Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 57802

Cancer: Screening

Tabled: 5 June 2025

Answered: 30 June 2025

Question

Adam Jogee

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will support the (a) rollout and (b) expansion of testing for (i) hepatitis B, (ii) hepatitis C, (iii) HIV, (iv) other precursor conditions to less survivable cancers and (v) NHS

Answer

Ashley Dalton

Testing for hepatitis B, C, and HIV is available through a variety of routes including, primary care, sexual health services and targeted testing to reach groups most at risk of infections. NHS England’s opt-out testing programme operates at several emerg...

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