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To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 7 March 2011, Official Report, column 907W, on streptococcus: screening, what steps he plans to take to reduce the incidence of group B streptococcus.

Asked by

Kerry McCarthy (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 March 2011

Reference

46527; 525 c319W

House

House of Commons

Streptococcus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the (a) clinical and (b) cost effectiveness of introducing screening for group B streptococcus for all pregnant women; and what steps he plans to take to raise awareness among (i) pregnant women and (ii) healthcare professionals...

Asked by

Kerry McCarthy (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

1 March 2011

For answer on

3 March 2011

Answered on

7 March 2011

The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) advises Ministers and the national health service in all four countries about all aspects of screening policy. The UK NSC reviewed the policy for screening for Group B Streptococcus (GBS) carriage in pregnancy in 2009. The review was the subject of a broad consultation and concluded that the evidence did not support the introduction of screening.The UK NSC had previously commissioned a clinical and cost-effectiveness study comparing different approaches to GBS. The health technology assessment took this work forward on behalf of the UK NSC and published the results in 2007. The main conclusion was that there was considerable uncertainty on the most effective approach to GBS. The study results were considered by the UK NSC during the screening policy review in 2009. The UK NSC will review its policy position again on GBS carriage in pregnancy screening in 2012 or earlier if any significant new peer reviewed evidence emerges.Information for women on GBS is contained in 'The Pregnancy Book', a guide to a healthy pregnancy, labour and childbirth, and life with a new baby, which is given to all pregnant women. Information is also available on the NHS Choices website at:"www.nhs.uk/chq/pages/2037.aspx?categoryid= 54&subcategoryid=137"Women who are concerned about GBS infection are advised to talk to their doctor or midwife.Current guidance on the prevention of early-onset neonatal GBS disease is provided by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. The guideline advises health care professionals on the management of high risk pregnancies and is currently being reviewed and updated. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence are currently developing guidance on the management of early onset infections including GBS.

Date

7 March 2011

Reference

44121; 524 c907-8W

House

House of Commons

Streptococcus Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for South Derbyshire (Mr. Todd) of 6 June 2005, Official Report, columns 439-41W, on streptococcus testing, what the findings were of the studies undertaken by the health technology assessment programme on prenatal screening for...

Asked by

Kerry McCarthy (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 June 2006

Reference

80395; 448 c623-4W

House

House of Commons

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