Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 127276

Health: Screening

Tabled: 14 April 2026
Answered: 20 April 2026

Question

Marie Goldman

Liberal DemocratChelmsford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the development of national linkable datasets for screening programmes will enable uptake data to be reported by (a) ethnicity and (b) level of deprivation.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Our NHS Screening Programmes can save lives and reduce ill health by finding out if people have a higher chance of having a health problem, so that early treatment can be offered, or information can be given to help them make informed decisions.NHS Englan...

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