HC Deb 21 January 1987 vol 108 cc611-2W
114. Mr. Hanley

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on progress made during Britain's presidency of the European Community in combating the spread of AIDS.

115. Mr. Hayes

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on progress made during Britain's presidency of the European Community to combat the spread of AIDS.

116. Mr. Aspinwall

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on progress made during Britain's presidency of the European Community in combating the spread of AIDS.

Mr. Newton

I refer my hon. Friends to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Leicester, East (Mr. Bruinvels) on 20 January 1987.

Mr. Kirkwood

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what advice his Department gives to regional health authorities' ambulance officers via the secretary of the Uni-disciplinary Group regarding AIDS.

Mr. Weetch

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will issue guidelines to ambulance personnel in connection with the attendance upon patients who have developed AIDS; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Newton

In answer to inquiries from chief ambulance officers, in February 1985 officials of the Department drew regional health authorities' ambulance officers' attention to the interim guidelines which the Department had issued to health authorities in January 1985 (circular HC(85)2). No further requests for advice were received from members of the Uni-disciplinary Group before publication in June 1986 of revised guidelines (circular HN(86)20) setting out the measures to be taken by health authorities to safeguard the health and safety of people who, because of their work, come into direct contact with AIDS or other LAV/HTLVIII infected patients. Copies of both circulars are in the Library.