Health - Third Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 8 March 2005.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
Summary
1 Introduction
2 Follow up to Sexual Health Report
MedFASH study of sexual health services
Sexual health services
Access and waiting times
Facilities
Sexual health education campaign
Funding
Screening for chlamydia
National chlamydia screening programme
Availability of appropriate testing technology
Sexual health in primary care and the new
GP contract
Sexual Health workforce and training
Contraception and abortion services
Sex and Relationships Education
3 Charges for
Overseas Visitors for HIV/AIDS treatment
Background to charges for overseas visitors
The previous situation
The 12-month residency rule
Exemptions to this rule
"Immediately necessary treatment"
Patients who have begun treatment, whose
eligibility status changes
Primary care
"Health tourism"
What evidence is there of health tourism
in relation to HIV?
Implementing the charges
Difficulties in interpreting the regulations
Who should implement the regulations? The
role of doctors, managers, receptionists
"Immediately necessary treatment"
Financial implications
The costs of treating HIV
The costs of not treating HIV
Cost in terms of onward transmission
Public health implications
A deterrent to testing
HIV diagnosis, treatment and transmission
Mother-to-child transmission
TB infection rates
Primary care
Conclusion
Conclusions and recommendations
Formal minutes
Witnesses
List of written evidence
List of unprinted written evidence
Reports from the Health Committee since 2001
ORAL AND WRITTEN EVIDENCE - HC52-II
Thursday 27 January 2005
Thursday 10 February 2005
WRITTEN EVIDENCE
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