Written question asked by Stephen O'Brien (Conservative) on Thursday, 1 May 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 7 May 2008. It was answered by Ann Keen (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Kernicterus

Question: (2) with reference to the answer of 25 January 2007, Official Report, column 2045W, on the Pregnancy Book, if he will place in the Library the results of the work which was commissioned to complete the review.

Answer: British Paediatric Surveillance Unit data formed the basis of a 'Prospective Surveillance Study of Severe Byperbilirubinaemia in the Newborn in the UK and Ireland' (Donal Manning, et al Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2007; 992:342-346). Copies of this study have been placed in the Library.The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) is currently developing guidance on the recognition and treatment of neonatal jaundice and recently carried out a consultation on the scope of the guideline. NICE expects to issue the guideline in early 2010.The UK National Screening Committee will consider action on the report when the scope of the NICE guideline is finalised.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 204233; 475 c1546-7W
Session: 2007-08
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2008-1258
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects: Kernicterus
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