Sexual health third report of session 2002-03 Vol. 1 Report, together with formal minutes

House of Commons papers 2002-03 69-I

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Great Britain Parliament House of Commons Health Committee

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Hinchliffe David chairman

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TSO (The Stationery Office)

In England, around one in ten sexually active young women (and many men) are infected with chlamydia. Syphilis rates have increased by 500% in the last six years and those for gonorrhoea have doubled. Rates of teenage pregnancy are the highest in Europe. As mortality rates for HIV have decreased, the number of people living with HIV has risen. There now more HIV patients than ever before, and there are more infections to be diagnosed - an estimated 6,500 new diagnoses in 2002.Sexual health services appear ill-equipped to deal with the crisis that confronts them. Median waiting times to services are currently around 10-12 days and some services are turning hundreds of people away each week. The Committee calls for a target of 48 hours for patients to be able to access genito-urinary medicine, for the Government urgently to review staffinglevels. Women who meet the legal requirements have access to an abortion within three weeks of the first appointment with the GP or other referring doctor. In the Committee's view, three weeks is too long for people to wait in these circumstances.

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