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Syphilis: Health Services

Commons · Question 48376 · Tabled 28 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 1 May 2025

Question

Asked by David Mundell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce syphilis diagnoses among heterosexual populations; and what targeted interventions he is (a) planning and (b) implementing.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 1 May 2025

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) published a sexually transmitted infection (STI) prioritisation framework in 2024 to inform local prioritisation decisions for the control of STIs, including syphilis. The UKHSA’s STI Prioritisation Framework is avail...