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Reference:
2018/0914
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Question by:
Onkar Sahota
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Meeting date:
22 March 2018
Public Health England data shows that Syphilis cases in England have reached the highest level since 1949 - 5,920 cases in 2016, almost double the number in 2012. Of the total diagnoses, 2,915 happened in London, with wide disparities in diagnostic rates by 100,000 people within Boroughs. This shows a breakdown of commissioning of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in London, and the need for a pan-London strategy to fight syphilis and other STIs. Given your public health responsibilities, will you take this matter to the London Health Board?