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Kevin Hollinrake

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Glasgow School of Art
Tuesday 19th June 2018

(6 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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We have been so brief that we must now include Mr Hollinrake.

Kevin Hollinrake Portrait Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton) (Con)
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Thank you, Mr Speaker. Probably the most important recommendation in the new O’Neill review into antimicrobial resistance was the requirement for diagnostics prior to the prescription of antibiotics by 2020. Will the Minister update the House on progress towards that goal, and will he agree to meet me and colleagues, including Lord O’Neill, to discuss the establishment of an antibiotic diagnostics fund?

Steve Brine Portrait Steve Brine
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Yes, the Government’s response to Lord O’Neill’s review in 2016 set out new ambitions building on existing progress, including ensuring that tests on epidemiological data are used to support clinical decision making and delivering high-quality diagnostics in the NHS in support of our other ambitions. My hon. Friend is right to raise this issue, and I am happy to meet him.

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