Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 9 July 2018.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of self-testing sexual health kits issued to patients by each NHS trust over the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of self-testing schemes on the quality of services provided at local sexual health clinics.
Self-testing kits/tests for sexually transmitted infections involve the test being carried out by the individual and the result being interpreted by that individual.
Data on privately purchased HIV self-testing kits have been included in the HIV testing report, but no demographic information is available for these data. Further information is available at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-testing-in-england
Self-sampling kits/tests involve the specimen collection being performed by the individual and returned to the lab or clinic for processing. Public Health England (PHE) collects data on self-sampling sexually transmitted infection kits provided by sexual health services by PHE centre; further information is available at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sexually-transmitted-infections-stis-annual-data-tables
Local authorities are responsible for improving the health of their local population and reducing health inequalities by assessing local need and commissioning services to meet identified needs. The Care Quality Commission is responsible for assuring the care of clinical services.
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