§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2003,Official Report, column 420W, on anti-coagulants, what effect the results of the home use trial of coagulometers by Roche Ltd. will have on current practice. [139262]
§ Angela SmithFurther work is being undertaken nationally to assess the effectiveness of self-testing and to develop clinical guidelines on the appropriate selection of patients suitable to undertake self-management. The Department will not be issuing guidance about the further development of self-monitoring until this work has been completed.