The information requested is not collected, however we do know the time from the cervical sample being taken to the availability of the test result, shown in the following table.
Number and percentage Total letters sent by PCT (=100%)1 Up to 4 weeks (%) >4 weeks up to 6 weeks (%) >6 weeks up to 8 weeks (%) >8 weeks up to 10 weeks (%) >10 weeks up to 12 weeks (%)‘ Over 12 weeks (%) Letters not sent by PCT England 3,353,285 48.3 25.8 13.6 7.1 3.7 1.6 270,383 Q30 North East SHA 165,701 43.0 19.3 18.8 12.9 5.4 0.6 26,003 5E1 North Tees PCT 13,085 14.5 52.4 31.3 1.5 0.2 0.1 380 5D7 Newcastle PCT 19,664 60.5 20.3 17.7 1.1 0.3 0.1 316 5D8 North Tyneside PCT 16,312 56.4 23.9 17.7 1.5 0.3 0.2 299 5D9 Hartlepool PCT 5,823 16.5 50.9 31.2 1.3 0.1 0.1 167 5J9 Darlington PCT 7,947 34.7 21.8 36.5 6.6 0.3 0.1 88 5KF Gateshead PCT 14,981 30.1 3.7 11.1 33.6 19.3 2.3 246 5KG South Tyneside PCT 10,513 41.6 1.8 3.7 30.1 20.6 2.3 74 5KL Sunderland Teaching PCT 17,426 75.0 3.1 9.2 6.2 6.1 0.5 151 5KM Middlesbrough PCT 8,974 46.1 20.5 11.6 19.7 1.8 0.3 299 5ND County Durham PCT 39,985 32.7 17.6 24.9 18.5 5.7 0.6 472 5QR Redcar and Cleveland PCT 8,774 48.8 19.4 11.1 18.7 1.8 0.2 279 TAC Northumberland Care Trust 2,217 50.7 28.4 18.3 1.8 0.5 0.1 23,232 Q31 North West SHA 484,632 55.4 26.2 9.6 5.1 2.9 0.9 6,779 5CC Blackburn with Darwen PCT 10,054 59.5 30.1 9.6 0.6 0.1 0.1 67 5F5 Salford PCT 14,047 65.4 30.6 2.4 1.0 0.4 0.1 315 5F7 Stockport PCT 22,009 89.6 8.5 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 368 5HG Ashton, Leigh and Wigan PCT 21,116 15.4 32.8 22.4 21.2 7.7 0.5 242 5HP Blackpool PCT 8,474 97.3 2.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 104 5HQ Bolton PCT 19,171 47.4 29.1 18.5 4.5 0.3 0.2 195 5J2 Warrington PCT 15,129 38.7 51.0 9.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 246 5J4 Knowsley PCT 10,059 71.5 24.7 2.7 0.7 0.3 0.1 107 5J5 Oldham PCT 15,923 16.6 26.5 14.0 15.3 22.8 4.8 222 5JX Bury PCT 15,085 16.4 15.3 28.2 23.3 15.3 1.5 218 5LH Tameside and Glossop PCT 17,394 15.0 12.3 7.2 34.8 17.5 13.1 200 5NE Cumbria PCT 35,551 60.9 30.9 7.8 0.3 0.1 0.0 374 5NF North Lancashire PCT 19,153 90.3 7.7 1.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 263 5NG Central Lancashire PCT 30,250 81.3 15.2 3.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 344 5NH East Lancashire PCT 26,903 81.4 12.9 3.7 0.9 0.6 0.4 234 5NJ Sefton PCT 17,527 59.9 36.4 3.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 222 5NK Wirral PCT 22,316 52.0 23.1 22.9 1.6 0.2 0.1 216 5NL Liverpool PCT 28,155 51.6 39.4 6.8 1.5 0.5 0.2 368 5NM Halton and St. Helen’s PCT 23,195 62.8 27.7 7.8 1.2 0.4 0.1 219 5NN Western Cheshire PCT 17,672 48.6 44.5 6.