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Written question asked by Peter Luff (Conservative) on Wednesday, 24 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 December 2004. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 December 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the cost of (a) the mobile screening service for tuberculosis and (b) all screening services for tuberculosis in the latest year for which figures are available.
Answer

Mr. Luff: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his estimate is of the cost of (a) the mobile screening service for tuberculosis and (b) all screening services for tuberculosis in the latest year for which figures are available. [200102] Miss Melanie Johnson: National health service mobile chest radiography services for tuberculosis screening were disbanded in the early 1980s. The Health Protection Agency does not collect data on costs associated with screening services for tuberculosis.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
200102; 428 c1081W;428 c1081-2W
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Costs Facilities Screening Tuberculosis
Link
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