Written question asked by Lord Lansley (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 October 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 October 2007. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Thursday, 25 October 2007 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Chlamydia: Screening

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his most recent estimate is of the number of community pharmacies which offer chlamydia screening.

Answer: Screening for chlamydia in pharmacies is already happening nationally. In 2006-07, the national chlamydia screening programme (NCSP) received data from 90 pharmacies in England. The NCSP currently have 286 pharmacies who have registered to provide screening.To support commissioners, the Department is working with the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee and the national health service to develop a national template for a chlamydia screening local enhanced service through the NHS community pharmacy contractual framework.The Boots chlamydia screening pathfinder started in November 2005 and covers over 200 London stores. It is being independently evaluated by TNS Healthcare. Copies of the Chlamydia Screening Evaluation—Interim Report Wave One November 2005 to April 2006 and Chlamydia Screening Evaluation—Interim Report Wave 2 November 2005 to October 2006 reports have been placed in the Library. The third and final report will be published later in the year.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 465 c546-7W; 160270
Session: 2006-07
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2007-0038
Thursday, 25 October 2007
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects: Chlamydia Screening
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