Publication, Part of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services (Contraception)
Sexual and Reproductive Health Services, England (Contraception) 2020/21
Accredited official statistics
Re-issue of publication
This publication was re-issued after missing data was identified at some providers.
Following collection of the missing data, the total number of contacts increased by 33,579 (+2.2%). All figures have been updated to reflect this change.
28 October 2021 12:00 PM
Summary
This publication primarily covers contraceptive activity taking place at dedicated Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services in England, as recorded in the Sexual and Reproductive Health Activity Dataset (SRHAD), a mandated collection for all providers of NHS SRH services. Data from GP settings and pharmacies is not included (unless otherwise stated). People attend SRH services for a variety of reasons, but the main focus of this report is contraception.
Highlights
Latest available year of data is 2020/21 unless otherwise stated.
Data is for SRH services only unless otherwise stated.
22% fall in contraception-related contacts with SRH services compared to 2019/20
This is a fall of 288,833 contraception-related contacts
46% uptake of long acting reversible contraceptives
This is unchanged from the previous year
39% uptake of the contraceptive pill
This is down from 45% in 2014/15, but still the most popular type of method for SRH service users
44% fall in emergency contraceptive items provided by SRH services compared to 2019/20
There was also an 18% fall in those prescribed at other locations in the community
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