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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-06-02more like thismore than 2020-06-02
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Coronavirus: Screening more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the study published by Imperial College London on 24 April 2020, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of weekly testing of health and social care staff regardless of whether they have covid-19 symptoms. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Edgbaston more like this
tabling member printed
Preet Kaur Gill more like this
uin 53559 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-09-14more like thismore than 2020-09-14
answer text <p>National Health Service staff are prioritised for testing should they exhibit symptoms. In line with the Chief Medical Officer’s guidance, asymptomatic staff are tested in situations where there was an untoward incident, outbreak, or high prevalence of the virus. Asymptomatic staff are also being periodically tested as part of Public Health England’s SIREN study.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent more like this
answering member printed Helen Whately more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-09-14T20:30:04.863Zmore like thismore than 2020-09-14T20:30:04.863Z
answering member
4527
label Biography information for Helen Whately more like this
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answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries remove filter
answering member 1481
tabling member
4603
label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill more like this