Question follow-through · 121295
HIV/AIDS: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the £5 million trial of HIV home testing through the NHS App will address the ASSIST study finding that postal testing uptake is higher among White and affluent populations, risking widening in
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 17 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 31 Mar 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
17 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the £5 million trial of HIV home testing through the NHS App will address the ASSIST study finding that postal testing uptake is higher among White and affluent populations, risking widening in
19 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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31 Mar 2026
Answer published
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) home testing programme has engaged directly with the ASSIST research team to understand the risks of open access, first come first served models. The insights from the ASSIST study are informing thinking not only for...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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