United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 2544
Streptococcus: Screening
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16 May 2022
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23 May 2022 · Answer
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to introduce blanket screening of pregnant women for Group B Streptococcus in the context of high prevalence in new born babies; and what assessment he has made of the
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16 May 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to introduce blanket screening of pregnant women for Group B Streptococcus in the context of high prevalence in new born babies; and what assessment he has made of the
Source: Commons
23 May 2022
Answer
We await evidence from the GBS3 trial which is comparing universal screening for Group B Streptococcus (GBS) against usual risk-based care. This clinical trial, funded by the National Institute for Health Research, will examine the effectiveness of two sc...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-05-16/2544
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1463039
- uk · wq-1463039 · source updated 23 May 2022