Statistical Press notice: PIP breast implants
Weekly PIP implant data were released today by the Department of Health.
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
Latest weekly PIP implant data (covering the period 6th January to 12 February)
This release covers two weekly data collections monitoring the “NHS Offer” for patients who have had PIP implants.
The first collection monitors the extent to which patients who had PIP implants implanted privately have presented to the NHS.
The second collection tracks the care of those women who have previously had PIP implants implanted by the NHS. This collection covers the seven NHS providers which had used PIP implants on NHS patients in the past.
The key points from the latest data are:
Private PIP implants
- A total of 2860 referrals have now been received, 565 of these were received during the last week (ie week ending 12 February).
- These referrals have been received by 115 trusts,
- Over 1100 scans have now been completed and 324 of these were during the last week.
- The number of decisions to explant now stands at 67 and 12 of these have been explanted to date.
- 522 women have completed their NHS offer and 166 of these have been this week
- The collection splits the private patient data into 3 categories (Harley, Transform and Other). “Other” includes unknown so some of these patients may be identified in later weeks as Harley or Transform patients.
NHS PIP implants
- The latest estimate of the number of women with NHS PIP implants in place on 6th January is 741.
- A total of 653 women have been contacted to date.
- 9 scans have been completed. 17 decisions have been made to explant and 1 explant has already taken place.
- 2 women have completed their NHS offer.
Full tables are available via the Department of Health website.
Feedback welcomed
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Additional Information
Press enquiries contact:
Press Office
Department of Health
Telephone: 020 7210 5221
The Government Statistical Service (GSS) statistician responsible for producing these data is:
Clare Hiblin
Knowledge and Intelligence
Department of Health
Room 4E63, Quarry House, Quarry Hill,LeedsLS2 7UE
Email: Unify2@dh.gsi.gov.uk