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Written question asked by Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party) on Monday, 14 March 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 March 2016. It was answered by Ben Gummer (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 March 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Streptococcus

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2016 to Question 27968, what the opening and closing dates are for the public consultation of the UK National Screening Committee's review of group B streptococcus policy; and on what date the meeting at which a decision will be made is planned.

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 the autumn for a three month period. The UK NSC will then review the recommendation for GBS at the successive meeting. Specific dates will be announced in due course.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
31026
Session
2015-16
Related items
Streptococcus
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Pregnancy Screening Streptococcus
Link
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