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 298 5NP Central and Eastern Cheshire PCT 34,749 41.2 37.9 16.8 3.7 0.3 0.1 539 5NQ Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale PCT 15,816 16.1 15.5 29.5 23.1 14.6 1.3 187 5NR Trafford PCT 14,544 70.0 28.3 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 448 5NT Manchester PCT 30,340 66.5 29.2 2.3 0.8 0.7 0.5 783 Q32 Yorkshire and the Humber SHA 326,566 65.4 24.2 7.6 1.9 0.5 0.4 7,680 5AN North East Lincolnshire PCT 9,017 82.9 13.8 2.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 417 5EF North Lincolnshire PCT 8,598 82.6 13.5 3.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 577 5H8 Rotherham PCT 15,010 93.5 4.6 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 204 5J6 Calderdale PCT 11,991 52.4 28.3 15.4 3.8 0.1 0.1 224 5JE Barnsley PCT 15,545 14.1 46.7 29.4 7.0 0.8 2.0 278 5N1 Leeds PCT 40,597 46.7 43.1 7.5 1.9 0.5 0.3 1,288 5N2 Kirklees PCT 23,168 57.3 28.8 11.0 2.6 0.2 0.1 424 5N3 Wakefield District PCT 24,685 16.0 53.9 25.3 3.8 0.7 0.2 380 5N4 Sheffield PCT 34,972 98.3 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 510 5N5 Doncaster PCT 21,879 98.2 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 187 5NV North Yorkshire and York PCT 52,067 81.7 15.6 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.5 2,364 5NW East Riding of Yorkshire PCT 22,778 72.1 16.5 7.9 1.9 1.4 0.2 342 5NX Hull Teaching PCT 20,340 70.9 15.0 9.3 2.8 1.6 0.3 114 5NY Bradford and Airedale Teaching PCT 25,919 43.3 47.1 5.6 2.6 0.9 0.6 371 Q33 East Midlands SHA 268,583 39.9 21.4 9.7 11.2 12.6 5.2 49,261 5EM Nottingham City PCT 23,094 54.6 17.9 7.7 4.8 5.5 9.5 231 5ET Bassetlaw PCT 8,291 96.6 1.9 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 90 5N6 Derbyshire County PCT 54,074 36.5 40.8 12.2 6.4 3.1 1.1 594 5N7 Derby City PCT 20,788 51.4 42.4 5.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 205 5N8 Nottinghamshire County PCT 53,352 50.9 25.9 9.6 5.0 3.3 5.4 533 5N9 Lincolnshire PCT 5,902 71.4 17.9 6.4 2.8 0.8 0.8 34,811 5PA Leicestershire County and Rutland PCT 44,860 10.6 4.2 11.7 29.4 33.6 10.6 506 5PC Leicester City PCT 20,619 9.4 2.0 11.5 31.6 33.9 11.6 166 5PD Northamptonshire PCT 37,603 48.2 13.9 9.0 7.8 18.2 2.9 12,125 Q34 West Midlands SHA 372,212 55.6 25.7 11.0 5.3 1.5 1.0 8,271 5CN Herefordshire PCT 11,013 79.0 17.7 2.5 0.5 0.2 0.0 201 5M1 South Birmingham PCT 23,424 69.5 27.1 2.9 0.2 0.1 0.2 566 5M2 Shropshire County PCT 20,474 51.9 42.7 4.7 0.5 0.1 0.2 282 5M3 Walsall Teaching PCT 18,831 83.0 14.4 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 339 5MD Coventry Teaching PCT 20,893 8.7 16.5 33.1 26.7 7.3 7.7 351 5MK Telford and Wrekin PCT 11,493 49.2 41.0 8.1 1.3 0.2 0.2 115 5MV Wolverhampton City PCT 17,307 21.5 46.9 24.0 4.6 1.6 1.2 224 5MX Heart of Birmingham Teaching PCT 17,436 57.6 30.4 8.7 2.0 0.7 0.6 520 5PE Dudley PCT 23,937 21.5 31.6 29.0 15.1 2.4 0.5 343 5PF Sandwell PCT 20,000 77.8 13.3 5.7 2.4 0.7 0.2 969 5PG Birmingham East and North PCT 25,977 75.1 20.2 3.3 0.8 0.2 0.4 740 5PH North Staffordshire PCT 15,126 85.8 10.8 2.