§ Baroness Blatchasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the annual cost of running the Department for Education and Employment in each year from 1997–98 to 2000–01. [HL1857]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Baroness Ashton of Upholland)The annual net costs of running the former Department for Education and Employment in each of the years in question were:
It is no longer necessary to notify every single patient who has undergone an exposure prone procedure by an HIV infected healthcare worker because of the low risk of transmission and to avoid unnecessary anxiety being caused to large numbers of patients. Every effort should be made to avoid disclosure of an HIV infected healthcare worker's identity.
This new policy will bring the United Kingdom more into line with other countries.