Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 103089
Leukaemia: Blood Tests
Tabled: 5 January 2026
Answered: 15 January 2026
Question
Freddie van Mierlo
Liberal Democrat — Henley and Thame
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that all patients with suspected leukaemia symptoms can access a full blood count test within 48 hours, as recommended by the NICE NG12 guidelines.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe Department is determined to take all the necessary steps to improve early diagnosis for all cancers, including blood cancers such as leukaemia.To accomplish this, the National Health Service is implementing non-specific symptom pathways for patients w...
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