Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 63137

Cancer: Screening

Tabled: 26 June 2025

Answered: 10 July 2025

Question

Steve Yemm

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take through the (a) NHS 10 Year Plan and (b) National Cancer Plan to increase levels of participation in NHS cancer screening programmes for (i) cervical, (ii) bowel, and (i

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The National Health Service continues to prioritise improving cancer screening uptake. Early diagnosis is a key focus of the National Cancer Plan, which will build on the three shifts in care set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, including from sickness to ...

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