Health and Social Care Bill: HIV/AIDS Programmes Debate
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Baroness Barker
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Health and Social Care Bill: HIV/AIDS Programmes
Baroness Barker Excerpts(12 years, 2 months ago)
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Baroness Northover
As with every other area, this will kept under close review to make sure that things are suitably joined up and that we have high-quality prevention and treatment. As for NICE guidelines, the British HIV Association produced clinical guidelines for HIV treatment in 1999. They were taken forward and are widely accepted by clinicians and commissioners. The association is currently revising its guidelines and we will see what it suggests.
Baroness Barker
My Lords, do the Government still support the work of the UK National Screening Committee and, if so, how will its recommendations be implemented in future?
Baroness Northover
Yes, indeed, the UK National Screening Committee will remain as an independent advisory body and will continue to advise the Government and the NHS on all aspects of screening. The NHS constitution, which was drawn up by the previous Government, commits the Government to providing screening programmes as recommended by the UK National Screening Committee. The NHS Commissioning Board will commission national screening programmes on the Secretary of State’s behalf.