§ Mr. CashTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a further statement on his Department's campaign on AIDS.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe objectives of the United Kingdom AIDS public education campaign and the Government's continuing commitment to them were reaffirmed at the symposium on HIV and AIDS jointly convened by the Health Departments and the Health Education Authority (HEA) on 24 November 1989.
The symposium provided an expert assessment of the potential for the spread of HIV in the United Kingdom. The consensus which emerged was that the three major routes of HIV transmission are now all well established,
Patients treated, NHS hospitals, England and Basildon and Thurrock district health authority, 1987–88 and 1988–89 England Basildon and Thurrock 1987–88 1988–89 1987–88 1988–89 In-patient cases 6,619,354 6,585,982 34,669 33,706 Day cases 880,852 1,016,327 4,840 5,966 New out-patients 8,529,759 8,406,254 42,800 43,891 Total out-patient attendances 36,874,293 36,145,910 195,357 193,323 Source: SH3a KH09 and KH18 returns