prospering growth area with the (1) lowest figure and (2) highest figure. [109755]
§ Yvette CooperThe 1997–98 figures for the cancer survival rates indicator were published in "Quality and Performance in the NHS: High Level Performance Indicators" in June 1999, copies of which are available in the Library. Figures for 1998–99 will be published later this year.