NHS England: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for People at Risk of HIV Debate

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Department: Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for People at Risk of HIV

Lord Paddick Excerpts
Tuesday 7th June 2016

(8 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Prior of Brampton Portrait Lord Prior of Brampton
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My Lords, NHS England and PHE are consulting on how those trials should be constructed. Clearly, they will be focused on high-risk individuals but choosing who goes on to the trial will be up to PHE and NHS England.

Lord Paddick Portrait Lord Paddick (LD)
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My Lords, there has been a lot of misunderstanding over the use of PrEP and an increase in the prevalence of other sexually transmitted infections. Will the Minister meet me, and other noble Lords who may be interested, to discuss these issues? I declare an interest as a participant in the PROUD project.

Lord Prior of Brampton Portrait Lord Prior of Brampton
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I would be very happy to meet with the noble Lord. It may be better for him to meet with my honourable friend in the other place who is responsible for public health, but either one of us will be very happy to meet with him.