Written question asked by Baroness Masham of Ilton (Crossbench) on Monday, 10 December 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 December 2018. It was answered by Lord O'Shaughnessy (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 December 2018 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to make funding available to implement the UK National Screening Committee's recommendation of 2017 to undertake a practical evaluation of new born screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease in the NHS.
- Answer
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The UK National Screening Committee completed a public consultation on 4 November 2017 on whether a proposal for a practical evaluation of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) was supported. It has since recommended a practical evaluation of SCID screening to be undertaken in the National Health Service. This evaluation will be considered as part of the 2019/20 funding decisions.
Secondary information
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- HL12163
- Session
- 2017-19
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- Babies Finance Screening Severe combined immunodeficiency
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- 2018-12-20 13:23:27 +0000
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