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Genito-urinary Clinics

Volume 454: debated on Wednesday 13 December 2006

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Mr. Lansley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many attendances there have been at genito-urinary medicine clinics of (a) men and (b) women in each year since 1997, broken down by those aged (i) under 16, (ii) 16 to 24, (iii) 25 to 44 and (iv) 45 years and over. (106128)

Caroline Flint

Information by age group is not available for attendances at GUM clinics. Data on gender are only available since 2003 and are shown in the following table.

Number of all attendances (including follow-up patients) at GUM clinics from 1997 to 2005 in England

Total of attendances

Female

Male

Male and Female

1997

—

—

1,609,554

1998

—

—

1,600,258

1999

—

—

1,605,667

2000

—

—

1,536,665

2001

—

—

1,595,695

2002

—

—

1,636,563

2003

858,939

865,617

1,724,556

2004

876,335

879,570

1,755,905

2005

896,385

891,454

1,787,839

Source of data:

KC60 returns, England.