Written question asked by Meg Hillier (Labour) on Thursday, 19 March 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 March 2020 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Tuesday, 24 March 2020. A substantive answer was provided by Nadine Dorries (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 April 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Public Health Laboratory Service: Coronavirus
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what function public health laboratories have in covid-19 testing.
- Answer
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Public health laboratories are providing diagnostic testing to the National Health Service, supporting community-based surveillance programmes, undertaking testing to support outbreaks in critical settings such as prisons and care homes and providing a testing referral service to NHS laboratories testing for COVID-19 for difficult or unclear results.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 32076
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Public Health Laboratory Service Laboratories Coronavirus
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- 2020-04-21 18:50:42 +0100
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