Information on diagnoses of chlamydia in genitourinary clinics (GUM) is only available by strategic health authority (SHA). The total number of chlamydia infections diagnosed in the East of England SHA since 1997 to 2006, the latest date for which figures are available, which includes Peterborough and Stamford hospital trust is given in the following table.
Number of infections 1997 2944 1998 3620 1999 4220 2000 4894 2001 5531 2002 6470 2003 7178 2004 8031 2005 8369 2006 8300 Notes: 1. The data available from the KC60 statutory returns are for diagnoses made in GUM clinics only. Diagnoses made in other clinical settings, such as general practice, are not recorded in the KC60 dataset. 2. The data available from the KC60 statutory returns are the number of diagnoses made, not the number of patients diagnosed. For example, individuals may be diagnosed with several co-infections and each diagnosis will be counted separately. 3. The information provided has been adjusted for missing clinic data. Source: Health Protection Agency, KC60 returns
In addition to diagnoses made in GUM clinics, the National Chlamydia Screening programme (NCSP) has been running since 2003. The number of people diagnosed with chlamydia within the programme in the East of England SHA are shown in the following table.
Number 2003-04 79 2004-05 264 2005-06 562 2006-07 1343 Source: NCSP