Latest PIP implant data

PIP Implant Claims

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 5,232 referrals have now been received, 300 of these were received during the last week (ie week ending 18 March).
• These referrals have been received by 121 trusts.
• 2,704 scans have now been completed and 197 of these were during the last week.
• The number of decisions to explant now stands at 298 and 75 of these have been explanted to date.
• 1,499 women have completed their NHS offer and 132 of these have been this week
• This collection splits the private patient data into 3 categories (Harley, Transform and Other).  Harley and Transform are separately identified because, according 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 749. 
• A total of 744 women have been contacted to date. 
• 40 scans have been completed.  126 decisions have been made to explant and 21 explants have already taken place.
• 33 women have completed their NHS offer.

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. 

source: mediacentre.dh.gov.uk