Question follow-through · 56392
Hepatitis: Nottingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the merits of continuing opt-out testing of Hepatitis (a) B and (b) C in Nottingham University Hospitals’ Emergency Department.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 2 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 5 Jun 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the merits of continuing opt-out testing of Hepatitis (a) B and (b) C in Nottingham University Hospitals’ Emergency Department.
5 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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5 Jun 2025
Answer published
The emergency department opt-out testing programme will continue to test individuals for bloodborne viruses, including HIV and viral hepatitis, in line with committed funding plans. The Government is committed to reducing the incidence of viral hepatitis,...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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