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Subject: Contraception

Reference: LBR-FOI-00755

Request 1:

  • Please provide the number of sites commissioned by your local authority, or a provider sub-contracted by your local authority, to deliver contraceptive services for each of the last 10 financial years (2013/14 - 2022/23). *If figures for 2022/23 are not yet available, please provide plans for this financial year.

    o If your organisation has taken a decision to reduce the number of sites, please provide the reason why this decision was taken.

    Request 2:

  • Please confirm or deny whether the local authority stipulates and/or monitors waiting time requirements in contracts with (a) general practice and (b) sexual and reproductive health services for appointments for the fitting of IUDs/IUSs.

    o If confirm, please release corresponding data on (i) average waiting times and (ii) the longest waiting time in the most recent year for which figures are available.

Response

Part Disclosed - 3 March 2023

REQUEST:

Request 1:

  • Please provide the number of sites commissioned by your local authority, or a provider sub-contracted by your local authority, to deliver contraceptive services for each of the last 10 financial years (2013/14 - 2022/23). *If figures for 2022/23 are not yet available, please provide plans for this financial year.

  • Richmond GP

    o 2013/14 - 2021/22

     Long-Acting Reversible Contraception 19

    o 2022/23

     Long-Acting Reversible Contraception 19

  • If your organisation has taken a decision to reduce the number of sites, please provide the reason why this decision was taken.

    Number of sites in Richmond remained the same

    Request 2:

  • Please confirm or deny whether the local authority stipulates and/or monitors waiting time requirements in contracts with (a) general practice and (b) sexual and reproductive health services for appointments for the fitting of IUDs/IUSs.

    Deny

  • If confirm, please release corresponding data on (i) average waiting times and (ii) the longest waiting time in the most recent year for which figures are available.

Please note that our responses were accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of release, and have not subsequently been updated. This information should be considered an historical record only.