AQW 28554/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
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.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 24 January 2022
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 24 January 2022
- Answer due by
- 8 February 2022
- Answered
- 7 February 202214 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
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.