United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 167075
Prisons: Blood
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16 March 2023
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21 March 2023 · Answer
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21 March 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps with the Secretary of State for Justice to ensure that opt-out reception testing for (a) hepatitis C and (b) other blood borne viruses will continue in prisons after
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16 March 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps with the Secretary of State for Justice to ensure that opt-out reception testing for (a) hepatitis C and (b) other blood borne viruses will continue in prisons after
Source: Commons
21 March 2023
Answer
Individuals who have been in prison or other secure and detained settings are at a higher risk of Hepatitis C (HCV) infections. That is why the NHS England HCV elimination programme has significant focus on testing and treatment in prisons and probation c...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-03-16/167075
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1604888
- uk · wq-1604888 · source updated 21 March 2023