Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior (Conservative). It was answered on Tuesday, 30 June 2009.
Health: Tuberculosis
- Question
- My Lords, when the House of Lords Select Committee on fighting infection visited New York, we were most impressed when we visited the Harlem Hospital to discover its programme of tuberculosis detection and control. It has a very good TB-screening programme as well as a programme of directly observed therapy, or DOT. Is DOT also applied to the down-and-out population of London?
- Answer
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My Lords, the programme in New York was successful and DOT was used. The success of that programme has informed how we treat the most vulnerable groups of the homeless, in particular, once we have identified them. About half of them now receive their treatment through the directly observed treatment method so that they are being supported.
Secondary information
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- Oral question
- Reference
- 712 c111
- Session
- 2008-09
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- Supplementary
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- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Greater London Screening X-rays Tuberculosis
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