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 135 5PJ Stoke on Trent PCT 19,346 88.4 9.3 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 116 5PK South Staffordshire PCT 42,767 66.3 24.1 6.9 1.2 0.5 1.1 521 5PL Worcestershire PCT 28,539 46.1 25.9 19.2 6.6 1.9 0.3 1,088 5PM Warwickshire PCT 40,519 39.8 26.1 15.2 13.3 4.2 1.5 1,091 TAM Solihull Care Trust 15,130 42.4 47.3 6.6 2.6 0.8 0.3 670 Q35 England 3,353,285 48.3 25.8 13.6 7.1 3.7 1.6 270,383 East of England SHA 341,727 40.4 36.4 15.9 4.8 1.4 1.0 39,102 5GC Luton Teaching PCT 8,944 77.1 18.9 3.2 0.3 0.1 0.4 3,749 5P1 South East Essex PCT 19,651 38.6 40.6 20.1 0.5 0.1 0.2 1,903 5P2 Bedfordshire PCT 21,819 39.9 21.4 22.6 8.8 3.4 3.9 8,547 5P3 East and North Hertfordshire PCT 29,183 23.8 39.2 31.1 3.2 1.7 1.1 6,149 5P4 West Hertfordshire PCT 31,541 6.8 48.0 26.9 10.8 4.8 2.8 10,016 5PN Peterborough PCT 10,263 72.5 14.0 8.3 5.0 0.2 0.1 162 5PP Cambridgeshire PCT 37,297 59.3 36.6 2.9 0.9 0.1 0.2 1,238 5PQ Norfolk PCT 42,727 21.2 56.2 20.3 2.1 0.2 0.1 2,054 5PR Great Yarmouth and Waveney Teaching PCT 13,913 25.5 47.1 23.7 3.3 0.3 0.1 251 5PT Suffolk PCT 42,895 52.5 44.1 2.8 0.4 0.1 0.1 807 5PV West Essex PCT 15,655 41.7 39.0 11.9 5.5 1.2 0.7 1,183 5PW North East Essex PCT 18,523 48.0 17.2 11.9 19.1 1.7 2.0 873 5PX Mid Essex PCT 25,193 26.0 27.6 27.2 12.5 5.4 1.3 679 5PY South West Essex PCT 24,123 79.8 10.7 6.7 1.0 0.3 1.4 1,491 Q36 London SHA 600,406 32.1 29.2 21.8 10.2 4.4 2.3 25,563 5A4 Havering PCT 15,887 32.3 26.7 32.1 7.1 1.1 0.7 236 5A5 Kingston PCT 12,769 54.1 29.8 9.8 6.0 0.1 0.2 597 5A7 Bromley PCT 26,535 23.8 46.6 28.0 1.3 0.1 0.2 882 5A8 Greenwich Teaching PCT 18,994 34.7 35.1 25.0 3.8 0.8 0.6 606 5A9 Barnet PCT 24,545 9.0 15.7 33.4 17.1 19.4 5.3 826 5AT Hillingdon PCT 16,814 58.8 27.8 9.0 1.9 1.1 1.3 554 5C1 Enfield PCT 19,321 9.9 13.8 35.0 21.1 16.5 3.8 617 5C2 Barking and Dagenham PCT 10,109 31.2 22.0 34.5 10.6 1.1 0.7 248 5C3 City and Hackney Teaching PCT 18,971 21.4 19.2 28.9 19.0 9.8 1.8 614 5C4 Tower Hamlets PCT 14,688 22.2 19.2 29.4 19.2 9.0 1.1 546 5C5 Newham PCT 20,156 13.8 18.1 32.2 23.4 11.0 1.5 394 5C9 Haringey Teaching PCT 20,185 8.1 14.3 41.4 27.9 5.4 3.0 828 5H1 Hammersmith and Fulham PCT 13,436 5.3 18.2 21.1 20.0 15.7 19.9 1,533 5HX Ealing PCT 25,805 10.8 25.9 21.2 25.0 12.1 4.9 1,703 5HY Hounslow PCT 18,493 22.6 30.7 19.2 15.3 9.6 2.5 1,011 5K5 Brent Teaching PCT 22,628 62.0 21.9 7.5 3.5 2.2 2.8 719 5K6 Harrow PCT 14,951 69.6 23.0 4.4 1.3 0.9 0.9 381 5K7 Camden PCT 16,357 25.6 33.4 30.5 6.7 1.6 2.2 1,157 5K8 Islington PCT 18,621 17.0 35.1 41.4 5.0 0.8 0.7 917 5K9 Croydon PCT 21,977 57.8 39.0 2.