Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many contacts with Sexual and Reproductive Health Services occurred in each year since 2015-16 (a) in total, (b) face-to-face at a physical location and (c) non-face to face.
Data on contacts with sexual and reproductive health services that occurred in each year since 2015-16 in total, face-to-face at a physical location and non-face to face is set out in the following table:
| Total contacts | (Thousands) Contacts by consultation medium | |
Face to face | Non face to face1, 2 | ||
2015-16 | 2,032.4 | Not available | Not available |
2016-17 | 1,886.2 | 1,858.8 | 27.4 |
2017-18 | 1,787.6 | 1,773.6 | 13.9 |
Notes:
These data are published in the annual sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services reports.
Data has been rounded to the nearest five contacts.
1 For example, by e-mail, telephone, SMS, talk type.
2 Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust incorrectly recorded approximately 8,960 records as non-face to face contacts which should have been recorded as face to face contacts.