§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans his Department has to introduce a national service framework for sexual health. [132779]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe Government have no plans to introduce a national service framework for sexual health. The Government have already published the national strategy for sexual health and HIV in 2001 and has outlined progress and plans in the response to the Health Select Committee's report on sexual health, published in September 2003.
This recognises the value of developing and spreading good practice and identifying recommended standards for sexual health and HIV. Recommended standards for HIV treatment and care were published on 6 October this year and similar work is under way for sexually transmitted infections, reproductive health and psychosexual services.