Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 110751
Chronic Illnesses: Screening
Tabled: 4 February 2026
Answered: 11 February 2026
Question
Bob Blackman
Conservative — Harrow East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the expansion of the UK National Screening Committee’s remit to include consideration of targeted screening programmes on the eval
Answer
Ashley DaltonEach year, over 15 million people are invited for screening by National Health Service screening programmes, with over 10 million taking up the invitation. Through our NHS screening programmes, we can reduce mortality and morbidity from cancer and other c...
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