§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in England were treated for a sexually transmitted disease in the most recent year for which figures are available. [150363]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThere were 596,728 episodes of diagnosed or suspected sexually transmitted infections from genito-urinary medicine (GUM) clinics in England that were treated during the calendar year 2002. Additionally, there were 112,447 attendances at GUM clinics in England during 2002, where other conditions required treatment.
The quarterly statutory returns (KC60), made to Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC) from GUM clinics, record confirmed episodes of disease, rather than the number of people attending. Individuals may attend more than one GUM clinic and may attend more than once over the course of a calendar year.