Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 68753

Cancer: Medical Equipment

Tabled: 17 July 2025

Answered: 25 July 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using nano needles to detect cancers.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The Department looks at opportunities to utilise technology to improve diagnostic performance and bring down cancer waiting times. We are committed to backing an innovative clinical research ecosystem in the United Kingdom so that patients can be among th...

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