§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many district health authorities employ full-time specialist sickel cell anaemia and thalassaemia counsellors.
§ Mr. FreemanThe Department recently issued a questionnaire to all district health authorities on screening and counselling services for sickle cell and thalassaemic diseases. Although this did not ask about the employment of full-time specialist counsellors it did ask who was responsible for counselling. The replies to the questionnaire are currently being analysed.