The following table shows cervical screening coverage in the areas requested. We are unable to identify Jarrow separately. Jarrow constituency is within South Tyneside Primary Care Trust (PCT), for whom information has been provided.
Coverage is the percentage of eligible women who have had a cervical screening test result in the previous five years.
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 England Eligible population 1 12,240,749 12,582,054 12,453,118 12,604,246 12,667,226 Women screened (less than 5 years since last adequate test) 2 10,033,255 10,378,399 10,254,930 10,338,759 10,304,333 Coverage (less than five years since last adequate test) (%) 82.0 82.5 82.3 82.0 81.3 of which: North East Strategic Health Authority (SHA) Eligible population 1 632,702 635,844 637,230 638,030 636,156 Women screened (less than five years since last adequate test) 2 539,659 541,229 534,130 533,106 527,592 Coverage (less than five years since last adequate test) (%) 85.3 85.1 83.8 83.6 82.9 of which: QDG Gateshead and South Tyneside Health Authority(HA) Eligible population 1 88,069 87,847 86,676 86,600 86,226 Women screened (less than five years since last adequate test)2 74,563 74,079 71,965 71,561 70,616 Coverage (less than five years since last adequate test) (%) 84.7 84.3 83.0 82.6 81.9 5KF Gateshead PCT Eligible population 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Women screened (less than five years since last adequate test) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Coverage (less than five years since last adequate test) (%) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5KG South Tyneside PCT Eligible population1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Women screened (less than five years since last adequate test) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Coverage (less than five years since last adequate test) (%) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 England Eligible population 1 12,714,779 12,686,444 12,804,440 12,886,373 13,099,159 13,192,905 Women screened (less than 5 years since last adequate test) 2 10,368,952 10,305,215 10,325,821 10,346,486 10,418,583 10,444,133 Coverage (less than five years since last adequate test) (%) 81.6 81.2 80.6 80.3 79.5 79.2 of which: North East Strategic Health Authority (SHA) Eligible population 1 632,024 630,064 631,995 634,377 638,387 646,091 Women screened (less than five years since last adequate test) 2 524,359 520,264 518,820 518,261 516,756 518,142 Coverage (less than five years since last adequate test) (%) 83.0 82.6 82.1 81.7 80.9 80.2 of which: QDG Gateshead and South Tyneside Health Authority(HA) Eligible population 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Women screened (less than five years since last adequate test)2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Coverage (less than five years since last adequate test) (%) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5KF Gateshead PCT Eligible population 1 50,287 49,598 49,518 49,711 50,034 51,220 Women screened (less than five years since last adequate test) 41,289 40,653 40,419 40,632 40,380 40,623 Coverage (less than five years since last adequate test) (%) 82.1 82.0 81.6 81.7 80.7 79.3 5KG South Tyneside PCT Eligible population1 36,838 36,609 36,583 36,497 36,641 37,031 Women screened (less than five years since last adequate test) 30,249 29,917 29,708 29,338 29,071 29,000 Coverage (less than five years since last adequate test) (%) 82.1 81.7 81.2 80.4 79.3 78.3 n/a = not available. 1 This is the number of women in the resident population less those with recall ceased for clinical reasons 2 Data prior to 2002 are estimates, original data were based on last test with a result, not last adequate test (as used currently) and have been adjusted to allow for this. Notes: 1. National policy for the cervical screening programme is that eligible women aged 25 to 64 should be screened every three or five years (women aged 25 to 49 are screened every three years, those aged 50 to 64 every five years). 2. Jarrow constituency is within South Tyneside PCT, we are unable to identify Jarrow separately. 3. Data prior to 2006 have been estimated to match current SHA boundaries. 4. Data from 2002 to 2006 have been estimated to match current primary care organisation boundaries. Source: KC53, Parts A2 and A3, The Information Centre for health and social care.