Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 71894

Diagnosis

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat — Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS diagnostic services in helping to prevent avoidable deaths.

Answer

Karin Smyth

NHS England places the utmost importance on optimising the performance of diagnostic services in support of improved patient outcomes. Integrated care boards and trusts are being supported to improve diagnostic performance, including through capital inves...

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