Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 126984

Breast Cancer: Screening

Tabled: 13 April 2026

Answered: 20 April 2026

Question

Helen Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his criteria are for introducing digital breast tomosynthesis into the NHS breast screening programme.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

The Government is committed to providing quality and timely care and treatment to people with breast cancer, including through equitable access to modern breast screening technology. The NHS Breast Screening Programme is seeing improvement in uptake natio...

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