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 936 5LA Kensington and Chelsea PCT 12,066 32.8 19.6 15.0 13.5 6.5 12.6 1,142 5LC Westminster PCT 15,199 47.6 20.1 11.8 9.0 4.4 7.1 1,749 5LD Lambeth PCT 29,826 28.3 42.1 19.3 8.5 1.0 0.8 1,186 5LE Southwark PCT 24,436 33.8 42.4 15.4 7.0 0.8 0.6 735 5LF Lewisham PCT 24,649 29.2 49.7 19.2 1.2 0.2 0.6 675 5LG Wandsworth PCT 28,770 55.7 36.5 5.0 1.9 0.4 0.5 1,758 5M6 Richmond and Twickenham PCT 14,763 53.5 26.5 10.1 6.6 2.1 1.1 959 5M7 Sutton and Merton PCT 29,292 35.1 37.3 20.5 6.1 0.6 0.4 1,163 5NA Redbridge PCT 15,902 26.1 17.9 41.4 11.6 1.7 1.3 264 5NC Waltham Forest PCT 17,195 18.6 20.0 34.5 23.4 2.3 1.2 267 TAK Bexley Care Trust 17,066 58.6 33.5 6.9 0.8 0.1 0.1 360 Q37 South East Coast SHA 289,784 55.6 19.9 10.9 6.7 4.1 2.9 12,560 5L3 Medway PCT 17,834 54.0 26.2 14.9 4.4 0.2 0.3 873 5LQ Brighton and Hove City PCT 17,206 5.2 1.6 44.6 17.9 4.3 26.5 1,097 5P5 Surrey PCT 78,343 71.5 14.0 2.0 5.4 6.2 0.8 3,458 5P6 West Sussex PCT 48,591 25.5 29.6 14.6 16.1 10.9 3.3 1,718 5P7 East Sussex Downs and Weald PCT 21,215 67.5 10.7 12.3 4.0 1.0 4.5 637 5P8 Hastings and Rother PCT 11,818 98.7 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 192 5P9 West Kent PCT 47,328 33.2 42.0 18.0 4.6 1.3 0.9 2,083 5QA Eastern and Coastal Kent PCT 47,449 85.3 10.8 2.7 0.9 0.2 0.1 2,502 Q38 South Central SHA 241,280 39.1 29.3 17.8 9.2 3.5 1.1 35,820 5CQ Milton Keynes PCT 14,171 6.7 10.7 30.9 21.2 23.4 7.2 3,533 5FE Portsmouth City Teaching PCT 9,497 18.9 39.8 21.9 9.5 7.8 2.0 1,718 5L1 Southampton City PCT 12,377 5.3 12.1 40.8 40.7 1.1 0.1 2,878 5QC Hampshire PCT 69,022 19.5 32.9 30.7 14.3 2.3 0.3 14,500 5QD Buckinghamshire PCT 31,515 58.2 16.6 9.0 7.3 6.8 2.1 7,620 5QE Oxfordshire PCT 42,285 71.0 25.4 2.1 0.6 0.3 0.6 1,951 5QF Berkshire West PCT 29,486 24.4 57.4 14.9 1.5 1.1 0.7 1,464 5QG Berkshire East PCT 23,993 72.2 20.6 5.3 1.5 0.4 0.1 1,745 5QT Isle of Wight PCT 8,934 51.1 37.6 10.2 1.0 0.1 0.0 411 Q39 South West SHA 262,394 62.8 17.8 9.9 5.9 3.3 0.3 59,344 5A3 South Gloucestershire PCT 14,463 73.9 24.2 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 336 5F1 Plymouth Teaching PCT 15,893 55.9 27.7 14.6 1.6 0.1 0.2 278 5FL Bath and North East Somerset PCT 10,392 38.4 8.6 19.1 15.4 18.2 0.2 316 5K3 Swindon PCT 12,421 14.1 26.4 17.0 28.6 12.4 1.4 324 5M8 North Somerset PCT 11,235 70.0 26.7 1.9 0.8 0.6 0.1 447 5QH Gloucestershire PCT 3,656 35.2 40.6 17.3 4.5 1.5 0.8 34,265 5QJ Bristol PCT 24,288 73.0 25.5 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 717 5QK Wiltshire PCT 24,423 20.8 20.5 22.9 17.5 17.3 1.0 836 5QL Somerset PCT 22,644 86.8 4.4 3.3 2.8 2.6 0.2 7,115 5QM Dorset PCT 20,320 85.5 11.2 2.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 5,517 5QN Bournemouth and Poole PCT 18,077 98.3 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 7,351 5QP Cornwall and Isles of Scilly PCT 33,428 25.7 28.8 31.0 13.6 0.7 0.2 716 5QQ Devon PCT 42,455 88.5 9.0 2.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 978 TAL Torbay Care Trust 8,699 77.1 22.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 148 1 Information on the time from taking a sample to the availability of a result are only available where the letters are produced by the PCT. Source: The Information Centre for health and social care