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HIV

Volume 477: debated on Tuesday 17 June 2008

24. To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in England diagnosed with HIV are ineligible for treatment. (211314)

National HIV surveillance data collated at the Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections does not collect information on eligibility for treatment. All people who are ordinarily resident in England are entitled to free national health service treatment, including treatment for HIV, and latest data show that in 2006 there were 48,480 diagnosed HIV-infected individuals who accessed HIV-related care at national health service sites in England.