Question follow-through · 45746

Blood Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to extend opt out (a) HIV, (b) Hepatitis B and (c) Hepatitis C testing to all patients requiring a blood test in all NHS accident and emergency departments that do not currently o

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
17 Apr 2025
Target answer date
23 Apr 2025
Answer
6 May 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to extend opt out (a) HIV, (b) Hepatitis B and (c) Hepatitis C testing to all patients requiring a blood test in all NHS accident and emergency departments that do not currently o

  2. 23 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 May 2025

    Answer published

    Emergency department opt out testing is currently being offered to all extremely high and high HIV prevalence areas in England until 2026/27. A detailed list of specific sites offering opt-out HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C testing is in the attached t...

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