To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will authorise an evaluation study or a pilot study of screening for severe combined immunodeficiency.

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will authorise an evaluation study or a pilot study of screening for severe combined immunodeficiency.

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health which institutions in the NHS are responsible for surveillance of the accuracy and integrity of (a) breast and (b) cervical cancer screening arrangements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which institutions in the NHS are responsible for surveillance of the accuracy and integrity of (a) breast and (b) cervical cancer screening arrangements.

Statement on breast cancer screening. (Includes ref to report on national and regional arrangements for breast screening, in Library).

Statement on breast cancer screening. (Includes ref to report on national and regional arrangements for breast screening, in Library).

Further to 143 c130-1W, to place a copy of guidance notes for health authorities on equipment requirements for breast cancer screening in Library; whether these recommendations also apply to screening units operated in private sector; what steps are taken to inspect private mobile screening units; how many staff are employed...

Further to 143 c130-1W, to place a copy of guidance notes for health authorities on equipment requirements for breast cancer screening in Library; whether these recommendations also apply to screening units operated in private sector; what steps are taken to inspect private mobile screening units; how many staff are employed...

Estimate how many women are likely to be screened for breast cancer in 1989, 1990 & 1991

Estimate how many women are likely to be screened for breast cancer in 1989, 1990 & 1991

How many women are likely to be screened for breast cancer in 1989 & 1990.

How many women are likely to be screened for breast cancer in 1989 & 1990.

If there are any plans to licence mobile cancer screening units; & to list those regulations which currently govern their operation. - (Holding answer 25 Nov 1988)

If there are any plans to licence mobile cancer screening units; & to list those regulations which currently govern their operation. - (Holding answer 25 Nov 1988)

To give those private health screening facilities which Dept of Health is aware of broken down into mobile units & static units - Includes ref to 'Laings Review of Private Healthcare 1987' in Library (Holding answer 25 Nov 1988)

To give those private health screening facilities which Dept of Health is aware of broken down into mobile units & static units - Includes ref to 'Laings Review of Private Healthcare 1987' in Library (Holding answer 25 Nov 1988)

Which of designated training centres are currently running courses for staff wishing to work in specialist assessment teams & to break that down into no of people on each course, no of radiologists being trained, no of radiographers being trained & duration of each course & its date of completion...

Which of designated training centres are currently running courses for staff wishing to work in specialist assessment teams & to break that down into no of people on each course, no of radiologists being trained, no of radiographers being trained & duration of each course & its date of completion...

Give those boards where women are already being called by computerised system for breast cancer screening; & give age bands of women being called

Give those boards where women are already being called by computerised system for breast cancer screening; & give age bands of women being called

Comment on measures being taken adapt existing computerised call/ recall cervical cancer screening programmes to accommodate breast cancer screening programme

Comment on measures being taken adapt existing computerised call/ recall cervical cancer screening programmes to accommodate breast cancer screening programme

Comment on measures being taken adapt family practitioner committee computerised call/recall cervical cancer screening programmes to accommodate breast cancer screening programme

Comment on measures being taken adapt family practitioner committee computerised call/recall cervical cancer screening programmes to accommodate breast cancer screening programme

Give those districts which are planned to have basic screening units & specialist assessment teams & give latest estimates when each team & each unit will commence service; give those districts planned to have mobile & static screening units & those where women are already being called by computerised system...

Give those districts which are planned to have basic screening units & specialist assessment teams & give latest estimates when each team & each unit will commence service; give those districts planned to have mobile & static screening units & those where women are already being called by computerised system...

Give, at current prices, cost of mobile basic screening unit

Give, at current prices, cost of mobile basic screening unit

To give those boards which are planned to have basic screening units & specialist assessment teams as part of the breast cancer screening programme; & to give the latest estimates when each team & each unit will commence service.

To give those boards which are planned to have basic screening units & specialist assessment teams as part of the breast cancer screening programme; & to give the latest estimates when each team & each unit will commence service.

Give those boards which are planned to have mobile screening units & static screening units

Give those boards which are planned to have mobile screening units & static screening units

Comment on measures currently being taken train staff work in specialist assessment teams

Comment on measures currently being taken train staff work in specialist assessment teams

If poll tax registrars will have access to family practitioners committee lists of patients; district health authority lists of patients; DHSS central register list of patients & to lists of women patients being used to call & recall women for cervical cancer screening - none of these lists.

If poll tax registrars will have access to family practitioners committee lists of patients; district health authority lists of patients; DHSS central register list of patients & to lists of women patients being used to call & recall women for cervical cancer screening - none of these lists.

Which variants of HIV virus are known to escape detection by current tests; & what are DHSS estimates of their prevalence; & by what procedures does DHSS monitor continuing development of variants of HIV virus.

Which variants of HIV virus are known to escape detection by current tests; & what are DHSS estimates of their prevalence; & by what procedures does DHSS monitor continuing development of variants of HIV virus.