Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 24163
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening
Tabled: 15 January 2025
Answered: 23 January 2025
Question
Dame Chi Onwurah
Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the planned timetable is for the UK National Screening Committee review of its advice on screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Answer
The UK National Screening Committee last reviewed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2018, and recommended against a national screening programme for three reasons:the lack of an accurate test to detect the condition at an early stage;it is n...
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