asked Her Majesty's Government:
What percentage of people seeking an appointment with a genito-urinary medicine clinic are seen within 48 hours; and how this varies between regions. [HL3017]
Information on the number of first attendances at genito-urinary medicine clinics seen within two normal working days in January, the latest month for which figures are available, by strategic health authority is shown in the following table.
England and strategic health authority Percentage of first attendances seen within two normal working days England 83.7% North East 79.9% North West 87.7% Yorkshire and the Humber 80.3% East Midlands 74.0% West Midlands 78.7% East of England 82.7% London 86.2% South East Coast 81.7% South Central 88.8% South West 84.3%
Source: Department of Health genito-urinary medicine access monthly monitoring form.
Notes: The data presented here are for first attendances only. These are commissioner-based data.