Statistical press notice: Latest weekly PIP implant data (covering the period 6th January to 17th June 2012)

Statistical Press notice: PIP breast implants

The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:

Latest weekly PIP implant data (covering the period 6^th January to 17^th  June 2012)

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 7,189 referrals have now been received. 72 of these were received during the last week (ie week ending 17 June).
• These referrals have been received by 122 trusts.
• 4,416 scans have now been completed and 53 of these were during the last week (ie week ending 17 June).
• The number of decisions to explant now stands at 513. Of these 513 there have been 262 explants to date. 
• 3,116 women have completed their NHS offer and 76 of these have been this week.
• This collection splits the private patient data into three categories (Harley, Transform and Other). Harley and Transform are separately identified because, according to the available information, they have the largest number of patients with PIP implants. “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 6^th January is 883. 
• 882 women have been contacted. 
• 96 scans have been completed. 263 decisions have been made to explant and 103 explants have already taken place.
• 90 women have completed their NHS offer.

Full tables

Notes

The point at which the NHS offer is completed will vary according to the circumstances of each woman. Some women will simply want reassurance, others will decide after clinical advice to have their implants explanted by the NHS.

Feedback welcomed

We welcome feedback on the content and presentation of these statistics within this Statistical Press Notice and those published on the DH website. If anyone has any comments on this, or any other issues regarding the data and statistics, then please email:  

Unify2@dh.gsi.gov.uk

Additional Information

For press enquiries please visit the DH Media Centre website for the relevant contact details.

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