Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 4936
Cervical Cancer: Older People
Tabled: 9 September 2024
Answered: 12 September 2024
Question
Munira Wilson
Liberal Democrat — Twickenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing women over the age of 65 to request a cervical smear.
Answer
There are currently no plans to make an assessment of the cost-effectiveness of extending the age of the National Health Service’s cervical screening programme beyond 65 years old. The UK National Screening Committee reviewed the evidence to screen women ...
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