| Heading: |
Measles |
| Question ID: |
1794382 |
| UIN: |
45757 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-17 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4592 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Dr Caroline Johnson
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| Asking Member handle: |
drcarolinej
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@drcarolinej
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy for all patients with suspected measles to be sent an oral fluid kit. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-28 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4981 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Ashley Dalton
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| Answering Member handle: |
AshleyDalton_MP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@AshleyDalton_MP
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| Answer text: |
In the UK, an appropriate test to confirm or discard cases is essential. As per the guidelines, all suspected measles cases reported to Health Protection Teams are sent an oral fluid kit for testing at the Virus Reference Department at UKHSA Colindale.The... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |