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SANELINE
Mr. David Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health to what services have the funds formerly provided to SANELINE been diverted. [30955]
Ms Rosie Winterton:
The funding provided for SANELINE under the Department's contract with SANE, was a specific allocation made for a time-limited period only.
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Sexual Health
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps are being taken by the Government to increase awareness of the risks of sexually transmitted diseases. [26236]
Caroline Flint: Measures to reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were set out in the National Strategy for Sexual Health and HIV" (2001) and the public health White Paper Choosing Health", published last November, available in the Library and on the Department's website at www.dh.gov.uk.
The White Paper also announced a new high profile national campaign, to promote safer sex messages, aimed at reducing the prevalence and spread of all STIs. The campaign will focus on younger men and women. It will be a high profile media campaign, focusing on the risks of unprotected sex and the benefits of using condoms to avoid the risk of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, and unintended pregnancies.
Measures also include targeted HIV prevention and health promotion work with those most at risk of HIV infections, such as gay men and African communities, provided through community organisations such as the Terrence Higgins Trust and the African HIV policy network.
In addition to these national measures, primary care trusts are responsible for providing sexual health promotion and services which meet the needs of their local populations. To support them in this role, the Department, working with professional bodies, has published recommended standards for sexual health services; a toolkit of best practice for sexual health promotion, and guidance on commissioning.
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research projects on (a) abortion, (b) contraception, (c) reproductive health and (d) the effects of abortion on women have been commissioned by her Department in each of the last five years for which information is available; and what the publication arrangements were in each case. [35969]
Caroline Flint: The Department funds research to support policy and to provide the evidence needed to underpin quality improvement and service development in the national health service. Over 75 per cent. of the Department's total expenditure on health research is devolved to and managed by NHS organisations. The remainder funds health and social care research through the Department's central research programmes. Details of relevant individual projects are listed as follows:
Health technology assessment (HTA) projects
A randomised preference trial of medical versus surgical termination of pregnancies less than 14 weeks' gestation (TOPS).
The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of routine anti-D prophylaxis for rhesus negative women in pregnancy.
Prenatal screening and treatment strategies to prevent group B streptococcal and other bacterial infections in early infancy: cost effectiveness and expected value of information analyses.
Screening to prevent pre-term birth—systematic reviews of accuracy and effectiveness literature with economic modelling
The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of microwave and thermal balloon endometrial ablation for heavy menstrual bleeding: a systematic review and economic modelling
Liquid-based cytology in cervical screening: an updated rapid and systematic review and economic analysis
A systematic review of the clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of topotecan, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrocholoride and paclitaxel for second-line or subsequent treatment of advanced ovarian cancer (up-date)
Methods of prediction and prevention of pre-eclampsia—Systematic reviews of accuracy and effectiveness literature with economic modelling
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Levonorgestrel containing intrauterine system in primary care against standard treatment—The ECLIPSE Trial
Antidepressant drug therapy versus a community-based psychosocial intervention for the treatment of moderate postnatal depression: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Screening to prevent pre-term birth—systematic reviews of accuracy and effectiveness literature with economic modelling
The HTA programme aims to publish the results of every project in the monograph series Health Technol Assess (ISSN 1366 5278). As well as printed versions, full electronic versions of all titles in the monograph series are made available free of charge on the HTA programme website and on a free compact disc which is updated three to four times per year.
Policy Research Programme Projects
The following projects are funded through the allocation of departmental policy research programme budget to the Medical Research Council (MRC). The research is commissioned by the MRC on behalf of the Department.
The second national survey of sexual attitudes and lifestyles (2000). Initial results from this large-scale survey of sexual attitudes and lifestyles were published as reference tables and summary report by the National Centre for Social Research in 2002. This publication has been followed by a high volume of peer-reviewed journal articles and a number of papers are forthcoming.
Teenage Pregnancy Strategy Evaluation Team. Final Report Synthesis. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. June 2005.
French, R et al. Exploring the attitudes and behaviours of Bangladeshi, Indian and Jamaican young people in relation to reproductive and sexual health. University College London. November 2005.
Berrington, A et al. Consequences of Teenage Parenthood: Pathways which minimise the long term negative impacts of teenage childbearing. University of Southampton. November 2005.
Viner, R et al. Protective and risk factors for early sexual activity and contraception use among Black and Minority Ethnic adolescents in East London. University College London, City University and Queen Mary, University of London. October 2005.
Higginbottom, G et al. An Exploration of the Teenage Parenting Experiences of Young People of Black and Minority Ethnic Origin in England. University of Sheffield. October 2005.
Dawson, N et al. The Education of Pregnant Young Women and Young Mothers in England. University of Bristol and University of Newcastle. September 2005.
(forthcoming in December 2005 DfES research release)
Wiggins, M et al. Teenage Parenthood and Social Exclusion: a multi-method study. Summary report of findings. Social Science Research Unit.
Long-term consequences of teenage births for parents and their children (2004) Ermisch, J. University of Essex (publication: TPU website, Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), University of Essex website and academic journals)
Analysis of data from the national surveys of sexual attitudes and lifestyles (NATSAL I and II) relevant to an exploration of outcomes of teenage motherhood. Wellings, K. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (unpublished).
Living on the edge: sexual behaviour and young parenthood in rural and seaside areas (2004). Craig, G. University of Hull (publication: TPU website, University of Hull report)
'Young People's Perceptions of Contraception and Seeking Contraceptive Advice' A Report on the Key Findings from a Qualitative Research Study (2001). Counterpoint Research (publication: TPU website)
These publications are available from the Teenage Pregnancy Unit's pages of the Department for Education and Skills website, at www.dfes.gov.uk unless otherwise stated.
The following policy research programme projects have been commissioned and are currently ongoing:
Translating effective behavioural interventions—replicating a proven intervention to meet the sexual health and reproductive health needs of young black Caribbean women in sexual health services.
Measuring the impact of the Chlamydia trachomatis epidemic: new serological assays to assess disease burden.
These will be published through peer-reviewed journal articles and dissemination to targeted audiences.
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