AQW 28554/17-22


Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry


Tabled Date: 24/01/2022
Answered On Date: 07/02/2022
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of prostate cancer tests carried out in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency.


Answer:
Information on the number of prostate tests carried out in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years is presented in the table below. A breakdown by constituency is not currently available.
Number of prostate cancer tests carried out in NI*
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021**
37,243
44,232
41,531
33,994
39,645
Source: Health & Social Care Trusts
*Figures relate to the number of prostate MRIs, biopsies and PSA blood tests carried out in NI.
**Information for 2021 is incomplete as clinical coding is ongoing.