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Dr. Vis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the average cost of a first trimester NHS abortion by vacuum aspiration in (a) Sheffield and (b) Newcastle. [15671]
Ms Jowell
Estimates of the costs information requested are shown in the table:
| Estimates of the average cost of a first trimester National Health Service abortion by vacuum in Sheffield and Newcastle | ||
| Estimate of average cost of first trimester NHS abortion by vacuum £ | ||
| Trust | Day case | In-patient |
| Central Sheffield Hospitals NHS Trust | 443 | 443 |
| Royal Victoria Infirmary and Associated Hospitals NHS Trust (Newcastle) | 289 | 343 |