Genito-urinary Medicine

(asked on 24th January 2019) - View Source

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.


Answered by
Steve Brine Portrait
Steve Brine
This question was answered on 31st January 2019

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.

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