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Written question asked by Dan Poulter (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 March 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 March 2016. It was answered by Ben Gummer (Conservative) on Wednesday, 16 March 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Streptococcus

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timescale is for the UK National Screening Committee Group B Streptococcus review; when the public consultation on that review will open and close; and when he expects the committee to make a decision on the outcomes of that review.

Answer

In December 2015 the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) commissioned an update review into antenatal screening for Group B Streptococcus (GBS) as per its published process. A public consultation is expected to be held in late 2016 for a three-month period; the UK NSC will then review the recommendation for GBS at the successive meeting.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
30381
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Screening Reviews Streptococcus
Link
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