Written question asked by Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 30 May 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 June 2025 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Thursday, 5 June 2025. A substantive answer was provided by Ashley Dalton (Labour) on Thursday, 5 June 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Streptococcus: Testing
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on regional variations in access to group B Streptococcus testing; and what steps are being taken to reduce those variations.
- Answer
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The UK National External Quality Assessment Service’s (NEQAS) microbiology service, hosted by The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), has introduced a group B Streptococcus Screening External Quality Assessment scheme as of April 2025.
The UKHSA does not currently collect regional variations in the provision of group B testing services.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 56092
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Testing Streptococcus
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- 2025-09-05 22:56:34 +0100
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