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Streptococcus: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure (a) early and (b) consistent diagnosis of Group B streptococcus.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
29 Nov 2024
Target answer date
3 Dec 2024
Answer
5 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure (a) early and (b) consistent diagnosis of Group B streptococcus.

  2. 3 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    Screening for group B streptococcus (GBS) is not routinely offered to all pregnant women. The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) last reviewed the evidence to screen for GBS at 35 to 37 weeks of pregnancy in 2017, and concluded that there was insuff...

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