Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 17048

Kidney Diseases: Health Services

Tabled: 29 November 2024
Answered: 9 December 2024

Question

Julia Buckley

LabourShrewsbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to improve access to treatment to manage (a) chronic kidney disease and (b) common complications to help slow the progression of the disease.

Answer

NHS England is working to detect people at risk of kidney disease through the NHS Health Check Programme. The programme, which is available for everyone between the ages of 40 and 74 years old who is not already on a chronic disease register, assesses peo...

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