§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what action he has taken to ensure that recombinant treatment is made available to adults with haemophilia who live in(a) England and (b) Northern Ireland. [141249]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonWe have been working with key stakeholders, including the Haemophilia Society, clinicians, primary care trusts and others to put in place a strategy to roll out access to recombinant products. We aim to begin the roll out as soon as possible. More information about the issues that the working group has had to consider prior to the roll out can be obtained from www.doh.gov.uk/blood/rcfwg.
Recombinant clotting factors have been made available for all adult haemophilia patients in Northern Ireland, except for a small group of adult patients with severe haemophilia. It is expected that these patients will receive recombinant early in 2004.