Marie Stopes comments on STI statistics
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
12:00 AM
Helen Jenkins, Contraception and Sexual Health Specialist, from Marie Stopes International said:
"We are extremely concerned about the reported rise in the rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the UK. It is clear that some young people are not fully aware of the prevalence of STIs and how they can protect themselves against getting one.
"We fear that STI rates may continue to rise, particularly among young people, without increasing access to comprehensive sex and relationships education in all British schools.
"Many teachers tell us that they don't have the confidence or information to teach sex and relationships education effectively, despite knowing that many of their students are sexually active.
"For sexually active couples, the most effective way to prevent STI transmission is to use a male or female condom."
ENDS
Notes to editor
All women who come to our centres are offered Chlamydia testing with one in 12 returning a positive result. Left undiagnosed, Chlamydia can lead to infertility in women.
Marie Stopes International also provides a full range of STI testing across its centres.
Marie Stopes International
Marie Stopes International is Britain's leading independent sexual and reproductive health provider, delivering services to more than 100,000 clients across nine centres each year.
Marie Stopes is a not-for-profit organisation working to ensure that men and women can plan their family and have the information, tools and treatments to protect themselves against sexually transmitted diseases.
Internationally, we deliver family planning and sexual healthcare to more than six million people each year in 43 countries. For more information, please visit our website www.mariestopes.org.uk
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
PRESCRIPTIONS 31 July 2003
2002 PRESCRIPTION STATISTICS PUBLISHED
National Statistics on NHS prescriptions in 2002 were published today
in a Department of Health Statistical Bulletin.
The bulletin Prescriptions dispensed in the community, Statistics for
1992 to 2002:England covers all prescriptions dispensed in the
community and provides information by leading therapeutic categories,
details of the number and cost of free prescription items (e.g. for
children and young people and elderly people) and information on
generic prescribing. The bulletin also shows trends in dispensing
since 1992.
The key findings for 2002 are:
The net ingredient cost of all prescriptions dispensed was #6,847
million, an increase of 11.9 per cent or 8.5 per cent in real terms
on 2001 617 million prescription items were dispensed, an increase of
5.1 per cent on 2001
The average Net Ingredient Cost (NIC) per prescription item was
#11.10, an increase of 6.5 per cent or 3.2 per cent in real terms on
2001
There were on average 12.5 prescription items per head of population
compared to 11.9 in 2001; this varies significantly with age
85.7 per cent of all prescription items dispensed were free to
patients, a slight increase on 2001 (85.4 per cent)
76 per cent of all prescription items were written generically, and
increase from 74.1 per cent in 2001
NOTES FOR EDITORS
1. Net Ingredient Cost (NIC) is the headline price of a drug before
discounts and excludes dispensing costs and fees.
2. Department of Health Statistical Bulletin: Prescriptions dispensed
in the community; England 1992-2002, is available from the Department
of Health, PO Box 777, London, SE1 6XH, free of charge. It is also
available on the internet at:
www.doh.gov.uk/prescriptionstatistics/index.htm
3. The Prescription Cost Analysis 2002 booklet giving details of the
number of items dispensed and their net ingredient cost by individual
preparation was published in May 2003. It is available priced #12 at
the address given in note 1 or on the internet free of charge at
www.doh.gov.uk/prescriptionstatistics/index.htm
NORTHERN IRELAND HOUSING STATISTICS 2002-03
Recent housing trends in the Province are revealed in the 'Northern Ireland Housing Statistics 2002-03', a report covering the year ending March 2003, which was published today by the Department for Social Development.
Some key findings include:
There were approximately 669,100 dwellings in Northern Ireland at 31st March 2003, a rise of 9,200 (1pc) on March 2002.
Owner-occupied dwellings accounted for 477,800, i.e. 75pc of total occupied stock (633,900).
9,088 residential planning applications were granted, an increase of 9.8pc on 2001-02.
12,242 new dwellings were started during 2002-03, of which 95pc were commissioned by the private sector.
16,426 households presented as homeless, a rise of 16pc on 2001-02.
Total number of Northern Ireland Housing Executive tenancies decreased from 110,039 at March 2002 to stand at 102,834 at 31st March 2003.
The number of dwellings sold by Northern Ireland Housing Executive rose by 22pc from the previous year to 6,156 for 2002-03.
1,655 actions for mortgage possession were recorded for 2002-03, an increase of 7.5pc from the previous year.
The average price of new National House Building Council-registered houses sold during 2002-03 was £98,000, an increase of 10pc.
NOTES TO EDITORS:
Northern Ireland Housing Statistics is produced annually by the Statistics and Research Branch of the Department for Social Development. The publication contains information on housing stock, housing market activity, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and Housing Associations and the private rented sector. Provisional and revised figures are indicated by (P) and (R).
Data for new house sales and price are derived from transactions for new private sector and Housing Associations dwellings notified by solicitors to the National House Building Council (NHBC).
Details of all new housing starts for the private sector are supplied by the Building Control Offices for each of the 26 district council areas. Data for the social rented sector are provided by NIHE and the Housing Associations Branch of the Department for Social Development.
For the purposes of this publication, the terms 'house' and 'dwelling' are interchangeable and can be defined as 'a self-contained unit of accommodation, having all amenities available to each household (own kitchen, bathroom, toilet) regardless of shared entrance). A 'house' or 'dwelling' will, therefore, comprise 'either one self-contained household space or a number of non self-contained household spaces'.
Key facts from Housing Statistics 2002-03 are available on the Department for Social Development's website at: www.dsdni.gov.uk/statistics-research/housing-statistics.asp.
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