Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16856
Colonoscopy: Older People
Tabled: 28 November 2024
Answered: 2 December 2024
Question
Clive Jones
Liberal Democrat — Wokingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the capacity of colonoscopy services; and whether his Department plans to increase the capacity of these services ahead of the exte
Answer
NHS England is responsible for delivering the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening programme and planning for the age extension in the programme from 60 years old down to 50 years old.The age extension for bowel screening started in April 2021 with the 56-year-old ...
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