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Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras, Labour)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department is providing for public health commissioners within local authorities to ensure hepatitis C services are appropriately commissioned from 1 April 2013.

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Anna Soubry (Broxtowe, Conservative)

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is currently developing public health guidance for health care professionals and the national health service on promoting and offering hepatitis C (and hepatitis B) testing to those at risk.

From 1 April 2013, Public Health England and local authorities will support commissioners to use evidence and guidelines published by NICE when commissioning services, including those for hepatitis C.

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