Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 49512

Community Diagnostic Centres: Blood Tests

Tabled: 30 April 2025

Answered: 7 May 2025

Question

Pippa Heylings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that a full blood count is (a) categorised as a core diagnostic service and (b) available at all community diagnostic centres.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

Blood tests, particularly full blood count (FBC) tests, are among the most commonly requested diagnostic investigations across primary and secondary care, and are readily available across all 27 National Health Service pathology networks. FBC tests play a...

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