Dr. Cable:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many completed faecal occult blood tests had positive results in each month since the start of the NHS bowel cancer screening programme, broken down by (a) screening hub and (b) sex. [223021]
Mr. Bradshaw:
The following table shows, as at 14 July 2008, the number of completed faecal occult blood tests with positive results since the start of the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, broken down by screening hub and sex.
London
Southern
Eastern
North East
Midlands and North West
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
2006
July
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0
0
August
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
3
0
September
—
—
—
—
5
3
—
—
0
1
October
—
—
4
2
13
1
—
—
6
3
November
1
3
2
4
7
2
—
—
6
7
December
1
2
4
0
3
3
—
—
6
2
2007
January
5
2
2
0
6
2
—
—
11
3
February
6
4
3
1
7
5
—
—
13
4
March
11
6
1
1
5
1
9
3
4
7
April
19
9
2
1
5
0
10
3
16
3
May
22
10
8
2
7
3
13
6
17
3
June
21
19
3
2
9
2
17
13
17
5
July
20
16
7
4
14
5
25
21
12
10
August
19
11
8
6
13
7
17
14
17
18
September
23
17
7
3
15
10
10
1
36
16
October
31
19
11
2
19
12
10
7
34
12
6 Oct 2008 : Column 401W
6 Oct 2008 : Column 402W
November
33
21
12
1
22
8
15
10
28
10
December
25
24
9
5
20
9
13
4
21
8
2008
January
46
35
20
8
25
17
11
8
46
17
February
39
24
9
8
25
18
25
8
22
16
March
27
15
9
4
40
16
22
6
22
6
April
46
25
22
15
36
23
32
19
43
33
May
45
32
25
22
53
28
30
19
36
35
June
45
24
33
24
64
43
29
18
52
36
July
24
10
14
9
20
11
11
10
21
12
Notes:
M = Male
F = Female
Multiple kits can be sent out to a single screening subject if their previous test kit(s) were, for example, a technical fail, spoilt, or a weak positive.
